Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty: U.S.-Canada JMC Meeting, August 21, 2024, Vancouver, BC

The Joint Management Committee (JMC) created under the Pacific Hake/Whiting Agreement will meet in person and by webinar

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About

The Joint Management Committee (JMC) created under the Pacific Hake/Whiting Agreement between the Governments of the United States and Canada, will meet in-person and by webinar on August 21, 2024, to plan future workload and research priorities for the Scientific Review Group (SRG) and Joint Technical Committee (JTC), and to prepare for the 2024 Pacific hake/whiting harvest specifications cycle.

This meeting is open to the public.

Pacific hake/whiting industry members, members of the Pacific hake/whiting treaty advisory bodies, and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Event Info

Meeting Location

Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1L6, Canada
Room 470

Schedule

Day 1

8:00am - Call to Order

Introduction and Opening remarks
Staffing Update – Phil's Term on JMC, Vacancies on JTC, SRG, and AP
Update on the status of the Canadian and US catches in the 2024 hake fishery
2024 Research Survey Net Testing Informational Update

9:45am-10:00am - Morning Break

Hear from the SRG and JTC on priority items from the 2024 SRG report that will be worked on over the next 2-3 years

11:30am-12:30pm - Lunch Break

SRG/JTC Priorities Continued, and intersection with MSE work plan
MSE Work plan updates

2:30-2:45pm - Afternoon Break

MSE updates Continued.
Discuss and approve schedule for 2025 stock assessment and TAC decision meetings
Public Comments
Closing Remarks

4:30pm - Adjourn

Last updated by West Coast Regional Office on 02/24/2025