The Council Coordination Committee met by webinar May 27-28, 2020. This meeting, which was hosted by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, was conducted by webinar due to COVID-19.

Summary and Outcome Documents

• Final Recommendations

• Press Release - 29 May 2020

• Press Release - 27 May 2020

• May 29, 2020 CCC Letter to DOC Regarding Monuments

• Transcript - Day 1, May 27, 2020

• Transcript - Day 2, May 28, 2020

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Who’s Who of the 2020 Meeting

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST

1:30 pm to 1:35 pm: Overview of WebEx functions

1:35 pm to 1:45 pm: Welcome and Introduction 

• Agenda

• Welcome Intro

• Who’s Who

1:45 pm to 2:45 pm:  Recent Issues with Council Operations and NMFS Rulemaking

• Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery, May 19, 2020

• C. Oliver, NMFS letter to Councils, May 19, 2020

• Summary of COVID-19 Impacts in the Western Pacific Region

2:45 pm to 3:15 pm:  CARES Act - $300M Stimulus package for fisheries and aquaculture

• Allocation of CARES Act Funds

3:15 pm to 5:15 pm:  NMFS Updates 

• Priorities. Chris Oliver

  • NOAA Fisheries Releases Five New Geographic Strategic Plans

  • Science Update - Status of Surveys. Cisco Werner

• Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth. Paul Doremus

  • CCC Letter to U.S. POTUS on MNMs., June 27, 2016

  • CCC Letter to Secretaries Zinke and Ross on MNMs, May 16, 2017

• NEPA Rukemaking Update. Sam Rauch

  • GMFMC

  • NPFMC

  • WPRFMC

• Offshore Wind Issues. Candace Nachman, Mike Pentony, and Jon Hare 

• Status of Policy Directives and Prioritization Development. Kelly Denit

• NS1 Technical Guidance Workgroups. Jenni Wallace

• Status of Bycatch Initiatives. Jenni Wallace

• NMFS Guidance on Changing Stock Status from Known to Unknown. Regina Spallone

  • Draft Procedural Guidance for Changing Assessed Stock status from Known to Unknown

5:15 pm to 5:30 pm:  Public Comment

Thursday, May 28, 2020: 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm: Management and Budget Update

• NMFS 2020/2021 Budget Issues. Brian Pawlak           

• Funding for Basic Surveys. Cisco Werner

• Fishery Management and Services PPA. Tom Nies

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Legislative Issues

• Report on Legislative Outlook and MSA Authorization. David Whaley

• Legislative Work Group Report. David Witherell

  • Legislative Working Group Paper, April 30, 2020

  • Legislative Work Group Meeting Minutes, Mar. 23, 2020

4:00 pm to 4:50 pm: CCC Committees and Working Groups. 

• Scientific Coordination Subcommittee. Marlowe Sabater

  • Theme abstract for upcoming National Scientific Coordination Subcommittee 7

• Habitat Working Group. Josh DeMello

  • Letter for the CCC regarding partnerships

  • Enhancing Coordination with NOAA Fisheries Science Centers on EFH

• Council Member Ongoing Development (CMOD). Diana Evans

  • CMOD Report

  • CMOD Terms of Reference

4:50 pm to 5:10 pm: Administrative 

• Update on Voting Recusals. Adam Issenberg

  • NPFMC

  • WPRFMC

• Freedom of Information Act. Adam Issenberg and Stacey Nathanson

5:10 pm to 5:30 pm: Wrap-up, Other Business, and Public Comment