IPHC INTERIM MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

The International Pacific Halibut Commission will be meeting in Seattle, Washington, on November 28-29. On Tuesday, November 28 the Commission will meet in private at the Commission office to discuss administrative and financial issues and listen to a preliminary report by the staff on technical aspects of stock assessment modification. This meeting will be closed to the public.

On Wednesday, November 29, the Commission will meet at the National Marine Fisheries Service Montlake Lab, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., in the auditorium to discuss a variety of issues (agenda below). This meeting will be open to the public, but opportunity for public participation will be limited.

November 29 - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon - Bycatch Meeting

1. Estimates of bycatch mortality in 1995
2. Grid sorting
3. IPHC Bycatch workshop
4. Individual Bycatch Quotas
5. Bycatch compensation model
6. Individual vessel bycatch rates

November 29 - 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch Meeting, Commissioners and Director

November 29 - 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Other Business

1. IFQ issues
2. Area 4 allocation
3. IPHC Internet homepage
4. 1996 - 1997 research
5. Finance and Administration Committee Report

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