November 3, 1998
1998 INTERIM MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The International Pacific Halibut Commission Interim Meeting will be
held in Seattle, Washington, on November 23-24, 1998 to discuss preliminary results from
the fishery and the resulting stock assessment recommendations. On Monday, November 23 the
Commission will meet in private to discuss administrative and financial issues internal to
the Commission. The following day, Tuesday, November 24, the Commission will be hearing
staff discussion and reports on technical aspects of the stock assessment and the
preliminary staff catch limit recommendations for the 1999 fishery. The Commission
delegates from each government determine attendance at the meeting and should be contacted
for information and attendance requests. Results from the meeting will be made public in a
News Release after the Interim Meeting.
IPHC 1999 ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Seventy-Fifth Annual Meeting of the
International Pacific Halibut Commission will be held in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
from Monday, January 25 through Thursday, January 28, 1999. The sessions will be held at
The Crest Motor Hotel, 222 - 1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert, British Columbia. A block of
rooms has been reserved for attendees until December 31, 1998 at a special
rate of $75.00 Canadian, plus taxes, single or double. Phone: (
800)
663-8150; FAX: (250) 627-7666; Web site:
http://www.cresthotel.bc.ca.
The Commission will distribute a brief summary of stock assessment
information and staff recommendations to the public by mid-December. This information will
also be available on the Commission’s web page at
http://www.iphc.washington.edu. All information pertaining to the 1999
Annual Meeting can be located by following the IPHC Annual Meeting hyperlink or by calling
the IPHC office.
Requests for 1999 regulatory measures or IPHC management actions
should be submitted to the Commission by January 4, 1999. The Commission will not
guarantee consideration of proposals received after this date. A summary of all
recommendations will be distributed mid-January, 1999 to industry and will also be posted
on the IPHC web site.
Meeting Schedule
Please note that the Public Session will be Monday afternoon and that
the Conference Board and the Processor Advisory Group (PAG) will begin its deliberations
on Tuesday morning. This schedule will again allow, as last year, more time for
discussion between the Commission, the Conference Board, and the PAG.
Monday, January 25 the Commission will meet in private session
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. From 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the Commission will meet in a
public session. Fishermen, vessel owners, processors, and all other interested parties are
welcome to attend the public session and are encouraged to ask the Commission staff
questions. At this session the Commission staff will present the results of recent
research, summarize results of the 1998 halibut fishery, and present its regulatory
proposals for the 1999 halibut fishery. These materials will be available on the
Commission’s web page by mid-January.
Tuesday, January 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the Commission
will meet privately in an administrative session. The Conference Board and the PAG will
also meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to discuss their recommendations for the 1999
fishery.
Wednesday, January 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. the Conference
Board and the PAG will present its report to the Commission. From 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon the
Commission will meet privately in an administrative session. From 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
the Commission will meet with the Conference Board and the PAG, if necessary.
Thursday, January 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon the Commission
will meet with the public and make decisions regarding the 1999 fishery at this session.
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Bruce M. Leaman, Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206) 632-2983
