# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab Plan Team will meet September 10-13, 2018.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Monday, September 10, 2018 through Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time each day.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held in the Traynor Room, Building 4 at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
*Council address:* North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
**Monday, September 10, 2018 Through Thursday, September 13, 2018**
The agenda will include: (a) Survey overview; (b) catch data overview; (c) BSAI crab PSC accounting; (d) ecosystem chapter overview; (e) ADF&G pot survey data collection; (f) final assessments for Snow crab, Tanner crab, Bristol Bay red king crab (including an update on a new model formulation proposed for 2019/20) and St. Matthew blue king crab; (g) review of Tanner crab industry survey and proposed harvest strategy changes; (h) update on model scenarios proposed for Norton Sound Red King Crab in 2019 and some preliminary harvest control rule simulations for Aleutian Islands golden king crab; (i) meeting planning for 2019 and a finalization of the 2018 SAFE report including catch numbers for previously assessed Tier 5 stocks and; (j) other business.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at *www.npfmc.org* prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
**Public Comment**
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted either electronically to Diana Stram, Council staff: *[email protected]* or through the mail: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. In-person oral public testimony will be accepted at the discretion of the chair.
**Special Accommodations**
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 22, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.