2010 PSMFC Annual Report - Pacific States Marine Fisheries ...

Mitchell Act Funding
PSMFC supports continued and enhanced Mitchell Act funding and a continued commitment to this historic mitigation
agreement.
The resolution was adopted with a 4-0 vote, with California abstaining.
Enforcement Coordination and Funding
In recognition of the importance of a strong, collaborative and coordinated approach between state law enforcement and
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement, PSMFC will support increased funding for West Coast and Alaska joint enforcement agreements
and continuation of current approaches for utilizing enforcement committees through the Regional Fishery Management
Council process.
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
annual meeting summary
Other Business
The State of California brought up two issues. The first was a suggestion for a Commission subcommittee which would review
the financial statements and budget in more detail prior to the business meeting. Sue Aspelund noted that the Executive
Committee, in the past, has reviewed the budget in more detail and suggested formalizing the Executive Committee to do that
rather than setting up a new committee. Randy Fisher responded that PSMFC staff would be happy to review the budget with
the Executive Committee and mentioned that the new Commissioner Webpage will contain the budget and financial statements
which will be fully accessible to Commission members.
The second issue was a suggestion to reduce the amount of paper produced for this meeting by establishing a goal to reduce the
Commission’s carbon footprint by 25 percent next year.
Commission members also thanked Randy and Commission staff for a successful meeting.
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2010 Annual Business Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 a.m. The 2011 Annual
Meeting is scheduled for August 28-31, 2011 in Portland, Oregon.
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