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  • December 2025 Decision Summary Document

    Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. Fishery policy decisions made by the Council are formally transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as recommendations and are not final until NMFS approval.  Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are typically not described…

  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting February 20 & 25, 2026

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  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting February 20 & 25, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Habitat Committee (HC) will hold an online public meeting. The online meeting will be held on two separate days: Friday, February 20, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day has been completed, and Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. or until business for the day has been completed.    This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public…

  • Ad Hoc HMS Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold online meeting March 3, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day has been completed.   This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting March 3, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) will hold an online public meeting. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day has been completed.  This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact…

  • Methodology Review Panel to meet to review products of Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey February 24-26, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Methodology Review Panel meeting to review the products of the Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey for use in Coastal Pelagic Species management. The meeting will be co-hosted by the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center. The meeting is open to the public and being conducted in person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote listening and public comment. 

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Westport, WA on Monday, March 23, 2026

    The purpose of this public hearing is to receive comments on the proposed management alternatives in preparation for adopting final salmon management recommendations at the April 2026 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting.

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Newport, OR and online Tuesday, March 24, 2026

    The purpose of this public hearing is to receive comments on the proposed management alternatives in preparation for adopting final salmon management recommendations at the April 2026 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting.

  • Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting Wednesday, February 25, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG), which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical…

  • Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold meeting January 29-30, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an in-person meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be held Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to…

  • Pacific Halibut Area 2A online meeting January 12, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will host an online meeting of the Area 2A Pacific halibut governmental management entities that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Monday, January 12, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day has been completed. 

  • Salmon Technical Team work session February 17-20, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold a work session February 17-20, 2026, which is open to the public. The meeting will start on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, through Friday, February 20, 2026. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in person at the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE…

  • Salmon Technical Team work session January 20-23, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold a work session January 20-23, 2026, which is open to the public. The meeting will start on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and run through Friday, January 23. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in person at the Pacific Council office located at 7700…

  • Groundfish Management Team to hold hybrid work sessions February 2 through February 6, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a hybrid work session that is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to consider and develop items on the Pacific Council’s 2026 Year-at-a-Glance calendar. The meeting will be held Monday, February 2, 2026 from 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold a meeting January 20 and January 22, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review additional analyses of the 2025 widow rockfish stock assessment and other requests from the November 2025 Pacific Council meeting.

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold a meeting January 21 and January 23, 2026

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee (GFSC) of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review 2025 groundfish stock assessment process.

  • Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold online meeting December 9, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW). This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day…

  • November 2025 Decision Summary Document

    Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. Fishery policy decisions made by the Council are formally transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as recommendations and are not final until NMFS approval.  Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are typically not described…

  • Preliminary DRAFT November 2025 Motions in Writing

    Cautionary Note — These preliminary motions do not represent the final official administrative record. The motions and amendments contained in this blog are as projected on the screen at the Council meeting at the time of the Council vote and often use expedited language and references without the benefit of any final editing or proofing.…

  • Now Accepting Applications for a Staff Officer position at the Pacific Fishery Management Council

    Now Accepting Applications for a Staff Officer position at the Pacific Fishery Management Council

  • The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) is now recruiting motivated candidates to fill the role of Fisheries Scientist (Staff Officer)

    The Pacific Council is seeking a Fisheries Scientist (Staff Officer) with a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in fisheries science, marine biology, oceanography, ecology, or a related discipline.   This position plays a central role in the development of scientific processes, the review of scientific analyses, and providing recommendations and insights for informing Council decisions. The successful…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting November 5, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s November 2025 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific Time…

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  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting November 10, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Habitat Committee (HC) will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. This HC meeting will be held Monday, November 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity…