Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting January 30, 2025

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. This meeting will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific 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 the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily. 

Pre-Assessment Workshop for Chilipepper Rockfish and California Quillback Rockfish to be held online January 23

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and the NMFS Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers will convene a virtual pre-assessment workshop to review proposed data and modeling approaches to inform groundfish stock assessments for chilipepper rockfish and California quillback rockfish scheduled for assessment during 2025.  The workshop is open to the public. The pre-assessment workshop will be held Thursday, January 23, 2025 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed.  

Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting January 13-15, 2025

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will be held on portions of three consecutive days: Monday, January 13, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.  All times are Pacific Time. . 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 the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.

Groundfish Management Team to meet in-person with an online broadcast February 4-7, 2025

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a hybrid in-person/webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) that is open to the public. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 starting at 1:30 p.m. through Friday, February 7, 2025, until business has concluded for the day.. This meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room of the Pacific Fishery Management Council office, 7700 NE Ambassador Pl # 101, Portland, OR 97220. This meeting is being conducted in-person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily. 

Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting January 13-14, 2025

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad-Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup will hold an online meeting which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Monday, January 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time and Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes.

Salmon Preseason Meetings and Public Hearings. Salmon Technical Team to hold public work sessions January 21-24, and February 18-21, 2025. Three public hearings to be held March 24-25

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2025 ocean salmon fisheries.  This webpage announces the availability of Pacific Council documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific Council.  These documents and events comprise […]

Pacific Halibut Area 2A online meeting January 16, 2025

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 Thursday, January 16, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day has been completed. 

Advisory Bodies to hold online meetings to discuss Pacific Council projects funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) December 11, 13, and 17, 2024

The Pacific Council will hold a series of three online meetings to discuss its IRA projects and associated project planning and development. Members of Advisory Bodies in attendance may also discuss project timelines, work products, milestones, and Advisory Body roles and responsibilities. Purpose of the meetings Each meeting will focus on a separate IRA project:December […]

Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting December 5, 2024

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. This meeting will be held Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific 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 the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.