The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish stock assessments. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 3) to review new assessments for rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 and will continue through Friday, July 18, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) or until business for the day has been completed.
This meeting will be held at the University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) Room 203, 1122 NE Boat Street, Seattle, WA, 98195. This meeting will be held in person but will be broadcast with 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.
Purpose of the meeting
The purpose of the STAR Panel is to review draft 2025 stock assessment models, documents, and any other pertinent information for roughey/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish; work with the Stock Assessment Teams to make necessary revisions; and produce STAR Panel reports for use by the Pacific Council and other interested persons for developing management recommendations for fisheries in 2027 and beyond. The review panels will consist of members of the Pacific Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Groundfish Subcommittee, at least one independent expert from the Center for Independent Experts, and other invited expert reviewers. Representatives of the Pacific Council’s Groundfish Management Team and the Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will also participate in the review as advisers.
Meeting materials
A detailed agenda will be made available prior to the start of the meeting.
Meeting Materials for the STAR Panels are hosted on our PAM Site
To attend the online meeting
Please join using this link: TBD
Meeting ID: TBD
Or dial: +1 (650) 4191505 United States (San Mateo, CA)
Access Code / Meeting ID: TBD
International numbers available: https://v.ringcentral.com/teleconference
Additional information
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kris Kleinschmidt; (503) 820-2416) at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.
If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Marlene Bellman at 503-820-2414; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 414.