Managing Pacific coast fisheries
Whether you are interested in fish because they’re your livelihood, your joy, your food, or your job, we have a way for you to get involved.
A transparent public process
The Pacific Fishery Management Council manages fisheries for approximately 119 species of salmon, groundfish, coastal pelagic species (sardines, anchovies, and mackerel), and highly migratory species (tunas, sharks, and swordfish) on the West Coast of the United States. We are one of eight regional fishery management councils established by Congress in 1976.
Upcoming Council Meeting
Via Webinar
Via webinar
Previous Council Meeting
Via Webinar
This meeting was conducted via webinar only
Recent news
- Offshore Wind News
- Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting June 4, 2021
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting June 3-4, 2021
- Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan as amended through Amendment 20 now available
- Pacific wide HMS catch
- BOEM and the State of Oregon Host Virtual Informational Meetings on Offshore Wind Energy Planning
- Groundfish Management Team to hold online meeting June 10, 2021
- Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Economics and Groundfish Subcommittees to hold online meeting May 26, 2021
- Preseason Report III: Council Adopted Management Measures and Environmental Assessment Part 3 for 2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations available online
Upcoming events
- Ad Hoc Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Workgroup to hold online meeting May 12, 202112 May 2021
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting May 13, 202113 May 2021
- Ad Hoc Climate and Communities Core Team to hold online meeting May 21, 202121 May 2021
- Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Economics and Groundfish Subcommittees to hold online meeting May 26, 202126 May 2021
- Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting June 3-4, 20213 June 2021
Groundfish
Salmon
Coastal Pelagic Species
Highly Migratory Species
Ecosystem-Based Management
Habitat
Pacific Halibut
Electronic Monitoring
Get involved
Whether you are interested in fish because they’re your livelihood, your joy, your food, or your job, we have a way for you to get involved.