Ad-hoc committees are created to serve special needs. Ad-hoc committees that currently exist are listed below with month/year they were formed:
- Climate and Communities Core Team (March 2019)
- Climate Scenarios Investigation Workgroup (September 2018)
- Cost Recovery Committee (June 2011)
- Ecosystem Workgroup (June 2013)
- Groundfish Electronic Monitory Policy Advisory Committee (June 2013)
- Groundfish Electronic Monitory Technical Advisory Committee (June 2013)
- Sablefish Management and Trawl Allocation Attainment Committee (April 2018)
- Southern Oregon Northern California Coast Coho Workgroup (April 2020)
- Southern Resident Killer Whale Workgroup (April 2019)
- Marine Planning Committee (June 2021)