Author: Hayden York

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.   

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish stock assessments. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 2) to review new assessments for chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish off California will be held Monday, June 23, 2025 and will continue through Friday, June 27, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) each day, or until business for the day has been completed. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the Yellowtail rockfish stock assessment. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 1) to review a new assessment for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of 40º 10’ N. latitude will be held Monday, May 19, 2025 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Time), and will continue from May 20 through May 23, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day, or until business for each day has been completed stock assessment.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 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.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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.

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 in the Decision Summary Document.  For a more detailed account of Council meeting discussions, see the Council meeting record and transcripts.   

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a public hearing regarding the trawl catch share program review. The hearing will be held in Astoria, Oregon, on Monday, April 28, 2025, from 5:30p.m.-8:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Hearing times are an estimate, hearings will end when business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted in person. Meeting location and specifics will be posted on the Pacific Council’s website (www.pcouncil.org) when available. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a public hearing regarding the trawl catch share program review. The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 1-4 p.m. Pacific Time. Hearing times are an estimate, hearings will end when 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. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, April 8, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 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 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.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will provide a briefing on preliminary research and data needs to interested Pacific Council members, advisory body members, and the public. The online briefing will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) or until discussion is finished.