Pre-Assessment Workshop for Yellowtail Rockfish (North of 40 10 N Lat) to be held online January 30, 2025

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC GFSC) and the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center will convene an online pre-assessment workshop to review proposed data and modeling approaches to inform a groundfish stock assessment for yellowtail rockfish in the area north of 40º 10’ N. latitude, scheduled for assessment during 2025.  The workshop is open to the public. The pre-assessment workshop will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 9 a.m. until 12 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.

Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet January 29-30, 2025

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Wednesday, January 29 and Thursday, January 30, 2025, which is open to the public. The meeting will start daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time or when business for the day concludes.  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.

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 […]