June 2026 briefing book

B.1.a Supplemental Presentation 1

Latest Oceanographic Conditions: El Niño and the Marine Heatwaves

Jun 11

C.1 Attachment 1

Council Coordination Meeting Agenda

May 25

C.1 Supplemental Attachment 2

DRAFT Summary of the May 2026 Council Coordination Committee Meeting

Jun 2

C.2 Supplemental Attachment 1

Budget Committee Agenda

Jun 5

C.2.a Supplemental Attachment 2 Executive Director’s Presentation

Jun 13

C.2.a Supplemental BC Report 1

Report of the Budget Committee

Jun 14

C.3 Attachment 1

Draft Council Meeting Record March 3-9, 2026

May 25

C.3 Attachment 2

Draft Council Meeting Record April 6-12, 2026

May 25

C.4 Attachment 1

Revised Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup Terms of Reference

May 26

C.4 Attachment 2

Council Operating Procedure 20: Protocol for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries (Revised)

May 26

C.4 Attachment 3

Proposed Revisions to Council Operating Procedure 20: Protocol for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries (Strikethrough)

May 26

C.4.a SRWG Report 1

Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup Report on Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures

May 26

C.4.a Supplemental SSC Report 1

SSC Report on Membership Appointments

Jun 13

C.4.a Supplemental Joint EC, HMSAS & HMSMT Report 1

Joint report on Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures

Jun 14

C.5 Attachment 1

Year-At-A-Glance (YAG)

May 26

C.5 Attachment 2

September 2026 Quick Reference (QR)

May 26

C.5 Attachment 3

November 2026 Quick Reference (QR)

May 26

C.5 Supplemental Attachment 4

Year-At-A-Glance (YAG)

Jun 14

C.5 Supplemental Attachment 5

September 2026 Quick Reference (QR)

Jun 14

C.5 Supplemental Executive Directors Report 1

ED Report on Staff Capacity

Jun 14

C.5 Supplemental Attachment 6

November 2026 Quick Reference (QR)

Jun 14

C.5.a Supplemental SSC Report 1

SSC Report on Future Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Jun 13

C.5.a Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Jun 14

C.5.a Supplemental EWG Report 1

EWG Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Jun 14

C.5.a Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

Jun 14

D.1.a Supplemental NOS Presentation

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) Exploration License and Commercial Recovery Permits

Jun 11

D.1.b Supplemental HC Report

HC Report on National Ocean Service Briefing – Deep Seabed hard Minerals Resource Act

Jun 11

D.2.a MPC Report 1

Marine Planning Committee Report on Marine Planning

May 25

D.2.a Supplemental MPC Presentation

Jun 11

D.2.b Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Marine Planning

Jun 11

D.3 Attachment 1

Community Resilience Decision Tool: Synthesis of Information & Gap Analysis

May 25

D.3 Attachment 2

Community Resilience Decision Tool Methodology (Draft)

May 25

D.3.a Supplemental Presentation 1

Community Resilience Decision

Jun 13

D.3.b Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Special Project 2: Socioeconomic Framework

Jun 12

D.3.b Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Special Project 2: Socioeconomic Framework

Jun 12

D.3.b Supplemental EAS Report 1

Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel Report on Special Project 2: Socioeconomic Framework

Jun 12

D.3.b Supplemental EWG Report 1

EWG Report on Special Project 2: Socioeconomic Framework

Jun 12

D.3.b Supplemental SSC Report 1

SSC Report on Special Project 2: Socioeconomic Framework

Jun 12

D.4.a Supplemental Council and NMFS Leadership Report 1

Council and NMFS Leadership Report on Capacity Alignment

Jun 3

E.1.a Supplemental NMFS Report 1

NMFS Report on Recently Published Groundfish Rulemakings & Workload

Jun 2

E.1.b Supplemental NWFSC Report 1

Marine Mammal, Seabird and Sea Turtle Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries 2002-2024

Jun 2

E.1.b Supplemental NWFSC Report 2

MMSBT Tables (Excel File)

Jun 2

E.1.b Supplemental NWFSC Presentation 1

Science Center Activities

Jun 11

E.1.c Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on NMFS Report

Jun 11

E.2.a Supplemental CDFW Report 1

CDFW Report on 2026 Groundfish Harvest in California

Jun 9

E.2.a Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Inseason Management – Final Action

Jun 11

E.2.a Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Inseason Adjustments – Final Action

Jun 11

E.3 Attachment 1

Evaluation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council Stock Assessment Review Process – Revised Final Report

May 26

E.3 Attachment 2

Stock Assessment Review Action Table

May 26

E.3 Attachment 3

Overview of Stock Assessment PFMC Processes

May 26

E.3.a Supplemental Lynker Presentation 1

Evaluation of the PFMC Stock Assessment Review Process

Jun 12

E.3.b Supplemental Staff Presentation

Overview of PFMC Stock Assessment Process

Jun 13

E.3.c Supplemental NMFS Report 1

Initial NMFS Response to the Evaluation of PFMC Stock Assessment Review Process

Jun 2

E.3.c Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Stock Assessment Process Review and Proposed Process Revisions

Jun 12

E.3.c Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Stock Assessment Process Review and Proposed Process Revisions

Jun 12

E.3.c Supplemental SSC Report 1

SSC Report on Stock Assessment Process Review and Proposed Process Revisions

Jun 12

E.4 Attachment 1

Groundfish Stock Assessment Considerations and Planning for 2027, 2029, and Beyond

May 25

E.4 Attachment 2

Summary of Available Data to Support Assessments of U.S. West Coast Groundfish Stocks

May 25

E.4 a Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Final Stock Assessment Plan for 2027, Preliminary Priorities for 2029 and Beyond

Jun 12

E.4.a Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Final Stock Assessment Plan for 2027, Preliminary Priorities for 2029 and Beyond

Jun 12

E.4.a Supplemental SSC Report 1

SSC Report on Final Stock Assessment Plan for 2027, Preliminary Priorities for 2029 and Beyond

Jun 12

E.4.a Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1

Groundfish Stock Assessment Considerations and Planning for 2027, 2029, and beyond

Jun 12

E.5 REVISED Attachment 1

Analytical Document to Support Council Decision-Making for Moving the Midwater Trawl Gear Exempted Fishing Permit into Regulations; Updating Declaration Requirements; and Removing Duplicative Recreational Regulations

May 25

E.5 Attachment 2

Projecting Impacts on Chinook Salmon Bycatch: Potential Transfer of Exemptions to Regulation, in Two West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery Sectors (DRAFT)

May 25

E.5 REVISED Supplemental Presentation 1

Midwater Trawl Gear EFP

Jun 12

E.5.a REVISED Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Moving Trawl Gear EFP Into Regulations

Jun 12

E.5.a Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Moving Trawl Gear EFT into Regulation

Jun 13

E.5.a Supplemental EC Report 1

EC Report on Moving Trawl Gear EFP Into Regulations

Jun 12

E.5.a Supplemental NMFS Presentation 1

Projecting Impacts on Chinook Salmon Bycatch

Jun 13

E.6 Supplemental Attachment 1

DRAFT Action Item Checklist: 2027-28 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures

May 25

E.6 Attachment 2

Draft 2027-28 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Analysis of the Management Measures under the Preliminary Preferred Alternative

May 25

E.6 Attachment 3

Initial Review Draft: Amendment 38 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, 2027-8 Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures

May 25

E.6 Attachment 4

Analysis of Annual Catch Limit Alternatives for Widow Rockfish as Requested by the PFMC in April 2026

May 25

E.6 Attachment 5

California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2027-2028 Exempted Fishing Permit Application

May 25

E.6 Supplemental REVISED Attachment 6

Draft Language for Amendment 38 to Support Removal of Yelloweye and California Quillback Rockfishes Rebuilding Plans from the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

May 25

E.6 Supplemental Attachment 7

DRAFT Socioeconomic Analyses for the 2027-28 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures

Jun 2

E.6 Supplemental REVISED Attachment 8

Errata June 2026

Jun 2

E.6 Supplemental Attachment 9

Year-Round Trawl Gear (Midwater Rockfish) EFP

Jun 2

E.6.a CDFW Report 1

CDFW Report on Final Preferred Alternatives for 2027-28 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures

May 25

E.6.a Supplemental Tribal Report 1

Final 2027-2028 Tribal Management Measures

Jun 2

E.6.a Supplemental ODFW Report 1

ODFW Report on 2027-28 Biennial Management Measures for the Oregon Recreational Fishery

Jun 2

E.6.a Supplemental WDFW Report 1

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on 2027 and 2028 Groundfish Management Measures

Jun 4

E.6.a Supplemental SSC Report 1

SSC Report on 2027-28 Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and EFP FMP Amendment – Final Action

Jun 12

E.6.a Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on 2027-28 Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and EFP FMP Amendment

Jun 13

E.6.a Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on 2027-28 Harvest Specifications

Jun 13

E.6.a Supplemental GMT Presentation 1

Action Items #1-21

Jun 13

E.7 Attachment 1

DRAFT Proposed Outline Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process

May 26

E.7 Attachment 2

Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2025-2026

May 26

E.7 Attachment 3

NOAA Stock Assessment Report Guidelines

May 26

E.7 Supplemental Presentation 1

Groundfish Terms of Reference

Jun 13

E.7.a Supplemental GAP Report 1

GAP Report on Stock Assessment Terms of Reference for 2027-28

Jun 13

E.7.a Supplemental SSC Report 1

Scientific and Statistical Committee Report on Stock Assessment Terms of Reference for 2027-28

Jun 14

E.7.a Supplemental GMT Report 1

GMT Report on Stock Assessment Terms of Reference for 2027-28

Jun 14

F.1.a Supplemental HC Report 1

Habitat Committee Report on Current Habitat Issues

Jun 8

G.1.a NMFS Report 1

NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species Activities

May 25

G.1.b Supplemental HMSAS Report 1

HMSAS Report on NMFS Report

Jun 12

G.2 Supplemental Attachment 1

Summary of a U.S. Stakeholder Meeting on North Pacific Swordfish Management April 22, 2026 Virtual

Jun 2

G.2.a NMFS Report 1

NMFS Report on International Highly Migratory Species Activities

May 25

G.2.a Supplemental NMFS Report 2

NMFS Report on International Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Activities

Jun 2

G.2.a Supplemental Attachment 2

Summary of U.S. Stakeholder Meeting on North Pacific Albacore Management

Jun 11

G.2.a Supplemental HMSAS Report 1

HMSAS Report on International Management Activities

Jun 13

G.2.a Supplemental HMSAS Report 2

Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel Report on International Management Activities

Jun 14