June 2026 briefing book

June 2026 Council Meeting

A. Call to Order

• A.3 Agenda June 2026 Detailed Agenda & QR
• A.4 Executive Directors Report

B. Open Comment Period

• B.1 Situation Summary: Comments on Non Agenda Items
  • B.1.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)

C. Administrative Matters

• C.1 Situation Summary: Council Coordination Committee Meeting Update
  • C.1 Attachment 1: Council Coordination Meeting Agenda
  • C.1.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• C.2 Situation Summary: Fiscal Matters
  • C.2.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• C.3 Situation Summary: Approve Council Meeting Records
  • C.3 Attachment 1: Draft Council Meeting Record March 3-9, 2026
  • C.3 Attachment 2: Draft Council Meeting Record April 6-12, 2026
• C.4 Situation Summary: Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • C.4 Attachment 1: Revised Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup Terms of Reference
  • C.4 Attachment 2: Council Operating Procedure 20: Protocol for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries (Revised)
  • C.4 Attachment 3: Proposed Revisions to Council Operating Procedure 20: Protocol for Consideration of Exempted Fishing Permits for Highly Migratory Species Fisheries (Strikethrough)
  • C.4.a SRWG Report 1: Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup Report on Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
  • C.4.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• C.5 Situation Summary: Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
  • C.5 Attachment 1: Year-At-A-Glance (YAG)
  • C.5 Attachment 2: September 2026 Quick Reference (QR)
  • C.5 Attachment 3: November 2026 Quick Reference (QR)

D. Cross Fishery Management Plan

• D.1 Situation Summary: National Ocean Service Briefing – Deep Sea Mineral Mining
  • D.1.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• D.2 Situation Summary: Marine Planning
  • D.2.a MPC Report 1: Marine Planning Committee Report on Marine Planning
  • D.2.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• D.3 Situation Summary: Special Project 2: Socioeconomic Framework
  • D.3 Attachment 1: Community Resilience Decision Tool: Synthesis of Information & Gap Analysis
  • D.3 Attachment 2: Community Resilience Decision Tool Methodology (Draft)
  • D.3.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• D.4 Situation Summary: Council and National Marine Fisheries Service Workload – Capacity Alignment
  • D.4.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)

E. Groundfish Management

• E.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • E.1.d Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• E.2 Situation Summary: Inseason Management – Final Action
  • E.2.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• E.3 Situation Summary: Stock Assessment Process Review and Proposed Revisions
  • E.3 Attachment 1: Evaluation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council Stock Assessment Review Process – Revised Final Report
  • E.3 Attachment 2: Stock Assessment Review Action Table (E.3 Attachment 2: Excel Version)
  • E.3 Attachment 3: Overview of Stock Assessment PFMC Processes
  • E.3.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• E.4 Situation Summary: Final Stock Assessment Plan for 2027, Preliminary Priorities for 2029 and Beyond
  • E.4 Attachment 1: Groundfish Stock Assessment Considerations and Planning for 2027, 2029, and Beyond
  • E.4 Attachment 2: Summary of Available Data to Support Assessments of U.S. West Coast Groundfish Stocks
  • E.4.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• E.5 Situation Summary: Moving Trawl Gear EFP into Regulations; Updating Declaration Requirements; Removing Duplicative Recreational Regulations
  • 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
  • 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)
  • E.5.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• E.6 Situation Summary: 2027-28 Harvest Specifications, Management Measures, and Exempted Fishing Permits – Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment
  • E.6 Attachment 1: DRAFT Action Item Checklist: 2027-28 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
  • E.6 Attachment 2: Draft 2027-28 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Analysis of the Management Measures under the Preliminary Preferred Alternative
  • E.6 Attachment 3: Initial Review Draft: Amendment 38 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, 2027-8 Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures
  • E.6 Attachment 4: Analysis of Annual Catch Limit Alternatives for Widow Rockfish as Requested by the PFMC in April 2026
  • E.6 Attachment 5: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2027-2028 Exempted Fishing Permit Application
  • E.6 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
  • E.6.a CDFW Report 1: CDFW Report on Final Preferred Alternatives for 2027-28 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
  • E.6.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• E.7 Situation Summary: Stock Assessment Terms of Reference for 2027-28
  • E.7 Attachment 1: DRAFT Proposed Outline Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process
  • E.7 Attachment 2: Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2025-2026
  • E.7 Attachment 3: NOAA Stock Assessment Report Guidelines
  • E.7.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)

F. Habitat Issues

• F.1 Situation Summary: Current Habitat Issues
  • F.1.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)

G. Highly Migratory Species Management

• G.1 Situation Summary: National Marine Fisheries Service Report
  • G.1 Attachment 1: PIER Report
  • G.1 Attachment 2: Shearwater Report
  • G.1.a NMFS Report 1: NMFS Report on Highly Migratory Species Activities
  • G.1.c Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)
• G.2 Situation Summary: International Management Activities
  • G.2.a NMFS Report 1: NMFS Report on International Highly Migratory Species Activities
  • G.2.b Public Comment – (If received, Electronic Only)

Advisory body and committee agendas

• Enforcement Consultants (EC) Agenda
• Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) Agenda
• Groundfish Management Team (GMT) Agenda
• Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) Agenda
• Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) Agenda
• Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Agenda

Scientific and Statistical Committee Materials

• SSC DRAFT Summary Minutes – April 2026

Advisory body and committee memos

• Enforcement Consultants Memo
• Groundfish Memo
• Highly Migratory Species Memo
• Scientific and Statistical Committee Memo

Informational reports

• Informational Report 1: USDA Office of Seafood
• Informational Report 2: Highly Migratory Species Drift Gillnet Bycatch Performance Report
• Informational Report 3: CDFW Pop-Up Gear in the 2026 Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery

General Information and Membership Roster

• Annual Reception Flyer
• Council Meeting Schedule
• Hotel Map
• Council Seating Diagram
• Illness Protocols
• Roster (as of May 11, 2026)