Category: News & events

  • Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting October 26, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) ad hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup (Workgroup) will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Thursday, October 26, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day concludes. This meeting is being…

  • Groundfish and Economics Subcommittees of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting October 12, 2023

    The Groundfish and Economics Subcommittees of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting to review the non-trawl commercial fishery sablefish trip limit model used by the Pacific Council’s Groundfish Management Team.  The methodology review meeting is open to the public and will be held Thursday,…

  • September 2023 Decision Summary Document

    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…

  • Salmon Technical Team and Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Salmon Subcommittee to hold joint online meeting October 11-12, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) and Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Salmon Subcommittee (SSC-SC) will hold a joint online meeting and is open to the public. The Model Evaluation Workgroup may also contribute and participate in this meeting. The online meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday, October 11-12, 2023…

  • Preliminary DRAFT September 2023 Motions in Writing

    Cautionary Note — These preliminary motions do not represent the final official administrative record. The motions and amendments contained in this blog are as projected on the screen at the Council meeting at the time of the Council vote and often use expedited language and references without the benefit of any final editing or proofing.…

  • Groundfish Management Team to hold online work session October 16-20, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a weeklong online work session that is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare materials for the 2025-2026 harvest specifications and management measures and discuss other items on the Pacific Council’s November 2023 meeting agenda.  The online…

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting September 29, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. This meeting will be held Friday, September 29, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web…

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting September 26, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online meeting to review updated rebuilding analyses for quillback rockfish as well as catch-only projections.

  • Ecosystem-Based Management and Groundfish Subcommittees of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting September 21, 2023

    The Ecosystem-Based Management and Groundfish Subcommittees of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting to review a proposed approach for developing the use of ecosystem risk evaluation tables and any other Ecosystem and Climate Information for Species, Fisheries, and Fishery Management Plan (Initiative 4) materials…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting September 22, 2023

    The Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council’s) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online meeting to update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for CPS Stock Assessments document.  The meeting is open to the public and will be held Friday, September 22, 2023 beginning at 9 a.m. and…

  • September 2023 Briefing Book online

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC or Council) and its advisory bodies will meet September 7-14, 2023 in Spokane, Washington and via webinar.  Briefing materials for the hybrid format Council meeting are now available on the Council’s September 2023 briefing book webpage. If you have questions or need further information, please contact Council staff.

  • Council Member Dashboard

    April 2026 Council Meeting page Council stream: IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING THE MEETING: Please contact Kris Kleinschmidt to set up a Panelist invite for you. Since most Council members will be in person, we will not be creating Panelist invites unless requested to do so. Presenting to the Council JotForm. Panelist invites are only…

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting September 6, 2023

    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 Wednesday, September 6, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting August 30, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2023 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting September 5, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, September 5, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day is completed. This meeting is being conducted…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting August 23, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Wednesday, August 23, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time or until business for the day is completed. This meeting is being conducted…

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council and Office of National Marine Sanctuaries will present an online briefing Thursday, August 24, 2023

    Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) staff and Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) staff will present a briefing on two September Pacific Council meeting agenda items, the Chumash Sanctuary Designation and the Coral Restoration and Research Plan, to interested Pacific Council members, advisory body members, and the public on Thursday, August 24, 2023 from…

  • Salmon Technical Team to hold an online meeting September 6, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold an online meeting and is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Wednesday, September 6, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day concludes. This meeting is being conducted remotely with…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting August 21, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2023 meeting agenda.  This meeting is open to the public and will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel and Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting September 1, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) and Marine Planning Committee (MPC) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2023 meeting agenda.  This meeting is open to the public and will be held on Friday, September 1, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30…

  • Groundfish Management Team to hold online meeting September 1, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2023 meeting agenda.  This meeting is open to the public and will be held on Friday, September 1, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time or when…

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting August 28-29, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold two online meetings to review 2023 groundfish stock assessments. This is the second meeting and will be held Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or when…

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting August 14-15, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold two online meetings to review 2023 groundfish stock assessments. This is the first meeting and will be held Monday, August 14 and Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or when…

  • Summer 2023 newsletter available!!

    The Pacific Council’s Summer 2023 newsletter has just been released and is now available for you to dive into! To access the newsletter, simply visit the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 2023 newsletters webpage.