Category: News & events

Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online work session Friday, April 22, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee will hold an online work session that is open to the public.
Memo Re: April 2022 Council meeting COVID protocols
Highly Migratory Species Management Team continues online meeting April 29, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public.
Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting April 22, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Friday, April 22, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time and continues Friday, April 29, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific…
March 2022 Decision Summary Document

March 9-14, 2022 Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. 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. …
Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online work session Tuesday, April 5, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online work session that is open to the public.
News Release: Pacific Fishery Management Council Releases Alternatives for 2022 West Coast Salmon Fisheries (March 14, 2022)
2022 Council-adopted salmon season tables

The Council-adopted salmon management tables are available by visiting our salmon preseason process and management webpage. These tables were adopted at the Council’s March 2022 meeting. Please keep in mind the tables are DRAFT until published in Preseason Report II (Preseason Report II is tentatively scheduled for publication on or around March 22).
PRELIMINARY DRAFT MARCH 2022 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.…
Notice of availability: Preseason Report I – Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2022 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations

Preseason Report I is the second report in an annual series of four reports prepared by the Salmon Technical Team of the Pacific Fishery Management Council to document and help guide ocean fishery salmon management off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. The report focuses on Chinook, coho, and pink salmon stocks that have been important in determining Council fisheries…
PFMC Memo Re: March 2022 Council Meeting Attendance (dated March 4, 2022)
PFMC Memo Re: April 2022 Council Meeting (dated March 3, 2022)
Groundfish Management Team to hold online meeting March 25, 2022

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 April 2022 meeting agenda.
Recording of California Current Ecosystem Assessment online briefing available
All Advisory Body Informational Session

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is holding an online informational session for all of its Advisory Body (AB) members on Thursday February 24, 2022 from 9am to noon.
Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee to meet March 30, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee (Committees) will hold two webinars, which are open to the public.
Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee to meet February 23, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee (Committees) will hold two webinars, which are open to the public.
Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online work session Friday, March 4, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online work session that is open to the public.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel will hold a joint meeting March 1, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel will hold a joint public meeting.
PFMC Memo Re: Update on March 2022 Council Meeting (dated February 4, 2022)
California Current Ecosystem Assessment online Briefing Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Drs. Chris Harvey and Toby Garfield of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) provided a briefing on the 2022 California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (CCIEA) Ecosystem Status Report to interested Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) members, advisory body members, and the public on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Meeting Recording https://youtu.be/0fz7om4McL4 Purpose of the meetings Drs.…
Groundfish Management Team to hold Online Meeting Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a work session that is open to the public.
Announcing a 2022 Marine Resource Education Program (MREP)

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is pleased to announce the Marine Resources Education Program (MREP) in the West Coast fishery region. By fishermen, for fishermen, MREP provides fishermen and others with an interest in federal fisheries with an opportunity to gain insight into how fisheries data are collected and how those data lead to…
January 2022 Decision Summary Document

January 21, 2022 Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. 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…