Category: News & events

  • Stock Assessment Outreach Session to be held September 20, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a stock assessment outreach session to review 2025 groundfish stock assessment results.  Stock assessment authors will present overviews of groundfish stock assessments conducted in 2025 with opportunities for questions and discussion with Council participants and the public.  This session will be conducted in-person, with a web…

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold a Groundfish Supplemental Review Meeting October 14 and October 16, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review additional analyses of 2025 groundfish stock assessments and other requests from the September 2025 Pacific Council meeting. This meeting is open to the public.

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet October 6, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Monday, October 6, 2025, which is open to the public. The meeting will start at 9am Monday and go until 3 p.m. Pacific Time or when business for the day concludes.  This meeting is being conducted remotely…

  • Call for Information and Data Pacific Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Review

    Important Update: This comment period has been extended and is now open through 11:59 p.m. January 10, 2026. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) seeks information and data to support the review and potential revisions to Pacific Coast Salmon Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).  The information can include, but is not limited to, peer-reviewed literature, unpublished…

  • Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold online meeting September 25-26, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW). This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time and Friday, September 26, 2025, from…

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet online September 2, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) that is open to the public. This meeting will discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2025 meeting agenda and will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting will…

  • Groundfish Management Team to hold online work sessions October 20 & 21 & October 27-29, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a five day online work session split over the course of two weeks that is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare materials for the 2027-28 harvest specifications and management measures and discuss other items on the…

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Salmon Subcommittee and Salmon Technical Team joint meeting October 9, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a joint meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Salmon Subcommittee (SSC-SC) and Salmon Technical Team (STT). The Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW and WDFW), and other entities may also contribute and participate in this meeting, as appropriate. The meeting will take…

  • Salmon Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting September 16, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will hold an online meeting and is open to the public. This SAS meeting will be held Tuesday, September 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the…

  • Salmon Technical Team to hold online meeting September 15, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold an online meeting and is open to the public. This STT meeting will be held Monday, September 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the…

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold a meeting September 3, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review 2025 groundfish stock assessments.

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting September 10 and September 12, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time and on Friday, September 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that…

  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting September 16, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Habitat Committee (HC) will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. This HC meeting will be held Tuesday, September 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity…

  • Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold online meeting August 19-20, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW). This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time and Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting September 4-5, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will take place on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time and Friday, September 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting September 3, 2025

    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 2025 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting August 29, 2025

    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 2025 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Friday, August 29, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting September 16, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 16, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting September 9, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…

  • Groundfish Management Team and Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to meet online September 9, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a joint webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) and Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) that is open to the public. This meeting will discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2025 meeting agenda and will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from 9 a.m. to…

  • Trawl Catch Share Review Hearings to be held July 17, July 21, and July 29, 2025

    Periodic reviews of catch shares program are required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  The Pacific Council initiated its second review of the trawl catch share program in 2022 and is scheduled to receive a preliminary draft of the review document in September 2025.  The three hearings will provide a general briefing on…

  • Trawl Catch Share Review Hearings to be held July 17, July 21, and July 29, 2025

    Periodic reviews of catch shares program are required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  The Pacific Council initiated its second review of the trawl catch share program in 2022 and is scheduled to receive a preliminary draft of the review document in September 2025.  The three hearings will provide a general briefing on…

  • Trawl Catch Share Review Hearings to be held July 17, July 21, and July 29, 2025

    Periodic reviews of catch shares program are required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  The Pacific Council initiated its second review of the trawl catch share program in 2022 and is scheduled to receive a preliminary draft of the review document in September 2025.  The three hearings will provide a general briefing on…

  • June 2025 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…