Category: News & events

  • 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…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Science and Management Priorities

    The goal of this process is to identify key science and management topics in the CPS fishery, generating a list that the Council can continuously reference to establish workload priorities. Over time, the Council may continue to weigh in on CPS science and management topics, making modifications to the list as current workload priorities are…

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold a meeting August 12-13, 2025

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

  • Preliminary DRAFT June 2025 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.…

  • Klamath River Fall Chinook

    The Council has been actively engaged in efforts to support the recovery and sustainable management of Klamath River fall Chinook (KRFC), a vital species for the region’s ecosystems, communities, and fisheries. Recent Council activities include the development of a KRFC rebuilding plan in response to an overfished determination in 2018 and the establishment of the…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook

    The Council has taken an active role in managing Sacramento River fall Chinook (SRFC), a key species for West Coast salmon fisheries, for long-term sustainability. In recent years, efforts have focused on reevaluating the SRFC conservation objective and management reference points through a series of coordinated actions, including technical reviews, agency collaboration, and the formation…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting June 6, 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 Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet June 30-July 1, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1, 2025, which is open to the public. The meeting will start at 10am Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday until 3 p.m. Pacific Time or when business for the day…

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting July 2, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad-Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup will hold an online meeting which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes.

  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting June 2, 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 Monday, June 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 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 May 28, 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) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting May 27, 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, May 27, 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 May 28, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a joint webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) and Groundfish Advisory Subpanel that is open to the public. This meeting will discuss items on the Pacific Council’s June 2025 meeting agenda and will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 4…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting May 12, 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 Monday, May 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the…

  • April 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…

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council Adopts 2025 West Coast Ocean Salmon Seasons

  • Preliminary DRAFT April 2025 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.…

  • Rougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish and Sablefish Stock Assessment Review Panel meeting July 14-18, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish stock assessments. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 3) to review new assessments for rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 and will continue through Friday, July 18,…

  • Chilipepper Rockfish and Quillback Rockfish Stock Assessment Review Panel meeting June 23-27, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish stock assessments. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 2) to review new assessments for chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish off California will be held Monday, June 23, 2025 and will continue…

  • Yellowtail Rockfish Stock Assessment Review Panel meeting May 19-23, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the Yellowtail rockfish stock assessment. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 1) to review a new assessment for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of 40º 10’ N. latitude will be held Monday, May 19, 2025 from…

  • Request for Proposals – Evaluation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council Stock Assessment Review Process

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) seeks qualified contractors to conduct an evaluation of the process by which the Council reviews and adopts stock assessments, with a primary focus on groundfish. Stock assessments underpin the Council’s ability to manage fisheries sustainably, and the Council and its Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Center partners (Science Centers)…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting April 8, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs…