Category: News & events

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting January 13-15, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will be held on portions of three consecutive days: Monday, January 13, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and Wednesday, January 15, 2025,…

  • PRESS RELEASE: CCC Solicits Proposals for Video Production Series

    For Immediate ReleaseDecember 11, 2024 Council Coordinating Committee Solicits Proposals for the Development of a Series of Videos to Celebrate 50-Years of Federal Fisheries Management The Council Coordination Committee (CCC), on behalf of the eight U.S. regional fishery management councils, has issued a Request for Proposals to develop a series of eight short videos and…

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Santa Rosa, CA on Monday, March 24, 2025

    The purpose of this public hearing is to receive comments on the proposed management alternatives in preparation for adopting final salmon management recommendations at the April 2025 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting.

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Westport, WA on Monday, March 24, 2025

    The purpose of this public hearing is to receive comments on the proposed management alternatives in preparation for adopting final salmon management recommendations at the April 2025 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting.

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Oregon held online Tuesday, March 25, 2025

    The purpose of this public hearing is to receive comments on the proposed management alternatives in preparation for adopting final salmon management recommendations at the April 2025 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting.

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet in-person with an online broadcast February 4-7, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a hybrid in-person/webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) that is open to the public. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 starting at 1:30 p.m. through Friday, February 7, 2025, until business has concluded for the day.. This meeting will be held…

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting January 13-14, 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 Monday, January 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time and Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time, or…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet January 29-30, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Wednesday, January 29 and Thursday, January 30, 2025, which is open to the public. The meeting will start daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time or when business for the day concludes.  This meeting is…

  • Salmon Preseason Meetings and Public Hearings. Salmon Technical Team to hold public work sessions January 21-24, and February 18-21, 2025. Three public hearings to be held March 24-25

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2025 ocean salmon fisheries.  This webpage announces the availability of Pacific Council documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific Council.  These documents and events comprise…

  • November 2024 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 work session February 18-21, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold a work session February 18-21, 2025, which is open to the public. The meeting will start on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, through Friday, February 21, 2025. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in person at the Pacific Council office located at 7700 NE…

  • Salmon Technical Team work session January 21-24, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold a work session January 21-24, 2025, which is open to the public. The meeting will start on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and run through Friday, January 24. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held in person at the Pacific Council office located at 7700…

  • Pacific Halibut Area 2A online meeting January 16, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will host an online meeting of the Area 2A Pacific halibut governmental management entities that is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Thursday, January 16, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day has been completed. 

  • Advisory Bodies to hold online meetings to discuss Pacific Council projects funded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) December 11, 13, and 17, 2024

    The Pacific Council will hold a series of three online meetings to discuss its IRA projects and associated project planning and development. Members of Advisory Bodies in attendance may also discuss project timelines, work products, milestones, and Advisory Body roles and responsibilities. Purpose of the meetings Each meeting will focus on a separate IRA project:December…

  • Preliminary DRAFT November 2024 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.…

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting December 5, 2024

    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 Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast…

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold an in person meeting with a web broadcast on December 2-3, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will will convene an in person meeting with a web broadcast to update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for the Groundfish Stock Assessments document. This meeting is open to the public and will be held Monday, December 2, from 1 p.m.…

  • Annual Banquet (held in conjunction with November 2024 Council meeting)

    Thursday, November 14, 2024 The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Annual Banquet will be held (in conjunction with the November 13-18, 2024 Council meeting) on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, California. The Banquet honorees are Phil Anderson, Alan Byrne, Kit Dahl, Bob Dooley, Renee Dorval (unable to attend), Robin…

  • Ad Hoc Equity & Environmental Justice Committee online meeting November 6, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Equity and Environmental Justice Committee (EEJC). This online meeting is open to the public and will be held Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.  The scheduled ending time for this meeting is an…

  • Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting November 5, 2024

    The Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting. The SSC Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, November 5 from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Pacific Time) or when business for the day has been completed.

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting November 5, 2024

    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 November 2024 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting November 4, 2024

    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 November 2024 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Monday, November 4, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting October 29-30, 2024

    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, October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, October 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being…

  • Groundfish Management Team and Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to meet online October 28, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a joint webinar meeting 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 November 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Monday, October 28, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4…