Category: News & events

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting October 9, 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 Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 10 a.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 online meeting October 1-2, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will will convene an online meeting to review the suitability of fish age estimates developed using Fourier Transformed Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-NIRS) for inclusion in groundfish stock assessments. This meeting is open to the public and will be held Tuesday, October…

  • Salmon Technical Team and Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Salmon Subcommittee to hold joint online meeting October 4, 2024

    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 and the Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup may also contribute and participate in this meeting. The online meeting will be…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet October 2-3, 2024

    The Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup completed the entirety of their agenda on 10/2 and therefore will not be reconvening on 10/3. If you have any questions regarding the work done on 10/2, please contact Angela Forristall or Robin Ehlke

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting October 1, 2024

    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 Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes.

  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting September 5-6, 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 Thursday, September 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, September 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being…

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting September 5-6, 2024

    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 Thursday, September 5, 2024, and Friday, September 6, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting September 9-11, 2024

    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 Monday, September 9, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time and on Tuesday and Wednesday September 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting September 6, 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 June 2024 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting September 4, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) will hold an online public meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 4, 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…

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting August 12, 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 Monday, August 12, 2024, from 10 a.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…

  • Salmon Technical Team to hold online meeting September 16, 2024

    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 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the…

  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to meet online September 5, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting with its Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) that is open to the public. This meeting will discuss items on the Pacific Council’s September 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time. The…

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet online September 10, 2024

    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 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting will…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting August 15, 2024

    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 Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…

  • Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting August 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 Monday, August 5 from 1-5 p.m. (Pacific Time) or when business for the day has been completed. This…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup and Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold joint online meeting July 31, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) and Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) are holding an online joint meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet September 3, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online meeting Tuesday, September 3, 2024, which is open to the public. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time or when business for the day concludes.  This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet August 7-8, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Wednesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 8, 2024, 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…

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting September 4, 2024

    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, September 4, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes. This meeting is being conducted remotely with…

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting August 6, 2024

    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 Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes. This meeting is being conducted remotely with…

  • Ad Hoc Equity & Environmental Justice Committee online meeting August 1, 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 Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.  The scheduled ending time for this meeting is an…

  • June 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…

  • Preliminary DRAFT June 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.…