Category: News & events

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet June 25-26, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26, 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 June 24, 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 Monday, June 24, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes. This meeting is being conducted remotely with…

  • HMS Roadmap Workshop: Expanding Options for HMS Fisheries

    The Council is convening a workshop on Thursday and Friday June 6-7, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego – Mission Valley, Shutters West Room.  The purpose of the workshop is to identify approaches to increase landings of highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries on the West Coast through…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting June 4, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 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…

  • Pacific Council Staff Advisory Bodies Briefing May 21, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold an all advisory bodies briefing that is open to the public. The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed.  This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that…

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting May 21, 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 Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote…

  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to meet online May 23, 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 June 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The…

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet online May 22, 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 June 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting…

  • Salmon Technical Team to hold online meeting June 5, 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 Wednesday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pacific Time, or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting June 4th, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 4 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 event an…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting May 30, 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 Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting May 29, 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, May 29, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 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 Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting May 24, 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 Friday, May 24, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…

  • April 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…

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council Adopts 2024 West Coast Ocean Salmon Seasons (Press Release and Tables)

    Seattle, Washington—The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted recommendations for ocean salmon fishing along the Pacific west coast in 2024. The seasons provide recreational and commercial opportunities in northern areas of the coast but include significant reductions and closures in southern portions of the coast to achieve conservation goals for goals for both Chinook and…

  • Preliminary DRAFT April 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 April 18, 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, April 18, 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…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet May 1-2, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2, 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…

  • March 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…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting April 17, 2024

    The Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council’s) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an online meeting to review and update the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the CPS Stock Assessment Review Process for 2025 and 2026 and Accepted Practices Guidelines for CPS Stock Assessments document. The meeting is…

  • News Release: Pacific Fishery Management Council Releases Alternatives for 2024 West Coast Salmon Fisheries (March 11, 2024)

  • Preliminary DRAFT March 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.…

  • Habitat Committee to hold online meeting March 26, 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, March 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business is completed.

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting April 5, 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 Friday, April 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…