Category: News & events

  • 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…

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting April 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 Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day concludes. This meeting is being conducted remotely with…

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting April 4, 2024 (CANCELLED)

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting on Thursday, April 4, 2024, has been cancelled. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting April 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 Thursday April 4 from 10 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…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting April 2, 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, April 2, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.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…

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Oregon held online Tuesday, March 26, 2024

    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 2024 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting. To attend the hearing Please join…

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Santa Rosa, CA on Monday, March 25, 2024

    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 2024 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting. To attend the hearing This public…

  • Public hearing on salmon management alternatives in Westport, WA on Monday, March 25, 2024

    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 2024 Council meeting. A summary of verbal comments heard at the hearings will be provided to the Pacific Council at its April meeting. To attend the hearing This public…

  • Council Staff Briefing on the COTW Outcomes March 29, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council staff will hold an online meeting that is open to the public. The meeting will be held Friday, March 29 at 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time until business for the day has been completed.  This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting March 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 March 2024 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is open to the public and will be held Monday, March 4, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time…

  • Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting February 28, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) will hold an online public meeting.

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting February 27, 2024, including presentation of ecosystem status report

    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, February 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting February 28-March 1, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday through Friday, February 28-March 1, 2024, starting at 8 a.m. Pacific Time each day and continue until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting February 28-March 1, 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 Wednesday through Friday, February 28-March 1, 2024, starting at 8 a.m. Pacific Time each day and continue until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides…

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting February 20, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting that will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast…

  • Winter 2024 newsletter available!!

    The Pacific Council’s Winter 2024 newsletter has just been released and is now available for you to dive into! To access the newsletter, simply visit the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 2023 newsletters webpage.

  • Pacific Sardine Stock Assessment Review Panel meeting February 21-23, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the 2024 Pacific sardine stock assessment. The meeting will be co-hosted by the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center and will be held Wednesday, February 21 through Friday, February 23, 2024.  The meeting will begin each day at…

  • Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup to meet January 30-31, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Sacramento River Fall Chinook Workgroup (SRWG) will hold an online two-day meeting Tuesday, January 30 and Wednesday, January 31, 2024, which is open to the public. The meeting will start daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or when business for the day concludes.  This meeting…

  • Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting February 13, 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, February 13, 2024 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or until business for the day concludes.

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet online March 26, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s April 2024 meeting agenda. This meeting is open to the public and will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting will adjourn…

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet online February 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 March 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The meeting…

  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to meet online February 21, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting its Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) that is open to the public. This meeting will discuss items on the Pacific Council’s March 2024 meeting agenda and will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The…

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting January 23, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time or until business for the day has been completed.

  • Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to meet January 26, 2024

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) Groundfish Subcommittee (GFSC) to review public comments associated with the 2021 stock assessment and 2023 rebuilding analyses of quillback rockfish off California. The SSC GFSC meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in person…