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 12:00 p.m. through Friday, February 7, 2025, until business has concluded for the day.. This meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room of the Pacific Fishery Management Council office, 7700 NE Ambassador Pl # 101, Portland, OR 97220. This meeting is being conducted in-person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily. 

Purpose of the meeting

The primary purpose of this work session is for the GMT to prepare for 2025 Pacific Council meetings. Specific agenda items will include: Phase 2 stock definitions, new management measure development and prioritization, 2027/2028 harvest specifications and management measure expectations, the expected humpback whale and leatherback sea turtle biological opinion, and GMT chair/vice chair elections. The GMT may also address groundfish management actions the Pacific Council has indicated on their Year-at-a-Glance calendar, such as the 2025 Pacific whiting fishery and limited entry fixed gear follow-on actions. A detailed agenda will be available on the Pacific Council’s website prior to the meeting.

Meeting materials

A detailed agenda will be made available prior to the start of the meeting.

Additional information

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kris Kleinschmidt at 503-280-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.

If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Todd Phillips at 503-820-2426; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 426.