The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an in-person meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW). This meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be held Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and will continue on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting will also be conducted remotely 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 purpose of this meeting is to develop final recommendations to the Pacific Council for evaluating HMS exempted fishing permit (EFP) bycatch and economic performance, as part of the HMS Roadmap. The FIW will provide a brief report and an EFP evaluation framework for consideration by the Pacific Council at its November 2026 meeting in Garden Grove, California.
Meeting materials
Additional information
This meeting will take place in a Federal facility. Visitors who are foreign nationals (defined as a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States) will require additional security clearance to access the SWFSC. Foreign national visitors should contact Stephen Stohs ([email protected]; (858) 546-7084) at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting date to initiate the security clearance process.
Starting on January 1, 2026, Federal facilities (including leased facilities) will only accept REAL ID-compliant forms of identification. Visitors with state-issued identification must now present a REAL ID or a different form of government-issued photo identification, such as:
• A passport.
• An Enhanced Driver’s License.
• A Federal employee, military, or veteran identification card.
(This list is not all-inclusive.)
At this time, mobile driver’s licenses are not authorized for acceptance at any Department-occupied facility in place of REAL ID compliant credentials.
To attend the online meeting
Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/865830672
Meeting ID: 865830672
Or dial: +1 (267) 930-4000 United States (Philadelphia, PA)
Access Code / Meeting ID: 865830672
International numbers available: https://v.ringcentral.com/teleconference
Technical information
For technical assistance, you may send an email to Hayden York or call/text 503-820-2424.
System requirements
- PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 8 or 10
- Mac®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
- Mobile attendees: Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet (See your phone’s App Store and search for RingCentral meeting or visit RingCentral Mobile App site)
Additional information
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Hayden York at 503-280-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.
If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Kerry Griffin at 503-820-2409; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 409.