The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee (GFSC) of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review 2025 groundfish stock assessment process.
This virtual meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will continue on Friday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being 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 SSC GFSC’s meeting will include, a.) evaluation of the 2025 groundfish stock assessment review process to solicit process improvements for future reviews, b.) discuss potential changes to the Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Process for 2027 and 2028, and Terms of Reference for the Groundfish Rebuilding Analysis for 2027 and 2028, that will inform the process for conducting and reviewing groundfish assessments and rebuilding analyses in the next cycle, and c.) discuss potential changes to the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments in 2027 and 2028, which is a compilation of guidelines for groundfish stock assessment scientists. Stock assessment teams and review participants are encouraged to attend, as well as members of the Pacific Council’s groundfish advisory bodies in order to prepare their recommendations to the Pacific Council.
Meeting Materials
A detailed agenda will be made available prior to the start of the meeting.
To attend the meeting
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Additional information
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Hayden York at 503-820-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.
If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Jessi Waller at 503-820-2415; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 415.