News & Events: Groundfish

Periodic reviews of catch shares program are required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  The Pacific Council initiated its second review of the trawl catch share program in 2022 and is scheduled to receive a preliminary draft of the review document in September 2025.  The three hearings will provide a general briefing on the state of the catch share program since the last review completed in 2017 and provide an opportunity for stakeholder feedback on how the program is performing.  

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review 2025 groundfish stock assessments. This meeting is being conducted in-person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. The meeting location and start time is to be determined. 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.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a joint webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) and Groundfish Advisory Subpanel that is open to the public. This meeting will discuss items on the Pacific Council’s June 2025 meeting agenda and will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting will adjourn when business for the day is 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. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) seeks qualified contractors to conduct an evaluation of the process by which the Council reviews and adopts stock assessments, with a primary focus on groundfish. Stock assessments underpin the Council’s ability to manage fisheries sustainably, and the Council and its Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Center partners (Science Centers) […]

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a public hearing regarding the trawl catch share program review. The hearing will be held in Astoria, Oregon, on Monday, April 28, 2025, from 5:30p.m.-8:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Hearing times are an estimate, hearings will end when business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted in person. Meeting location and specifics will be posted on the Pacific Council’s website (www.pcouncil.org) when available. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a public hearing regarding the trawl catch share program review. The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 1-4 p.m. Pacific Time. Hearing times are an estimate, hearings will end when 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. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will provide a briefing on preliminary research and data needs to interested Pacific Council members, advisory body members, and the public. The online briefing will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) or until discussion is finished.

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 April 2025 meeting agenda and will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting will adjourn when business for the day is 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. 

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 April 2025 meeting agenda and will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time. The meeting will adjourn when business for the day is 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. 

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center will convene a virtual pre-assessment workshop to review proposed data and modeling approaches to inform groundfish stock assessments for rougheye/blackspotted rockfish and sablefish scheduled for assessment during 2025.  The workshop is open to the public. The pre-assessment workshop will be held Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed.