Tommy Moore is the Chair of the Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) and Jessica Watson is the Vice-Chair. The staff officer for the EWG is Gilly Lyons.
Although named differently (and not a standing committee), the EWG functions much like one of the management teams for the Council’s four fishery management plans. It provides technical and policy advice in support of the Fishery Ecosystem Plan, the purpose of which is to enhance the Council’s species-specific management programs with more ecosystem science, broader ecosystem considerations, and management policies that take into account the role of the ecosystem.
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Recent EWG reports
- H.1.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: Ecosystem Workgroup Supplemental Report on Special Project 1: Adaptive Management and Flexibility
- EWG agenda webinar April 3 2026
- I.3.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: Ecosystem Workgroup Supplemental Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- E.2.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: EWG Report on Special Project 3 – Workshop to Develop New Fishing Systems
- E.1.b Supplemental EWG Report 1: EWG Report on the California Current Ecosystem Annual Status Report and 2026 Science Review Topics
- Ecosystem Memo – March 2026
- Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) Agenda – March 2026
- H.1.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: Ecosystem Workgroup Report on Adaptive Management and Flexibility – Scoping
- I.4.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: Ecosystem Workgroup Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- G.3.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: Ecosystem Workgroup Report on Adopt Stock Assessments
- C.6.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: EWG Report on Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning
- D.2.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: EWG Report on Council Response to Executive Orders and Administration Updates
- D.3.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: EWG Report on Research and Data Needs
- EWG May 27 2025 Agenda
- C.2.a Supplemental EWG Report 1: EWG Report on Research and Data Needs