• June 2023 Decision Summary Document

    Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. Fishery policy decisions made by the Council are formally transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as recommendations and are not final until NMFS approval.  Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are typically not described…

  • Ad Hoc Equity & Environmental Justice Committee online meeting July 11, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Equity and Environmental Justice Committee (EEJC) to elect a chair and make plans for its first working meeting. 

  • PRELIMINARY DRAFT JUNE 2023 MOTIONS IN WRITING

    Cautionary Note — These preliminary motions do not represent the final official administrative record. The motions and amendments contained in this blog are as projected on the screen at the Council meeting at the time of the Council vote and often use expedited language and references without the benefit of any final editing or proofing.…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting June 14, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the…

  • June 2023 Council meeting and agenda available online

  • Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory and Technical Advisory Committees to meet June 16, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory and Technical Advisory Committees (GEMPAC/TAC) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Friday, June 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, or until business for the day is…

  • Three Groundfish Stock Assessment Review Panels Scheduled to be Held

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene three Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panels this year to review 2023 stock assessments for copper rockfish in California, rex sole, shortspine thornyhead, black rockfish, petrale sole, and canary rockfish.  The meetings will be co-hosted by the NMFS Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers.  STAR panel meetings…

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting June 6, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time or until business for the day has been completed.

  • Groundfish Management Team to hold online meeting June 16, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s June 2023 meeting agenda.  This meeting is open to the public and will be held on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.  The…

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting May 31, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for…

  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting June 13, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public.

  • Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee to hold online meeting May 18, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee (MPC) will hold an online public meeting. The meeting will be held Thursday, May 18, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time or until business for the day has been completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web…

  • Economics Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting May 11, 2023

    The Economics Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting to review a comparative cost study for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program. The SSC Economics Subcommittee meeting is open to the public and will be held Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 9…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting May 15 and May 17, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public.

  • April 2023 Decision Summary Document

    April 2-7, 2023  Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. Fishery policy decisions made by the Council are formally transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as recommendations and are not final until NMFS approval.  Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are…

  • Call for nominations for the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (NOAA Fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service)

    On behalf of Janet Coit and in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council), a Federal Advisory Committee.  The Council will provide advice to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce on…

  • Groundfish and Economics Subcommittees of the Scientific and Statistical Committee to hold online meeting May 9, 2023

    The Groundfish and Economics Subcommittees of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene an online meeting to review the sablefish trip limit model used by the Pacific Council’s Groundfish Management Team in commercial non-trawl fisheries management.  The methodology review meeting is open to the public and will be…

  • NWFSC/SWFSC to Host Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey Outreach Event April 19, 2023

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) and Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) will be hosting an informal outreach event about the Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 2-4 pm PST at the NOAA Western Regional Center in Seattle (NOAA Western Regional Center, Building 9, in…

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council Adopts 2023 West Coast Ocean Salmon Seasons (Press Release and Tables)

    Foster City, California—The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted recommendations for ocean salmon fishing along the Pacific west coast in 2023. The seasons provide recreational and commercial opportunities in northern areas of the coast but include significant closures in southern portions of the coast to achieve conservation goals for the numerous salmon stocks. Please download…

  • PRELIMINARY DRAFT APRIL 2023 MOTIONS IN WRITING

    Cautionary Note — These preliminary motions do not represent the final official administrative record. The motions and amendments contained in this blog are as projected on the screen at the Council meeting at the time of the Council vote and often use expedited language and references without the benefit of any final editing or proofing.…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting May 1-2, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The meeting will be held Monday, May 1, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time. This meeting…

  • Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup to hold meeting April 12-13, 2023

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup will hold a public meeting Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time and Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., or until business for the day has been completed.

  • March 2023 Decision Summary Document

    March 5-10, 2023    Council Meeting Decision Summary Documents are highlights of significant decisions made at Council meetings. Fishery policy decisions made by the Council are formally transmitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as recommendations and are not final until NMFS approval.  Results of agenda items that do not reach a level of highlight significance are…

  • April 2023 Council meeting and agenda available online