• Chilipepper Rockfish and Quillback Rockfish Stock Assessment Review Panel meeting June 23-27, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish stock assessments. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 2) to review new assessments for chilipepper rockfish and quillback rockfish off California will be held Monday, June 23, 2025 and will continue…

  • Yellowtail Rockfish Stock Assessment Review Panel meeting May 19-23, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Stock Assessment Review (STAR) Panel meeting to review the Yellowtail rockfish stock assessment. The STAR panel meeting (STAR Panel 1) to review a new assessment for yellowtail rockfish in the area North of 40º 10’ N. latitude will be held Monday, May 19, 2025 from…

  • Request for Proposals – Evaluation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council Stock Assessment Review Process

    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)…

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting April 8, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs…

  • Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold online meeting April 23, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public…

  • March 2025 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…

  • Trawl Catch Share Review Hearing to be in person April 28, 2025

    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…

  • Trawl Catch Share Review Hearing to be held online April 24, 2025

    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…

  • News Release: Pacific Fishery Management Council Releases Alternatives for 2025 West Coast Salmon Fisheries (March 11, 2025)

  • Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting April 8, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held Tuesday, April 8, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…

  • All Advisory Body Briefing to be held online April 1, 2025

    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.

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting April 2, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In…

  • Preliminary DRAFT March 2025 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.…

  • Groundfish Advisory Subpanel to meet online April 4, 2025

    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…

  • Groundfish Management Team to meet online April 4, 2025

    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…

  • Request for Proposals – Contractor to Develop Decision Framework in Support of Stronger West Coast Communities 

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is seeking a contractor to assist with the design and development of a decision support framework to improve the Council’s ability to measure and understand the impacts of its management actions on West Coast fishing communities, and help the Council identify strategies and steps it can take to enhance…

  • Pre-Assessment Workshop for Rougheye/Blackspotted and Sablefish to be held online Tuesday March 18, 2025

    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,…

  • Highly Migratory Species Fisheries Innovation Workgroup to hold online meeting February 27, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public. The online meeting will be…

  • CANCELLED: Ad Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup to hold online meeting April 30-May 1, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad-Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup (KRWG) will hold a two-day online meeting. The online meeting has been cancelled.

  • Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting February 18, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Subpanel (HMSAS) is holding an online meeting. The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs…

  • Highly Migratory Species Management Team to hold online meeting February 18, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) is holding an online meeting. The online meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In…

  • Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup to hold online meeting February 25, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public. The online meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific Time or until business is completed. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a…

  • CANCELLED: Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team to hold online meeting February 24, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s March 2025 meeting agenda.  The online meeting is cancelled. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In…

  • CANCELLED: Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel to hold online meeting February 28, 2025

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) to discuss items on the Pacific Council’s March 2025 meeting agenda.  The online meeting has been cancelled. This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment.…