The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2025 ocean salmon fisheries. This webpage announces the availability of Pacific Council documents, as well as the anticipated dates and locations of upcoming Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific Council. These documents and events comprise the Pacific Council’s complete schedule for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures
Purpose of the meetings
January 21-24, 2025: The Salmon Technical Team (STT) will meet for a public work session to draft “Review of 2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan” and to consider any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2025 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT may also discuss additional topics and work as time allows, including but not limited to salmon essential fish habitat review, salmon risk tables, or administrative matters on the Pacific Council’s March and April 2025 meetings.
February 18-21, 2025: The STT will meet for a public work session to draft “Preseason Report I – Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2025 Ocean Salmon Fishery Regulations” and to consider any other estimation or methodology issues pertinent to the 2025 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT may also discuss additional topics as time allows, including but not limited to those identified in the description for the January 2025 STT work session.
March 24-25, 2025: Three public hearings will be held to receive comments on the proposed 2025 ocean salmon fishery management alternatives adopted by the Pacific Council. Public hearings focusing on Washington and Oregon salmon fisheries are tentatively scheduled to occur simultaneously on March 24, and the public hearing for California salmon fisheries is tentatively scheduled for March 25. Each public hearing will be state-specific and begin at 7 p.m. The Washington and California public hearings are tentatively scheduled to be held in-person and occur in Westport, Washington and Santa Rosa, California. The Oregon public hearing is scheduled to be held on-line.
If you have additional questions regarding these meetings, please contact Angela Forristall at 503-820-2419; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 419.