The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ecosystem-based Management Subcommittee and Economics Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Time, or until 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.
Purpose of the meeting
The SSC EBM and SSC ES will meet via webinar to review ecosystem science topics identified by the Pacific Council for potential incorporation in the California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team’s Ecosystem Status Report (ESR). These topics include a) Review of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) index and its utility as an ecosystem indicator; b) Revisiting indicators to support management of groundfish stocks; and c) Review of changes to fishery diversification indices. This review of science topics may potentially inform future annual reports to the Pacific Council on the state of the California Current Ecosystem. The SSC EBM and SSC ES joint meeting is open to the public.
Meeting Materials
Cluett et al – 2025 – Nature Climate Change
Feddern et al – 2025 – Geophysical Research Letters
Gruss et al – 2026 – Fisheries Research
Holland et al – 2025 – Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sciences
Additional information
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Hayden York at 503-820-2412 at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.
If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Gilly Lyons at 503-820-2427; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 427.