North Pacific Fishery Management Council

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Council/AP February 2026 - 278th

NPFMC Meetings
Open for written comment until 01/30/2026 12:00 PM AKST
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All comments are part of the public record.
Meeting Time: 02/03/2026 08:00 AM AKST

Council, February 5-11, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81451130091

Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091     
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Advisory Panel, February 2-7, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88671612019
Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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Public comment:

Please submit written comment for the Council and Advisory Panel by clicking on the 'Comment Now' links next to the relevant agenda item, below. The comment period will open on December 12, 2025, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, January 30, 2026 at 12pm AKT. Submitted comments will be reviewed then visible online after the deadline closes, as per the Council's comment policy

 

Oral testimony:

The AP and Council will also take in-person and remote oral testimony during the meetings. Once each meeting starts, you will be able to click on the applicable 'Sign-up' link next to each agenda item below, and indicate whether or not you'll be testifying remotely or in person. 

 

The AP and the Council meeting will be broadcast on Zoom. If you intend to give oral testimony remotely, you must be connected to the meeting, either through Zoom on your device or using a call-in phone number above. All information provided through the eAgenda or during testimony is part of the public record. We are recording the meeting and the recordings are available on the Council's YouTube channel. 

 

Click on the schedule attachment for our best estimate of agenda item timing. If you'd like to receive real-time text alerts during the meeting on Council timing, text the word "NPFMC" to the number 1-833-237-1598.

 

 

Related meetings:

Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), February 2-4, 2026 - AGENDA


A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
A1 Approve Agenda
Attachments: Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 10:31 AM AKST
Pre-Meeting Review Document Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 10:31 AM AKST
B. REPORTS
B1 Executive Director’s Report (oral)
B2 NMFS Management Report (including update on Cook Inlet tribal fishery) (oral)
B3 NOAA General Counsel Report
B4 AFSC Report
B5 ADF&G Report
B6 USCG Report
B7 USFWS Report
B8 Report on Feasibility of GOA Pacific cod assessment and specifications process in spring 2026
B9 SSC Report on D2 Fall 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment Cycle
B10 Comment Now Public Comment on B1 through B9 Agenda Items
B11 SSC Report (balance)
B12 AP Report
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS
C1 Comment Now Cook Inlet Salmon – Review Assessments, Recommend OFL/ABC/TAC (SSC and Council only)
C2 Comment Now Chum Salmon Bycatch – Final action
D. OTHER ISSUES
D1 AFSC report on National Prioritization (from December 2025) (SSC only)
D2 Planning for Fall 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment Cycle (SSC only)
D3 EFH 5-year Review Workplan (from December 2025) (SSC only)
D4 Progress Reports on Developing Alternative Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) (SSC only)
Attachments: January 2025 Groundfish HCR Development Workshop (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 09:02 AM AKST
January 2025 Joint Groundfish Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 09:03 AM AKST
January 2025 Crab Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 09:03 AM AKST
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES
E1 Comment Now Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review