North Pacific Fishery Management Council

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

SSC February 2026

NPFMC Meetings
Open for written comment until 01/30/2026 12:00 PM AKST
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Meeting Time: 02/02/2026 08:00 AM AKST

Scientific and Statistical Committee, February 2-4, 2026, Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

 

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Public comment:

Please submit written comment for the SSC 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 12:00 pm (Alaska time) on Friday, January 30, 2026. Please make sure your comments adhere to the Council's comment policy.

 

Oral Testimony:

The SSC will also take in-person and remote oral testimony during the meetings. During the meeting, you will be able to click on the applicable 'Sign-up' link next to each agenda item below, and you will also be asked to indicate if you will be testifying in person, or remotely

 

The SSC 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 through the call-in phone number. 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 pre-meeting 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: Council and Advisory Panel - AGENDA


SSC Administrative Issues
Schedule
Attachments: Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 10:33 AM AKST
Pre-Meeting Review Document Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 10:33 AM AKST
Election of Officers, NPFMC Announcements
C1 Cook Inlet Salmon
Comment Now Review Cook Inlet Salmon SAFE Report, Recommend OFL/ABC/TAC
D1 AFSC Report
Comment Now AFSC Report on National Prioritization (Council reviewed in December 2025)
Attachments: December 2025 AFSC Report (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 08:42 AM AKST
D2 Groundfish Specifications
Comment Now Planning for 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment Cycle
D3 Essential Fish Habitat 5-Year Review
Comment Now EFH 5-Year Review Workplan (Council reviewed in December 2025)
Attachments: D3 2028 EFH 5-Year Review Workplan Discussion Paper Dec 2025 (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 03:57 PM AKST
D3 2023 EFH 5-year Review Final Summary - FOR REFERENCE (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 03:57 PM AKST
D4 HCR Development
Comment Now Progress on Developing Alternative Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) – Review Workshop, Plan Team Reports
Attachments: January 2025 Groundfish HCR Development Workshop (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 08:47 AM AKST
January 2025 Joint Groundfish Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 08:50 AM AKST
January 2025 Crab Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 08:55 AM AKST