Council, June 4-9, 2026; Hilton Vancouver Washington, Vancouver, Washington; 8 am-5 pm
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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091
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Advisory Panel, June 2-5, 2026; Hilton Vancouver Washington, Vancouver, Washington; 8 am-5 pm
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Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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Public comment before the meeting:
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 May 8, 2026, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, May 29, 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 during the meeting:
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Related meetings:
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), June 1-3, 2026; AGENDA
| A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
| A1 | Approve agenda | |
| Attachments: | Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 03/27/2026 12:31 PM AKST | |
| Pre-Meeting Review Document Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 03/27/2026 02:02 PM AKST | ||
| NPFMC Code of Conduct (LINK) -Uploaded: 03/31/2026 01:10 PM AKST | ||
| How to Navigate NPFMC Meeting Recordings (LINK) -Uploaded: 04/30/2026 09:02 AM AKST | ||
| B. REPORTS | ||
| B1 | Executive Director’s Report (including CCC Report) (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B1 ODFW Appointment -Uploaded: 04/24/2026 09:18 AM AKST | |
| B1 PSMFC Appointments -Uploaded: 04/24/2026 09:18 AM AKST | ||
| B2 | NMFS Management Report (including Protected Resources Report, EO 14276 Update, Salmon EFP Update) (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B2 Fishmeal letter to NPFMC -Uploaded: 04/13/2026 12:09 PM AKST | |
| B2 Crab FMP Amendment 57 -Uploaded: 04/29/2026 10:58 AM AKST | ||
| B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
| B4 | AFSC Report (oral) | |
| B5 | NOAA Enforcement Report | |
| B6 | ADF&G Report | |
| B7 | USCG Report | |
| B8 | USFWS Report | |
| B9 | Cooperative reports, IPA Reports, SeaShare report, and Trawl EM Report | |
| B10 | Salmon Bycatch Genetic Stock Composition Reports | |
| B11 | Comment Now | Public Comment on B1 through B10 Agenda Items |
| B12 | SSC Report | |
| B13 | AP Report | |
| C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
| C1 | Comment Now | Observer Program Annual Report for 2025 – Review, FMAC Report |
| Attachments: | C1 2025 Observer Program Annual Report -Uploaded: 05/12/2026 09:03 AM AKST | |
| C2 | Comment Now | BSAI Crab Specifications - Review AIGKC, PIGKC SAFE Report Chapters and Adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team Report |
| C3 | Comment Now | Scallop Harvest Specifications - Review SAFE Report and Adopt ABC/OFL; Scallop Plan Team Report |
| Attachments: | C3 Scallop Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:35 PM AKST | |
| C3 Scallop SAFE Report -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:35 PM AKST | ||
| C4 | Comment Now | Cost Recovery Report and Program Improvements – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C4 Cost Recovery Program Improvement Analysis -Uploaded: 05/11/2026 03:54 PM AKST | |
| C5 | Comment Now | GOA Tanner Crab Protection Measures – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C5 GOA Tanner Crab RIR EA -Uploaded: 05/11/2026 05:47 PM AKST | |
| D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
| D1 | Comment Now | Pelagic Trawl Gear Research Updates – Review and Consider Performance Standard If Appropriate |
| Attachments: | D1 Pelagic Trawl Gear Innovation - June 2025 paper -Uploaded: 05/12/2026 08:54 AM AKST | |
| D2 | GOA 2025 Survey – Review Changes, Guidance for SAFE Report (SSC only) | |
| E. CLIMATE/IRA ISSUES | ||
| E1 | Comment Now | Groundfish FMP Objectives Triennial Review Report – Review, Ecosystem Committee Report |
| Attachments: | E1 Groundfish Management Policy Review Report -Uploaded: 05/01/2026 04:19 PM AKST | |
| E2 | Comment Now | Climate Work Plan: (a) Workplan Update, (b) Discussion Paper on Development of Alternative Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) – Review, Ecosystem Committee Report |
| Attachments: | E2 Climate Work Plan Update -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:36 PM AKST | |
| E2 Harvest Control Rules -Uploaded: 05/01/2026 04:46 PM AKST | ||
| E3 | Economic and Community Indicator Reports – Review (SSC only) | |
| Attachments: | E3 Action memo -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 05:28 PM AKST | |
| E3 2025 Groundfish Economic SAFE Brief -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:54 PM AKST | ||
| E3 2025 Groundfish Economic SAFE -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:54 PM AKST | ||
| E3 Annual Community Engagement and Participation Overview (ACEPO) (LINK) -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 03:58 PM AKST | ||
| F. STAFF TASKING | ||
| F1 | Comment Now | Committees, New Business, and Tasking (including March Ecosystem Committee Report) - Review |
| Attachments: | F1 March Ecosystem Committee Report -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:35 PM AKST | |