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:
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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: | Pre-Meeting Review Document Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 03/27/2026 02:02 PM AKST | |
| Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 03/27/2026 12:31 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 | ||
| PPT AP Admin Issues -Uploaded: 06/01/2026 05:22 PM AKST | ||
| June 4 Evening Reception Flyer -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 09:44 AM AKST | ||
| B. REPORTS | ||
| B1 | Executive Director’s Report (including CCC Report) (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B1 Executive Director Report -Uploaded: 06/01/2026 11:40 AM AKST | |
| B1 ODFW Appointment -Uploaded: 04/24/2026 09:18 AM AKST | ||
| B1 PSMFC Appointments -Uploaded: 04/24/2026 09:18 AM AKST | ||
| B1 EO14276 Workplan Update -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 08:34 AM AKST | ||
| B2 | NMFS Management Report (including Protected Resources Report, EO 14276 Update, Salmon EFP Update) (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B2 NMFS Report -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 04:09 PM AKST | |
| B2 Status of Amendment -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 04:09 PM AKST | ||
| B2 Crab FMP Amendment 57 -Uploaded: 04/29/2026 10:58 AM AKST | ||
| B2 EO14276 NMFS AKR Actions Update -Uploaded: 05/28/2026 01:23 PM AKST | ||
| B2 Fishmeal letter to NPFMC -Uploaded: 04/13/2026 12:09 PM AKST | ||
| B2 Seabird Bycatch letter to USFWS -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 09:33 AM AKST | ||
| B2 NPFRF Salmon Excluder EFP Report -Uploaded: 06/01/2026 01:49 PM AKST | ||
| PPT B2 Protected Resources Presentation -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 08:56 AM AKST | ||
| B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
| Attachments: | B3 Designated Officials Memo -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 09:34 AM AKST | |
| B3 Recusal Determination Memo -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 09:34 AM AKST | ||
| B3 NOVAs Issued or Settled -Uploaded: 05/20/2026 03:01 PM AKST | ||
| B3 Litigation Report CBD v NMFS -Uploaded: 05/28/2026 01:13 PM AKST | ||
| B3 Litigation Report Oceana v NMFS -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 11:31 AM AKST | ||
| B3 Litigation Report UCIDA v NMFS -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 11:32 AM AKST | ||
| B4 | AFSC Report (oral) | |
| Attachments: | PPT B4 AFSC Report -Uploaded: 06/03/2026 09:01 AM AKST | |
| B5 | NOAA Enforcement Report | |
| Attachments: | B5 NOAA Enforcement Report -Uploaded: 06/03/2026 06:55 AM AKST | |
| B6 | ADF&G Report | |
| Attachments: | B6 ADFG Report -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 10:12 AM AKST | |
| B6 St. Paul Crab Hatchery Permit App Letter -Uploaded: 06/01/2026 09:09 AM AKST | ||
| B7 | USCG Report (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B7 USCG Arctic District Report -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 04:22 PM AKST | |
| PPT B7 USCG Tramper Enforcement -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 12:51 PM AKST | ||
| B8 | USFWS Report - NO REPORT | |
| B9 | Cooperative reports, IPA Reports, SeaShare report, and Trawl EM Report (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B9 Reports Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/22/2026 02:15 PM AKST | |
| B9 SeaShare Letter to NPFMC -Uploaded: 05/22/2026 02:07 PM AKST | ||
| B9 Cooperative and IPA Reports (LINK) -Uploaded: 05/21/2026 10:57 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 Intro Presentation -Uploaded: 06/03/2026 08:54 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 PCC HSCC Report -Uploaded: 05/31/2026 11:34 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 AFA CV IC Report -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 04:04 PM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 PCTC IC Report -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 04:08 PM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 2025 Central GOA Rockfish Program -Uploaded: 06/03/2026 06:39 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 2025 GOA TEM IPA Report -Uploaded: 06/03/2026 06:39 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 ISSIP Report -Uploaded: 05/21/2026 04:42 PM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 CP-IPA Annual Report -Uploaded: 05/31/2026 11:50 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B9 SeaShare Report -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 09:42 AM AKST | ||
| B10 | Salmon Bycatch Genetic Stock Composition Reports (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B10 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/28/2026 01:22 PM AKST | |
| B10 Chinook Bycatch Genetics Report -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 12:28 PM AKST | ||
| PPT B10 Chinook Bycatch Genetics -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 01:15 PM AKST | ||
| B11 | 61 Comments | Public Comment on B1 through B10 Agenda Items |
| B12 | SSC Report | |
| B13 | AP Report | |
| C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
| C1 | 2 Comments | Observer Program Annual Report for 2025 – Review, FMAC Report |
| Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 11:14 AM AKST | |
| C1 2025 Observer Program Annual Report -Uploaded: 05/12/2026 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| C1 FMAC Report May 2026 -Uploaded: 05/26/2026 03:47 PM AKST | ||
| C1 May 2026 FMAC Meeting eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 02:23 PM AKST | ||
| C1 Observer Analytical Tasklist (LINK) -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 02:24 PM AKST | ||
| PPT AP C1 2025 Annual Report and NMFS Update -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 10:47 AM AKST | ||
| PPT C1 FMAC Presentation -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 02:08 PM AKST | ||
| C2 | 0 Comments | BSAI Crab Specifications - Review AIGKC, PIGKC SAFE Report Chapters and Adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team Report |
| Attachments: | C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 01:53 PM AKST | |
| C2 AIGKC SAFE Intro -Uploaded: 05/22/2026 01:50 PM AKST | ||
| C2 AIGKC SAFE -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 11:55 AM AKST | ||
| C2 PIGKC SAFE Intro -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 11:56 AM AKST | ||
| C2 PIGKC SAFE -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 11:56 AM AKST | ||
| C2 CPT Report May 2026 -Uploaded: 05/20/2026 05:44 PM AKST | ||
| PPT AP C2 BSAI Crab Stocks -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 07:28 AM AKST | ||
| C3 | 0 Comments | Scallop Harvest Specifications - Review SAFE Report and Adopt ABC/OFL; Scallop Plan Team Report |
| Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 12:22 PM AKST | |
| 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 | ||
| PPT AP C3 Scallops SSC Review -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 09:28 AM AKST | ||
| C4 | 3 Comments | Cost Recovery Report and Program Improvements – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/22/2026 02:02 PM AKST | |
| C4 Cost Recovery Program Improvement Analysis -Uploaded: 05/11/2026 03:54 PM AKST | ||
| C4 Cost Recovery Report -Uploaded: 05/18/2026 01:34 PM AKST | ||
| PPT AP C4 Cost Recovery -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 08:03 AM AKST | ||
| PPT AP IFQ Cost Recovery Revisions -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 08:27 AM AKST | ||
| C5 | 58 Comments | GOA Tanner Crab Protection Measures – Initial Review |
| Attachments: | C5 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 04:41 PM AKST | |
| C5 GOA Tanner Crab RIR EA -Uploaded: 05/11/2026 05:47 PM AKST | ||
| GOA Tanner GIS files and instruction document (LINK) -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 04:35 PM AKST | ||
| D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
| D1 | 115 Comments | Pelagic Trawl Gear Research Updates – Review and Consider Performance Standard If Appropriate |
| Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/20/2026 08:51 AM AKST | |
| D1 Pelagic Trawl Gear Innovation - June 2025 paper -Uploaded: 05/12/2026 08:54 AM AKST | ||
| PPT D1 Intro Presentation -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 02:34 PM AKST | ||
| PPT D1 Gear Innovation Initiative -Uploaded: 06/03/2026 06:45 AM AKST | ||
| PPT D1 Trident EFP -Uploaded: 05/20/2026 03:43 PM AKST | ||
| PPT D1 BSFRF Crab Research Update -Uploaded: 06/01/2026 01:55 PM AKST | ||
| PPT D1 PTR Dynamic Closure -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 03:23 PM AKST | ||
| D2 | GOA 2025 Survey – Review Changes, Guidance for SAFE Report (SSC only) | |
| Attachments: | D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 01:34 PM AKST | |
| D2 2025 GOA Survey Report -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 03:33 PM AKST | ||
| E. CLIMATE/IRA ISSUES | ||
| E1 | 3 Comments | Groundfish FMP Objectives Triennial Review Report – Review, Ecosystem Committee Report |
| Attachments: | E1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/18/2026 08:00 AM AKST | |
| E1 Groundfish Management Policy Review Report -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 01:19 PM AKST | ||
| E1-E2 May 2026 Ecosystem Committee Report -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 12:49 PM AKST | ||
| E2 | 7 Comments | Climate Work Plan: (a) Workplan Update, (b) Discussion Paper on Development of Alternative Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) – Review, Ecosystem Committee Report |
| Attachments: | E2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/19/2026 10:36 AM AKST | |
| 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 | ||
| E1-E2 May 2026 Ecosystem Committee Report -Uploaded: 05/15/2026 12:49 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 | ||
| PPT SSC E3 Economic and Community Indicator Reports -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 08:24 AM AKST | ||
| F. STAFF TASKING | ||
| F1 | 19 Comments | Committees, New Business, and Tasking (including March Ecosystem Committee Report) - Review |
| Attachments: | F Staff Tasking Action Memo -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 02:29 PM AKST | |
| F 3 Meeting Outlook PRE MEETING -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 03:59 PM AKST | ||
| F February 2026 E Staff Tasking Public Comments (LINK) -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 01:48 PM AKST | ||
| F March Ecosystem Committee Report -Uploaded: 05/08/2026 01:35 PM AKST | ||
| F Groundfish Workplan -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 02:35 PM AKST | ||
| F 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment SSC Review -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 04:30 PM AKST | ||
| F MREP Workshop for NPFMC 2027 -Uploaded: 06/02/2026 11:39 AM AKST | ||
| F Council Staff Responsibilities -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 02:19 PM AKST | ||
| F NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 05/29/2026 03:54 PM AKST | ||