North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Council/AP June 2026 - 279th

NPFMC Meetings
Open for written comment until 05/29/2026 12:00 PM AKST
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All comments are part of the public record.
Meeting Time: 06/01/2026 08:00 AM AKST

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:

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. 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. 

 

The AP and the Council meeting will be broadcast on Zoom. 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), June 1-3, 2026AGENDA

 


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