North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Joint Groundfish Plan Team - 9/8/2026 - 9/11/2026
Closed for written comment at 09/04/2026 06:00 PM AKST
2 Comments
Meeting Time:
09/08/2026 08:00 AM AKST
BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team Meetings - Hybrid
Joint/BSAI Groundfish Meeting Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nshlqHjCQEaGiJAQJq4JuQ
Or join by phone: Dial +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 6833, Meeting ID: 820 7432 4391
GOA Groundfish Meeting Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FqceXJ39SUax7KbBXMGCTg
Or join by phone: Dial +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 6833, Meeting ID: 879 0563 5520
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle WA 98115
Joint and BSAI teams will be held in the Traynor room (2076)
GOA Plan Team will be held in room 2079
GOA Plan Team will be held in room 2079
IMPORTANT NOTICE: While these meetings are open to the public, for access to AFSC, attendees will need to present a government issued ID, i.e. Driver's License and let security know the name of the meeting you will be attending. For ease of access, please notify Sara Cleaver (scleaver@npfmc.org) or Diana Stram (dstram@npfmc.org) at least two days prior to the meeting (or two weeks prior if you are a foreign national).
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| JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Tues, Sept 8 | ||
| SCHEDULE | ||
| Attachments: | Groundfish Plan Team Sept 2026 SCHEDULE -Uploaded: 09/02/2026 11:02 AM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Introductions, report writing, Council updates | |
| 0 Comments | AFSC assessment updates | |
| 0 Comments | ESR Climate Preview | |
| 0 Comments | Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profiles (ESP) and DSEM update | |
| 0 Comments | Longline survey | |
| 0 Comments | Harvest control rule (HCR) updates and planning | |
| 1 Comment | Sablefish proposed models | |
| Attachments: | Sablefish Assessment Changes and Summary of CIE Review -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:34 PM AKST | |
| Sablefish CIE Review Document -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:31 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Appendix 3A SPoRC Model -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:36 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Appendix 3B Model Bridging -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:36 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Appendix 3C Fleets-as-Areas Model -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:37 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Appendix 3D Spatial Model Results -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:37 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Appendix 3E Closed Loop Simulation Evaluation -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:38 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Review Report - Hartmann -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:40 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Review Report- Stephenson -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:41 PM AKST | ||
| CIE Review Report - Subbey -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 01:41 PM AKST | ||
| 0 Comments | Pacific cod research | |
| 0 Comments | NMFS Inseason Mgmt Update | |
| 0 Comments | Halibut DMRs | |
| Attachments: | Halibut DMR work group report -Uploaded: 09/03/2026 10:10 AM AKST | |
| BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Wed-Thurs, Sept 9-11 | ||
| 0 Comments | EBS bottom trawl survey | |
| 0 Comments | EBS pollock proposed models | |
| Attachments: | EBS pollock proposed models -Uploaded: 09/02/2026 11:21 AM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Greenland turbot proposed models | |
| Attachments: | Greenland turbot proposed models -Uploaded: 09/03/2026 08:59 AM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Yellowfin sole proposed models | |
| Attachments: | YFS Sept 2025 document -Uploaded: 09/01/2026 01:08 PM AKST | |
| YFS 2926 document -Uploaded: 09/04/2026 09:53 AM AKST | ||
| 1 Comment | EBS cod proposed models | |
| Attachments: | EBS Cod models September 2026 -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 02:37 PM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Bogoslof pollock assessment | |
| Attachments: | Bogoslof pollock assessment -Uploaded: 09/01/2026 01:03 PM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Harvest Projections for: BSAI Northern rock sole AI pollock BSAI Kamchatka flounder BSAI Northern rockfish BSAI Alaska plaice BSAI Arrowtooth flounder BSAI flathead sole | |
| Attachments: | AI pollock HP -Uploaded: 08/31/2026 11:17 AM AKST | |
| BSAI Alaska Plaice -Uploaded: 09/02/2026 12:42 PM AKST | ||
| BSAI Northern rockfish -Uploaded: 09/02/2026 12:44 PM AKST | ||
| BSAI Flathead sole -Uploaded: 09/02/2026 01:52 PM AKST | ||
| BSAI northern rocksole -Uploaded: 09/04/2026 09:55 AM AKST | ||
| BSAI Kamchatka flounder -Uploaded: 09/05/2026 07:23 PM AKST | ||
| 0 Comments | Harvest specifications | |
| GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Wed-Thurs, Sept 9-11 | ||
| 0 Comments | GOA Arrowtooth flounder full assessment & ESP | |
| Attachments: | GOA ATF full assessment -Uploaded: 09/04/2026 08:05 AM AKST | |
| GOA ATF ESP -Uploaded: 09/03/2026 11:58 AM AKST | ||
| 0 Comments | GOA skates update assessment | |
| Attachments: | GOA Skates update assessment -Uploaded: 09/01/2026 02:12 PM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | GOA Harvest Projections for: GOA dusky rockfish GOA flathead sole GOA shallow water flatfish (incl. n/s rock sole) GOA deep water flatfish | |
| Attachments: | GOA dusky HP -Uploaded: 09/03/2026 03:36 PM AKST | |
| GOA flathead sole HP_v2 -Uploaded: 09/01/2026 02:13 PM AKST | ||
| GOA deepwater flatfish HP_v2 -Uploaded: 09/03/2026 08:54 PM AKST | ||
| GOA n&s rock sole HP -Uploaded: 09/04/2026 12:16 PM AKST | ||
| GOA SWF HP -Uploaded: 09/04/2026 12:17 PM AKST | ||
| 0 Comments | GOA pollock proposed models | |
| Attachments: | GOA pollock proposed models -Uploaded: 09/01/2026 03:53 PM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | GOA demersal shelf rockfish (DSR) proposed models | |
| Attachments: | GOA DSR proposed models -Uploaded: 09/01/2026 12:40 PM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Rex sole full assessment | |
| 0 Comments | Thornyhead rockfish proposed models | |
| Attachments: | Proposed changes for GOA Thornyhead full assessment -Uploaded: 08/28/2026 02:21 PM AKST | |
| 0 Comments | Harvest specifications | |
| 0 Comments | REPORTS FROM THIS MEETING (to be posted when finalized) | |