Council, October 8-13, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm
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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091
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Advisory Panel, October 7-9, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 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), October 5-7, 2026; AGENDA
| A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
| A1 | Oath for new members | |
| Attachments: | A1 Oath of Office (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/13/2026 11:27 AM AKST | |
| A2 | Election of officers | |
| A3 | Approve agenda | |
| Attachments: | Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/13/2026 10:07 AM AKST | |
| Pre-Meeting Review Documents (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/13/2026 10:08 AM AKST | ||
| Code of Conduct (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/13/2026 11:21 AM AKST | ||
| PPT AP Admin Issues -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 07:29 AM AKST | ||
| How to Navigate NPFMC Meeting Recordings (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/13/2026 11:22 AM AKST | ||
| B. REPORTS | ||
| B1 | Executive Director’s Report (including framework for prioritization, EO 14276 letter) (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B1 ED Report 2026 Oct -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 05:28 PM AKST | |
| B1 NPFMC Management Priorities Framework -Uploaded: 09/25/2026 04:01 PM AKST | ||
| B1 Olson BSAI GPT Nomination -Uploaded: 09/24/2026 03:00 PM AKST | ||
| B1 Whetten BSAI GPT Nomination -Uploaded: 09/24/2026 03:16 PM AKST | ||
| B1 Lambert GOA GPT Nomination -Uploaded: 09/24/2026 03:16 PM AKST | ||
| B1 Cronin-Fine BSAI CPT Nomination -Uploaded: 09/30/2026 03:18 PM AKST | ||
| B1 EO14276 Workplan Update -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 07:43 AM AKST | ||
| PPT B1 Prioritization Framework -Uploaded: 10/08/2026 07:51 AM AKST | ||
| B2 | NMFS Management Report (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B2 NMFS Report -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 04:22 PM AKST | |
| B2 Status of Amendments -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 04:22 PM AKST | ||
| B2 SSL Protection Measures - 2014 Final Rule -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 04:01 PM AKST | ||
| B2 SSL Protection Measures - 2014 Proposed Rule -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 04:01 PM AKST | ||
| B2 SSL Status - 2024 Stock Assessment Report (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 04:05 PM AKST | ||
| B2 Halibut EFP Application -Uploaded: 09/29/2026 10:23 AM AKST | ||
| B2 Chum Salmon Genetics Report 2025 -Uploaded: 10/01/2026 09:56 AM AKST | ||
| B2 NMFS Inseason Report -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 10:37 AM AKST | ||
| B2 NOAA Alaska Region Hiring Notice -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 01:21 PM AKST | ||
| B2 NMFS Approval Letter of EDR Removal Amendments -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 04:06 PM AKST | ||
| B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
| Attachments: | B3 Designated Official Memo -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 04:18 PM AKST | |
| B3 Recusal Determinations Memo -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 04:18 PM AKST | ||
| B3 Litigation Report CBD v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 02:01 PM AKST | ||
| B3 Litigation Report Oceana v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 01:59 PM AKST | ||
| B3 Litigation Report UCIDA v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 01:59 PM AKST | ||
| B4 | AFSC Report (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B4 AFSC Halibut Abundance Index Letter -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 12:30 PM AKST | |
| PPT Council B4 AFSC Report -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 04:00 PM AKST | ||
| B4 MOTION -Uploaded: 10/08/2026 03:50 PM AKST | ||
| B5 | ADF&G Report | |
| Attachments: | B5 ADFG Report -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 10:22 AM AKST | |
| B5 ADFG Chinook Index 2026 Letter -Uploaded: 09/16/2026 09:15 AM AKST | ||
| B5 ADFG Herring Biomass Estimate 2026 Letter -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 04:10 PM AKST | ||
| B6 | USCG Report (oral) | |
| Attachments: | B6 USCG Report -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 10:41 AM AKST | |
| PPT B6 USCG Report -Uploaded: 10/06/2026 03:41 PM AKST | ||
| B7 | USFWS Report | |
| Attachments: | B7 USFWS Preliminary Yukon and Kuskokwim Fisheries -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 10:50 AM AKST | |
| B7 USFWS Bristol Bay Walrus Literature Review -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 10:46 AM AKST | ||
| B8 | 13 Comments | Public Comment on B1 through B7 Agenda Items |
| B9 | SSC Report | |
| Attachments: | SSC Report October 2026 DRAFT -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 09:52 AM AKST | |
| PPT Draft SSC Report -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 12:21 PM AKST | ||
| B10 | AP Report | |
| Attachments: | AP Report -Uploaded: 10/11/2026 10:18 AM AKST | |
| C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
| C1 | 5 Comments | Observer 2027 Annual Deployment Plan, CIE Review of ADP – Review; Committee report |
| Attachments: | C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 12:42 PM AKST | |
| C1 Observer 2027 Annual Deployment Plan -Uploaded: 09/09/2026 01:14 PM AKST | ||
| PCFMAC September 2026 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/17/2026 10:11 AM AKST | ||
| C1 PCFMAC Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 08:30 AM AKST | ||
| PPT AP C1 PCFMAC Report -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 01:38 PM AKST | ||
| PPT C1 Draft 2027 Annual Deployment Plan -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 04:58 PM AKST | ||
| PPT C1 PCFMAC Report -Uploaded: 10/08/2026 03:12 PM AKST | ||
| C1 AP Report -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 08:22 AM AKST | ||
| C1 MOTION -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 09:50 AM AKST | ||
| C2 | 1 Comment | BSAI Crab specifications - review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, Snow crab, SMBKC, WAIRKC; BSAI Crab Plan Team report; (SSC only) Ecosystem Status Report preview |
| Attachments: | C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 12:56 PM AKST | |
| CPT Plan Team September 2026 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/16/2026 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| C2 BSAI Crab SAFE Introduction -Uploaded: 09/25/2026 05:35 PM AKST | ||
| SAFE Reports (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/21/2026 03:15 PM AKST | ||
| C2 Crab Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/25/2026 02:58 PM AKST | ||
| PPT AP C2 BSAI Crab Stocks -Uploaded: 10/06/2026 04:21 PM AKST | ||
| PPT COUNCIL C2 BSAI Crab Stocks -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 08:59 AM AKST | ||
| C2 AP Report -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 12:37 PM AKST | ||
| C2 MOTION -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 03:25 PM AKST | ||
| C3 | 9 Comments | Groundfish harvest specifications: a) GOA Groundfish – Proposed specifications, Joint and GOA Plan Team reports; b) BSAI Groundfish – Proposed specifications, BSAI Plan Team report; c) (SSC only) Final ABC/OFL recommendations for select stocks |
| Attachments: | C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/30/2026 09:07 AM AKST | |
| C3 AFSC Halibut Abundance Index Letter -Uploaded: 09/17/2026 12:24 PM AKST | ||
| C3 ADFG Chinook Index 2026 Letter -Uploaded: 09/16/2026 09:02 AM AKST | ||
| C3 ADFG Herring Biomass Estimate 2026 Letter -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 03:00 PM AKST | ||
| Joint Groundfish Plan Team September 2026 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/17/2026 10:13 AM AKST | ||
| C3 JOINT Groundfish Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 01:47 PM AKST | ||
| C3 GOA Groundfish Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 01:52 PM AKST | ||
| C3a GOA 2027-28 PROPOSED Tables -Uploaded: 10/08/2026 07:32 AM AKST | ||
| C3 BSAI Groundfish Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 01:48 PM AKST | ||
| C3b BSAI 2027-28 PROPOSED Tables -Uploaded: 10/07/2026 04:01 PM AKST | ||
| SAFE Reports (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/21/2026 03:16 PM AKST | ||
| PPT AP C3 Groundfish Plan Team -Uploaded: 10/08/2026 07:29 AM AKST | ||
| PPT COUNCIL C3 Groundfish Plan Team -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 01:22 PM AKST | ||
| C3 AP Report - BSAI Specs -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 08:27 AM AKST | ||
| C3 AP Report - GOA Specs -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 08:27 AM AKST | ||
| C3 AP Report - Sablefish -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 08:27 AM AKST | ||
| C3 MOTION GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 10:17 AM AKST | ||
| C3 MOTION BSAI Groundfish Harvest Specifications -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 10:25 AM AKST | ||
| C4 | POSTPONED: Inseason Authority to prevent ACL Overages – Initial Review | |
| D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
| D1 | 5 Comments | Charter Halibut Permits Data Request – Discussion Paper, Committee report |
| Attachments: | D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 08:37 AM AKST | |
| Charter Halibut Management Committee September 2026 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/17/2026 10:13 AM AKST | ||
| D1 Charter Halibut Management Committee Report September 2026 -Uploaded: 10/05/2026 04:03 PM AKST | ||
| D1 Charter Halibut Permit Use and Angler Effort Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/18/2026 04:35 PM AKST | ||
| D1 Appendix 1 ADFG Management Analysis_Dec 2025 -Uploaded: 09/18/2026 04:45 PM AKST | ||
| D1 Errata to Charter Halibut Permit Use and Angler Efforts -Uploaded: 09/25/2026 10:15 AM AKST | ||
| PPT AP D1 Charter Halibut Permit Use -Uploaded: 10/06/2026 03:17 PM AKST | ||
| PPT COUNCIL D1 Charter Halibut Permit Use -Uploaded: 10/09/2026 03:50 PM AKST | ||
| D1 AP Motion -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 11:34 AM AKST | ||
| D1 MOTION -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 03:32 PM AKST | ||
| D2 | POSTPONED until Dec 2026: PSC Disposition – Discussion Paper | |
| D3 | 3 Comments | IFQ/CQE transfer changes – Expanded Discussion Paper |
| Attachments: | D3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2026 08:40 AM AKST | |
| D3 IFQ CQE Adjustments Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/18/2026 11:49 AM AKST | ||
| D3 Errata to IFQ.CQE Paper -Uploaded: 09/30/2026 08:48 AM AKST | ||
| PPT AP D3 IFQ.CQE -Uploaded: 10/08/2026 07:37 AM AKST | ||
| D3 AP Report -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 01:22 PM AKST | ||
| PPT COUNCIL D3 IFQ.CQE -Uploaded: 10/10/2026 01:45 PM AKST | ||
| D3 MOTION -Uploaded: 10/11/2026 11:31 AM AKST | ||
| E. STAFF TASKING | ||
| E1 | Prioritization Discussion (Council only) | |
| E2 | Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review | |
| Attachments: | E Staff Tasking Action Memo -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 06:12 PM AKST | |
| Ecosystem Committee October 2026 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/17/2026 10:29 AM AKST | ||
| E Groundfish Workplan -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 09:03 AM AKST | ||
| E Council Staff Responsibilities_Oct26 -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 02:33 PM AKST | ||
| E NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 02:34 PM AKST | ||
| E 3 Meeting Outlook - PRE-MEETING -Uploaded: 10/02/2026 03:39 PM AKST | ||
| E Prelim Dec 2026 Schedule -Uploaded: 10/11/2026 10:07 AM AKST | ||
| E Exec Finance Committee TOR updated Oct 2026 -Uploaded: 10/11/2026 11:50 AM AKST | ||
| E Legislative Committee TOR updated Oct 2026 -Uploaded: 10/11/2026 11:51 AM AKST | ||
| PPT E Staff Tasking -Uploaded: 10/11/2026 11:33 AM AKST | ||
| E MOTION -Uploaded: 10/13/2026 11:01 AM AKST | ||
| E3 | 38 Comments | Public Comment on all E Agenda Items |