North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Council/AP October 2026 - 280th

NPFMC Meetings
Closed for written comment at 10/02/2026 12:00 PM AKST
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Meeting Navigation

Meeting Time: 10/05/2026 08:00 AM AKST

Council, October 8-13, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81451130091

Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091     
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Advisory Panel, October 7-9, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88671612019
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 September 11, 2026, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, October 2, 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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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), 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