Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. This meeting is open to the public.
DATES:
The meeting will be held on 2 separate days: Monday, August 24, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, and Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held online. Webinar instructions, the meeting agenda, and any additional materials will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Hayden York (
Hayden.York@pcouncil.org) or contact him at 503-820-2424 for technical assistance.
Council address:
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon 97220-1384.
The primary purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the draft exempted fishing permit (EFP) Evaluation Framework. The FIW will also continue discussing EFP bycatch and economic performance benchmarks and metrics. The FIW will provide final recommendations for evaluating HMS EFP performance at the November 2026 Pacific Council meeting in Garden Grove, California.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Hayden York
(Hayden.York@pcouncil.org;
503-820-2424) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
www.pcouncil.org
16 U.S.C. 1801