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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Groundfish Management Team (GMT), Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG), Ecosystem Advisory Su...

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Groundfish Management Team (GMT), Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG), Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS), Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS), Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT), Salmon Technical Team (STT), and Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will hold online meetings to discuss items on the Pacific Council's September 2026 meeting agenda as detailed in the Supplementary Information section below. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES:

The GAP and GMT will hold a meeting on Friday, September 11, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday, September 14, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), or until business is completed.

The GAP will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed.

The GMT will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, and Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed.

The EWG meeting will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed.

The EAS meeting will be held Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed.

The HMSMT meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed. A portion of the meeting will be a joint session with the HMSAS.

The HMSAS meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed. A portion of the meeting will be a joint session with the HMSMT.

The STT meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 9 ( printed page 51671) a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed.

The SAS meeting will be held Monday, September 14, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT, or until business is completed.

ADDRESSES:

These meetings will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements, will be provided in the meeting announcements 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, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2419.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The primary purpose of these meetings is for the GAP, GMT, EWG, EAS, HMSAS, HMSMT, STT, and SAS to prepare for the September 2026 Pacific Council meeting. The GAP, GMT, EWG, EAS, HMSAS, HMSMT, STT, and SAS will discuss items related to each advisory body's particular management items and other matters on the Pacific Council's September agenda. No management actions will be decided by the GAP, GMT, EWG, EAS, HMSAS, HMSMT, STT, or SAS. The GAP, GMT, EWG, EAS, HMSAS, HMSMT, STT, and SAS recommendations will be considered by the Pacific Council at their September Council meeting. A detailed agenda for each of the GAP, GMT, EWG, EAS, HMSAS, HMSMT, STT, and SAS webinars will be available on the Pacific Council's website prior to the meetings.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 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.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)

Dated: August 6, 2026.

Anna Michelle Harrison,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2026-16343 Filed 8-10-26; 8:45 am]

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