SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The November 14-18, 2026, meeting of the Pacific Council will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PT Saturday, November 14, 2026, and 8 a.m. Sunday, November 15, 2026, through Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Broadcasts end when business for the day is complete. Only the audio portion and presentations displayed on the screen at the Pacific Council meeting will be broadcast. The audio portion for the public is listen-only except that an opportunity for oral public comment will be provided prior to Council Action on each agenda item. Additional information and instructions on joining or listening to the meeting can be found on the Pacific Council's website (see www.pcouncil.org).

The following items are on the Pacific Council agenda, but not necessarily in this order. Agenda items noted as “Final Action” refer to actions requiring the Pacific Council to transmit a proposed fishery management plan, proposed plan amendment, or proposed regulations to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Additional details on agenda items, Council action, and advisory entity meeting times are described in Agenda Item A.3, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, and will be in the advanced November 2026 briefing materials and posted on the Pacific Council website at www.pcouncil.org no later than Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

A. Call to Order

1. Opening Remarks

2. Roll Call

3. Agenda

4. Executive Director's Report

B. Open Comment Period

1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items

C. Administrative Matters

1. Council Coordination Committee Meeting Update

2. Fiscal Matters

3. Approve Council Meeting Record

4. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures

5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

D. Cross Fishery Management Plan

1. NMFS 2026 Accomplishments and 2027 Priorities

2. Marine Planning

E. Habitat Issues

1. Current Habitat Issues

F. Salmon Management

1. NMFS Report

2. Final 2027 Preseason Management Schedule

3. Sacramento River Fall Chinook Spawner Abundance at Maximum Sustainable Yield (S_MSY): Peer Review Results and Next Steps

G. Groundfish Management

1. NMFS Report

2. Economics Workshop Report

3. Methodology Review: Final Fishery Impact Model Review Topics and

Stock Assessment Methodologies

4. Stock Assessment Process Review Adjustments for 2027

5. Stock Assessment Terms of Reference for 2027-28

6. Inseason Adjustments for 2026-27 including Pacific Whiting Off-the-Top Bycatch Deductions—Final Action

7. Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Flexibility—Final Action

8. Risk Management Framework

H. Pacific Halibut Management

1. 2027 Commercial and Recreational Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations—Final Action

I. Highly Migratory Species Management

1. NMFS Report

2. International Management Activities including Pacific Bluefin Tuna Trip Limits

3. Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP)—Preliminary or Final Action

4. 2027-28 Biennial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures—Preliminary or Final Action

5. HMS Roadmap: EFP Benchmarks and Evaluation Framework

J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

1. NMFS Report

2. 2028-29 Stock Assessment Prioritization and Schedule

3. Fishery Management Plan Amendment: Revised Sardine Stock and Management Provisions—Final Action

Advisory Body Agendas

Advisory body agendas will include discussions of relevant issues that are on the Pacific Council agenda for this meeting and may also include issues that may be relevant to future Pacific Council meetings. Proposed advisory body agendas for this meeting will be available on the Pacific Council website, www.pcouncil.org, no later than the end of the day, Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

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 business days prior to the meeting date.

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