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North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet on Monday, November 30, 2026, through Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, November 30, 2026, Through Thursday, December 3, 2026
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) Contextual Information for Total Allowable Catches (TACs)
(3) Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish specifications
(4) Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab specifications
The SSC will also meet in Executive Session on Monday morning, to discuss internal administrative issues. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8167
prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
In addition to providing ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, the SSC functions as the Council's primary peer review panel for scientific information, as described by the Magnuson-Stevens Act section 302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 2 guidelines (78 FR 43066, July 19, 2013). The peer-review process is also deemed to satisfy the requirements of the Information Quality Act, including the OMB Peer Review Bulletin guidelines.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, Through Saturday, December 5, 2026
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) Contextual Information for TACs
(3) BSAI Groundfish Specifications
(4) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(5) BSAI Crab Specifications
(6) Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel Initial Review
(7) Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Disposition Discussion Paper
(8) Groundfish FMP policy modernization
(9) 2027 Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures
(10) Meeting wrap-up and workload updates
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168
prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Charter Halibut Management Committee Agenda
The Charter Halibut Management Committee agenda will include (a) 2027 management measures; and (b) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8169
prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
Friday, December 4, 2026, Through Wednesday, December 9, 2026
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(1) Approval of Agenda
(2) B Reports (Executive Director [including presentation on fishery disaster insurance programs], NMFS Management Report [including Final 2027 Annual Deployment Plan], NOAA General Counsel [GC], NOAA Enforcement, Alaska Department of Fish and Game [ADF&G], United States Coast Guard [USCG], United States Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS], U.S. State Department Report, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), Advisory Panel, SSC)
(3) Cook Inlet Salmon proposed specifications
(4) Contextual Information for TACs
(5) BSAI Groundfish Specifications
(6) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(7) BSAI Crab Specifications
(8) 2027 Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures
(9) Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel Initial Review
(10) PSC Disposition Discussion Paper
(11) Groundfish FMP policy modernization
(12) Meeting wrap-up and workload updates
The Council will also meet in Executive Session on Sunday afternoon, to discuss internal administrative issues. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168
prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smartphone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at:
www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting.
For technical support please contact our administrative staff, email:
support@npfmc.org.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically through the eAgenda at
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168.
The Council strongly encourages written public comment for this meeting to avoid any potential for technical difficulties to compromise oral testimony. The written comment period is open from November 6, 2026, to November 27, 2026, and closes at 12 p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, November 27, 2026.
Authority:
16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.
Dated: November 6, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.