Notice2026-00957
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
January 20, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a Methodology Review Panel meeting to review the products of the Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey. The meeting will be co- hosted by the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center. The meeting is open to the public and being conducted in person with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote listening and public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00957]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF490]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will
convene a Methodology Review Panel meeting to review the products of
the Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey. The meeting will be co-
hosted by the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center. The meeting is
open to the public and being conducted in person with a web broadcast
that provides the opportunity for remote listening and public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 24 through Thursday,
February 26, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
or until business for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, Pacific Room, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA
92037, Tel: 858-546-7000.
This meeting is being conducted in person with a web broadcast that
provides the opportunity for remote public comment. Specific meeting
information, materials, visitor protocols, and instructions for how to
connect to the meeting remotely will be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Bernaus, Staff Officer,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2420, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18a809593888f80cf8384938f809492a191828e948f82888dcf8e9386"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1972786d6b707778377b7c6b77786c6a59697a766c777a707537766b7e">[email protected]</span></a>; Dr. Andr[eacute] Punt, University of
Washington; telephone (206) 221-6319; or Dr. Annie Yau, NMFS Southwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone: (858) 546-7083.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of a methodology review is to
provide a peer review process for review and evaluation of new stock
survey or data methodologies developed for potential inclusion in
Pacific Council products. No management actions will be decided by the
Methodology Review Panel (Panel). The Panel participants' role will be
the development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the
Pacific Council at its April 2026 meeting in Portland, Oregon. Upon
approval by the Scientific and Statistical Committee, the methodology
can then be included in stock assessments or other Pacific Council
products. This meeting will be a formal review of the net change in the
acoustic-trawl survey (now the Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey)
for use in future coastal pelagic species stock assessments. The Panel
will provide recommendations regarding whether the Integrated Survey's
survey data outputs can be utilized in future coastal pelagic species
stock assessments, and if not, what additional research is needed for
this to be possible. The Panel will also recommend research topics
organized by priority and anticipated time frame for completion for
NMFS and Pacific Council consideration.
The Panel will consist of members of the Pacific Council's
Scientific and Statistical Committee's Coastal Pelagic Species
Subcommittee, at least one independent expert from the Center for
Independent Experts, and other invited expert reviewers.
Representatives of the Pacific Council's Coastal Pelagic Species
Management Team and the Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel will
also participate in the review as advisers.
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.
Visitors to the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center will need
to obtain a visitor badge. Visitors are also required to present a REAL
ID-compliant form of identification. For instance,
--State-issued identification that is REAL ID-compliant
--Passport
--Enhanced Driver's License
--Federal employee, military, or veteran identification card
Visitor protocols will be provided in the meeting announcement on the
Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c475e455f0247404945425f4f44414548586c5c4f4359424f454002435e4b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c372e352f7237303935322f3f34313538281c2c3f3329323f353072332e3b">[email protected]</span></a>; 503-820-2412) at least 10 days prior
to the meeting date.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: January 15, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-00957 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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