Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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March 20, 2026

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Abstract

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory bodies will meet April 6-12, 2026 in Portland, Oregon and via webinar. The Pacific Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely. The following groups will meet in person in Portland: Pacific Council, Scientific and Statistical Committee, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish Management Team, Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team, Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team, Enforcement Consultants, and Habitat Committee.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13591-13593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05540]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and
its advisory bodies will meet April 6-12, 2026 in Portland, Oregon and
via webinar. The Pacific Council meeting will be live streamed with the
opportunity to provide public comment remotely. The following groups
will meet in person in Portland: Pacific Council, Scientific and
Statistical Committee, Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, Groundfish
Management Team, Salmon Advisory Subpanel, Salmon Technical Team,
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel, Coastal Pelagic Species
Management Team, Enforcement Consultants, and Habitat Committee.

DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will begin on Wednesday, April 8,
2026, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), reconvening at 8 a.m. on Thursday,
April 9 through Sunday, April 12, 2026. All meetings are open to the
public, except for a Closed Session held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to address litigation and personnel matters.
The Pacific Council will meet as late as necessary each day to complete
its scheduled business. Advisory Body meetings begin on Monday, April
6, 2026, as outlined in

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the schedule of ancillary meetings below.

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Pacific Council and its advisory entities
will be held at the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention
Center, 375 NE Holladay St., Portland, OR 97232; Telephone: 971-222-
1234. Specific meeting information, including directions to join the
meeting, connecting to the live stream broadcast, and system
requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the
Pacific Council's website (see <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>). You may send an email
to Mr. Hayden York (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0169607865646f2f786e736a4171626e746f62686d2f6e7366"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274f465e434249095e48554c675744485249444e4b09485540">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>) 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: Mr. Merrick Burden, Executive
Director, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2418 or (866) 806-7204
ext. 418 toll-free, or access the Pacific Council website,
<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, for the proposed agenda and meeting briefing
materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 6-12, 2026 meeting of the Pacific
Council and its Advisory Bodies will be streamed live on the internet.
The Council meeting broadcasts begin initially at 9 a.m. PT Wednesday,
April 8, 2026, and 8 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2026, through Sunday,
April 12, 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
<a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>).
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. Groundfish
Agenda Item C.7 Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives
for 2027-28 Fisheries includes consideration to remove a Yelloweye
Rockfish Conservation area closure that also applies to participants in
the Pacific halibut fisheries. Additional detail 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
advance April 2026 briefing materials and posted on the Pacific Council
website at <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a> no later than Friday, March 20, 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. Groundfish Management
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Marine Mammal Take Reduction Team Update
3. Widow Rockfish Alternative Harvest Control Rule
4. Harvest Specifications for 2027-28 Fisheries
5. Workload and New Management Measures Priorities, including Trawl
Follow-on Actions Scoping
6. Inseason Management--Final Action
7. Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives for 2027-
28 Fisheries
D. Salmon
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Tentative Adoption of 2026 Management Measures for Analysis
3. Sacramento River Fall Chinook Revised Spawner Abundance at
Maximum Sustainable Yield--Terms of Reference
4. Clarify Council Direction on 2026 Management Measures
5. Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection
6. Further Direction on 2026 Management Measures
7. Further Direction on 2026 Management Measures
8. 2026 Management Measures--Final Action
E. Pacific Halibut
1. Incidental Catch Limits for the 2026 Salmon Troll Fishery-Final
Action
F. Coastal Pelagic Species
1. National Marine Fisheries Service Report
2. Methodology Review: Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey
3. Exempted Fishing Permits for 2026-27--Final Action
4. Pacific Sardine Specifications and Management Measures for 2026-
27--Final Action
5. Fishery Management Plan Amendment--Sardine Stock Definition and
Fishery Management Unit Revision
G. Habitat Issues
1. Current Habitat Issues
H. Cross Fishery Management Plan
1. Special Project 1: Adaptive Management and Flexibility
2. Council and National Marine Fisheries Service Workload--Capacity
Alignment
I. Administrative
1. Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
2. Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning

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, <a href="http://www.pcouncil.org">www.pcouncil.org</a>, no later than the end of
the day Friday, March 20, 2026.

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings

Day 1--Monday, April 6, 2026

Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.

Day 2--Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team--8 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Habitat Committee--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Scientific and Statistical Committee--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--2 p.m.

Day 3--Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Day 4--Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 5--Friday, April 10, 2026

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team--8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 6--Saturday, April 11, 2026

Salmon Advisory Subpanel--8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants--As Necessary

Day 7--Sunday, April 12, 2026

Salmon Technical Team--8 a.m.

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 (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef878e968b8a81c196809d84af9f8c809a818c8683c1809d88"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f777e667b7a713166706d745f6f7c706a717c767331706d78">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; (503)
820-2424) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: March 18, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-05540 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am]
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