Notice2026-09538
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
May 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet June 1, 2026, through June 9, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27033-27034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09538]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF750]
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid conference.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet June 1, 2026, through June 9, 2026.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026, and continue through
Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will begin
at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and continue through Friday, June
5, 2026. The Council's Executive/Finance Committee will meet in closed
session on Wednesday June 3, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Council
will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and continue through
Tuesday, June 9, 2026. All listed times are Pacific Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person
component of the meeting will be held at the Hilton Vancouver
Washington, 301 W 6th St., Vancouver, WA 98660, or join the meeting
online through the links at <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting">https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting</a>.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via web conference are
given under Connection Information, below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Henry, Council staff; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1879707d766a615876687e757b36776a7f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6809000d061a112806180e050b46071a0f">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: (907) 271-2809. For technical support
please contact our Council administrative staff, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90e3e5e0e0ffe2e4d0fee0f6fdf3beffe2f7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50232520203f2224103e20363d337e3f2237">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, June 1, 2026, Through Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) BSAI Crab specifications--review AIGKC, PIGKC SAFE report chapters
and adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team report
(3) Scallop harvest specifications--review SAFE report and adopt ABC/
OFL; Scallop Plan Team report
(4) Economic and community indicator reports--Review
(5) GOA Tanner crab protection measures--Initial Review
(6) GOA 2025 survey--Review changes, guidance for SAFE report
(7) Climate workplan: (a) Workplan update, (b) Discussion Paper on
development of alternative harvest control rules (HCRs)--Review
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5132">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5132</a> 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.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Through Friday, June 5, 2026
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) Observer Program Annual Report for 2025--Review, FMAC report
(3) Cost recovery report and program improvements--Initial Review
(4) BSAI Crab specifications--review AIGKC, PIGKC SAFE report chapters
and adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team report
(5) Scallop harvest specifications--review SAFE report and adopt ABC/
OFL; Scallop Plan Team report
(6) Pelagic trawl gear research updates--Review, consider performance
standard if appropriate
(7) GOA Tanner crab protection measures--Initial Review
(8) Groundfish FMP objectives triennial report--Review, Ecosystem
Committee report
(9) Climate workplan: (a) Workplan update, (b) Discussion Paper on
development of alternative harvest control rules (HCRs)--Review,
Ecosystem Committee report
(10) Staff Tasking
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The Executive/Finance Committee will meet in closed session to
discuss internal financial and administrative matters.
Thursday, June 4, 2026, Through Tuesday, June 9, 2026
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) Reports: Executive Director (including CCC report), NMFS
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Management Report (including Protected Resources report, E.O. 14276
update, Salmon EFP update), NOAA General Counsel (GC), Alaska Fisheries
Science Center (AFSC), NOAA Enforcement, Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), Cooperative reports, IPA reports, SeaShare
report, and Trawl EM report, Salmon bycatch genetic stock composition
reports, Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report, Advisory
Panel (AP) Report
(3) Observer Program Annual Report for 2025--Review, FMAC report
(4) BSAI Crab specifications--review AIGKC, PIGKC SAFE report chapters
and adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team report
(5) Scallop harvest specifications--review SAFE report and adopt ABC/
OFL; Scallop Plan Team report
(7) Cost recovery report and program improvements--Initial Review
(8) GOA Tanner crab protection measures--Initial Review
(9) Pelagic trawl gear research updates--Review, consider performance
standard if appropriate
(10) Groundfish FMP objectives triennial report--Review, Ecosystem
Committee report
(11) Climate workplan: (a) Workplan update, (b) Discussion Paper on
development of alternative harvest control rules (HCRs)--Review,
Ecosystem Committee report
(12) Staff Tasking
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5131">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5131</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or
smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted
online at: <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings</a>. For
technical support please contact our administrative staff, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4b7b1b4b4abb6b084aab4a2a9a7eaabb6a3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="daa9afaaaab5a8ae9ab4aabcb7b9f4b5a8bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
electronically through the links at <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/">https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting/</a>. 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 May 8, 2026, and closes at 12 p.m. Alaska Time on Friday,
May 29, 2026.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice 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 Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 11, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-09538 Filed 5-12-26; 8:45 am]
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