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Notice2026-17797

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Published
September 1, 2026

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene an online joint meeting of the Ecosystem-Based Management Subcommittee (EBM) and the Economics Subcommittee (ES) of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), which is open to the public.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56133-56134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17797]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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 an online joint meeting of the Ecosystem-Based Management 
Subcommittee (EBM) and the Economics Subcommittee (ES) of its 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), which is open to the 
public.

DATES: The online meeting will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Time, or until business for the day is 
completed.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting 
information, including directions on how to join the meeting 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#056d647c61606b2b7c6a776e4575666a706b666c692b6a7762"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e262f372a2b206037213c250e3e2d213b202d272260213c29">[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: Gilly Lyons, Staff Officer, Pacific 
Council; telephone: (503) 820-2427.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC EBM and SSC ES will meet via webinar 
to review ecosystem science topics identified by the Pacific Council 
for potential incorporation in the California Current Integrated 
Ecosystem Assessment Team's Ecosystem Status Report (ESR). These topics 
include (a) Review of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) index and 
its utility as an ecosystem indicator; (b) Revisiting indicators to 
support management of groundfish stocks; and (c) Review of changes to 
fishery diversification

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indices. This review of science topics may potentially inform future 
annual reports to the Pacific Council on the state of the California 
Current Ecosystem. The SSC EBM and SSC ES joint meeting is open to the 
public. A detailed meeting agenda will be available on the Pacific 
Council's website prior to the meeting.
    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#244c455d40414a0a5d4b564f6454474b514a474d480a4b5643"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85ede4fce1e0ebabfceaf7eec5f5e6eaf0ebe6ece9abeaf7e2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; (503) 
820-2424) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 27, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-17797 Filed 8-31-26; 8:45 am]
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