Notice2026-18165
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
September 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet on Monday, October 5, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56870-56871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18165]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XG037]
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 on Monday, October 5, 2026 through
Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, and continue through
Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 and continue through
Friday, October 9, 2026. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday,
October 8, 2026, and continue through Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The
Ecosystem Committee will meet Monday, October 5, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. and Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All listed
times are Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a hybrid conference. The in-person
component of the meeting will be held at the William A. Egan Civic &
Convention Center, 555 W 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the
meetings online through the links at <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings</a>.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given
under the connection information below. For technical support, please
contact our Council administrative staff, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cefe9ececf3eee8dcf2ecfaf1ffb2f3eefb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d0e080d0d120f093d130d1b101e53120f1a">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Henry, Council staff; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e08188858e9299a08e90868d83ce8f9287"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e3f363b302c271e302e38333d70312c39">[email protected]</span></a> telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, October 5, 2026, Through Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab Specifications--Review
Ecosystem Status Report (ESR) and Stock Assessment and Fishery
Evaluation (SAFE) Report, and Recommend Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) and Overfishing Level (OFL) for crab stocks.
(2) Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Review Reports and Recommend
Proposed ABC and OFL for groundfish stocks. Final ABC/OFL
recommendations for Gulf of Alaska (GOA) arrowtooth flounder, GOA rex
sole, GOA skates, Bogoslof pollock.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/7160">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/7160</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 Office of Management and Budget Peer Review Bulletin
guidelines.
Monday, October 5, 2026, Through Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Ecosystem Committee Agenda
The Ecosystem Committee agenda will include: (a) Groundfish
management policy revisions, (b) Communications, including related to
harvest control rules, and (c) other business. The agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/7155">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/7155</a> prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Through Friday, October 9, 2026
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Observer 2027 Annual Development Plan--Review Report, Committee
Reports
(2) BSAI Crab Specifications--Review SAFE Report, and Recommend ABC
and OFL for crab stocks
(3) Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Review Reports and Recommend
Proposed ABC, OFL, and Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for Groundfish
Stocks
(4) Inseason Authority to prevent Annual Catch Target (ACL)
Overages--Initial Review
(5) Charter Halibut Permits Data Request--Review Discussion Paper,
Committee report
(6) Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Disposition--Review Discussion
Paper (tentative)
(7) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)/Community Quota Entity (CQE)
transfer changes--Review Expanded Discussion Paper
(8) Staff Tasking
Thursday, October 8, 2026, Through Tuesday, October 13, 2026
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
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(1) B Reports (Executive Director including prioritization
discussion, NMFS Management, NOAA General Counsel (GC), Alaska Fishery
Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G),
United States Coast Guard (USCG), United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), Advisory Panel, SSC report)
(2) Observer 2027 Annual Development Plan--Review Report, Committee
Reports
(3) BSAI Crab Specifications--Review SAFE Report, and Recommend ABC
and OFL for crab stocks
(4) Groundfish Harvest Specifications--Review Reports and Recommend
Proposed ABC, OFL, and TAC for Groundfish Stocks
(5) Inseason Authority to prevent ACL Overages--Initial Review
(6) Charter Halibut Permits Data Request--Review Discussion Paper,
Committee report
(7) PSC Disposition--Review Discussion Paper (tentative)
(8) IFQ/CQE transfer changes--Review Expanded Discussion Paper
(9) Staff Tasking
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/7159">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/7159</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#44373134342b3630042a342229276a2b3623"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9babcb9b9a6bbbd89a7b9afa4aae7a6bbae">[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/upcoming-council-meetings">https://www.npfmc.org/upcoming-council-meetings</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 September 11, 2026, and closes at 12 p.m., Alaska Time on
Friday, October 2, 2026.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 2, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-18165 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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