Notice2026-22927
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
November 10, 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, November 30, 2026, through Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72530-72531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22927]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XG160]
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; meetings of the North Pacific
Fishery
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Management Council and its advisory committees.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and
its advisory committees will meet on Monday, November 30, 2026, through
Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
DATES: The Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 30, 2026, and continue through
Thursday, December 3, 2026. The Council's Advisory Panel (AP) will
begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, and continue through
Saturday, December 5, 2026. The Charter Halibut Management Committee
will meet on December 2, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Council will
begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, December 4, 2026, and continue through
Wednesday, December 9, 2026. 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 Egan Center, 555 W 5th
Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501, 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., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given
under the connection information below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd9d8cbdcd3cefdd3cddbd0de93d2cfda"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c78796a7d726f5c726c7a717f32736e7b">[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#a7d4d2d7d7c8d5d3e7c9d7c1cac489c8d5c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a090f0a0a15080e3a140a1c17195415081d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, November 30, 2026, Through Thursday, December 3, 2026
The SSC agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) Contextual Information for Total Allowable Catches (TACs)
(3) Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish specifications
(4) Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) Crab specifications
The SSC will also meet in Executive Session on Monday morning, to
discuss internal administrative issues. The agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8167">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8167</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.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, Through Saturday, December 5, 2026
The Advisory Panel agenda will include the following issues:
(1) Administrative Issues
(2) Contextual Information for TACs
(3) BSAI Groundfish Specifications
(4) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(5) BSAI Crab Specifications
(6) Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel Initial Review
(7) Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Disposition Discussion Paper
(8) Groundfish FMP policy modernization
(9) 2027 Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures
(10) Meeting wrap-up and workload updates
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168</a> prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Charter Halibut Management Committee Agenda
The Charter Halibut Management Committee agenda will include (a)
2027 management measures; and (b) other business. The agenda is subject
to change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8169">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8169</a> prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Friday, December 4, 2026, Through Wednesday, December 9, 2026
The Council agenda will include the following issues. The Council
may take appropriate action on any of the issues identified.
(1) Approval of Agenda
(2) B Reports (Executive Director [including presentation on fishery
disaster insurance programs], NMFS Management Report [including Final
2027 Annual Deployment Plan], NOAA General Counsel [GC], NOAA
Enforcement, Alaska Department of Fish and Game [ADF&G], United States
Coast Guard [USCG], United States Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS],
U.S. State Department Report, Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission (PSMFC), Advisory Panel, SSC)
(3) Cook Inlet Salmon proposed specifications
(4) Contextual Information for TACs
(5) BSAI Groundfish Specifications
(6) GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications
(7) BSAI Crab Specifications
(8) 2027 Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures
(9) Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel Initial Review
(10) PSC Disposition Discussion Paper
(11) Groundfish FMP policy modernization
(12) Meeting wrap-up and workload updates
The Council will also meet in Executive Session on Sunday
afternoon, to discuss internal administrative issues. The agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168</a> prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or
smartphone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted
online at: <a href="https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting">https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-next-council-meeting</a>. For
technical support please contact our administrative staff, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aedddbdedec1dcdaeec0dec8c3cd80c1dcc9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9feceaefeff0edebdff1eff9f2fcb1f0edf8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted
electronically through the eAgenda at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/8168</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 November 6, 2026, to November 27, 2026, and closes at 12
p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, November 27, 2026.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 6, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-22927 Filed 11-9-26; 8:45 am]
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