At its June meeting, the Council will accept written comments and oral testimony regarding recommendations for actions to reduce burdens on domestic fishing and to increase production within sustainable limits, per the recent Executive Order “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness”. Section 4 of EO 14276 specifically provides for input from the Regional Fishery Management Councils: (i) The […]
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Committee Nominations – Ecosystem, IFQ, and PNCIAC
The Council is soliciting nominations for the Ecosystem Committee, IFQ Committee, and Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC). Please note that there are different deadlines for each committee’s vacancies.
April 2025 Newsletter
Nominations | Ecosystem Committee | IFQ Committee | PNCIAC | Area 4 Vessel Caps| Small Sablefish | MRA Adjustments| Programmatic Evaluation| Cost Recovery and EDRs| GOA Tanner Crab Protections| AFSC Surveys | Staff Tasking | Appointments | Upcoming Meetings NPFMC Holds April Virtual Council Meeting The Council held its most recent meeting via zoom, along […]
February 2025 Newsletter
Announcements| Cook Inlet Salmon Harvest Specifications |Chum Salmon Bycatch Management | Upcoming Meetings | NPFMC announcements The Council held a special meeting in February 2025 to take up two issues: harvest specifications for Cook Inlet Salmon, and the chum salmon bycatch analysis. Because this was designed to be an issue-specific rather than a normal Council […]
December 2024 Newsletter
Appointments | Nominations | BSAI/GOA Groundfish Specs | BSAI Crab Specifications | Charter Halibut Measures | Climate Planning | BSAI Crab Arbitration| BSAI Crab C-shares| Amendment 80| IFQ Program| Staff Tasking| Upcoming Meetings | Happy Holidays The Council and its two advisory bodies, the Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Advisory Panel, met during the […]
October 2024 Newsletter
Election of Officers | BSAI Crab Specs | Charter Halibut RQE | BSAI/GOA Groundfish Specifications | Observer 2025 ADP | Crew Data Collection | Pelagic Trawl Gear Definition| Observer Availability| Climate Reports| Staff Tasking/B Reports|Chum Salmon Bycatch Outreach and Engagement| Upcoming Meetings | New Members and Election of Officers At this meeting, the Council re-elected […]