Final Action on Bering Sea Chum Salmon Bycatch Management is now scheduled for a February Council meeting in Anchorage, Alaska on February 2-11, 2026. Scheduling final action for February 2026 is not anticipated to impact the implementation timeframe of any chum bycatch alternatives if the Council chooses to take action. This timing decision is intended to best ensure that the Council can take up this agenda item in-person, given ongoing uncertainties about the timing of Council funding distributions and December/February meeting logistics, and barring unforeseen circumstances.