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Spotlights

October 2025 Meeting

The North Pacific Council will meet for a Virtual WEBCONFERENCE September 29-October 8, 2025. The eAgenda and Schedule will be available soon. A stream of the meeting will be available on YouTube.

Council Action on Pelagic Trawl Gear

At its June meeting, the Council took two separate actions to update the definition of pelagic trawl gear.

June 2025 Meeting

The North Pacific Council met in Newport, Oregon June 2-10. The Newsletter, eAgenda and Schedule are available. Recordings of the meeting are available on YouTube.

Council Accepts Comments on Executive Order

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…

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 Meeting

The North Pacific Council met April 2025 via webconference. The Newsletter, eAgenda & Schedule are available. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube channel.

Council action to minimize chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea Pollock Fishery

February 12, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Contact: david.witherell@noaa.gov, diana.evans@noaa.gov, 907-271-2815 NPFMC’s press release on chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery At its February special meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council)…

February 2025 Special Meeting

The council met in Anchorage, Alaska. The eAgenda, Schedule & Newsletter are available. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube channel.

December 2024 Meeting – Egan Center

The council met in Anchorage, Alaska. The eAgenda, Schedule & Newsletter are available. The newsletter will be published shortly. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube channel.

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October 2024 Meeting – Anchorage

The Council met at the Egan Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Agenda, Schedule & Newsletter are available. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube Channel.

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June 2024 Meeting – Kodiak

The Council met June 3-11 at the KANA Marketplace in Kodiak, Alaska. The Agenda, Schedule, and Newsletter are available. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube channel. 

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Climate Scenarios Workshop Webpage

This page provides information about the Climate Scenarios Workshop, which was held in Kodiak on June 5 and 6, 2018.

We respectfully acknowledge that the Council regularly meets, and its staff office resides, in Anchorage on Dena’ina homelands. The Council wants to honor the Dena’ina, the Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded this land across generations and continue to do so. We are glad to be part of this community, and to honor the culture, resilience, and tradition of the Dena’ina people.

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