Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

March 2025 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Open for written comment until 02/27/2025 05:00 PM PST Closed for oral testimony sign-up
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All comments are part of the public record.
Meeting Time: 03/06/2025 08:00 AM PST

**UPDATED FOR 2025**

The following Agenda is subject to change.
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A. Call to Order
A1 Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
B1 Comment Now Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Pacific Halibut Management
C1 Comment Now Annual Report of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)
C2 Comment Now Incidental Catch Recommendations: Options for Salmon Troll and Final Action for Fixed Gear Sablefish Fisheries
D. Cross Fishery Management Plan
D1 United States Coast Guard (USCG) Annual Report -CANCELLED
D2 Comment Now Marine Planning
E. Salmon Management
E1 Comment Now National Marine Fisheries Service Report
E2 Comment Now Review of 2024 Fisheries and Summary of 2025 Stock Forecasts
E3 Comment Now Identify Management Objectives and Preliminary Definition of 2025 Management Alternatives
E4 Comment Now Recommendations for 2025 Management Alternative Analysis
E5 Comment Now Further Direction for 2025 Management Alternatives
E6 Comment Now Further Direction for 2025 Management Alternatives
E7 Comment Now (2) Adopt 2025 Management Alternatives for Public Review
E8 Comment Now Appoint Salmon Hearing Officers
F. Ecosystem
F1 Comment Now 2024-25 California Current Ecosystem Status Report and 2025 Science Review Topics
G. Habitat
G1 Comment Now Current Habitat Issues
H. Groundfish Management
H1 Comment Now National Marine Fisheries Service Report
H2 Comment Now Humpback Whale and Leatherback Sea Turtle Biological Opinion
H3 Comment Now Implementation of the 2025 Pacific Whiting Fishery under the U.S./Canada Agreement and 2025 Fishery
H4 Comment Now Final Assessment Methodologies
H5 Comment Now (4) Cordell Bank Conservation Area Revisions—Final
H6 Comment Now Phase 2 Stock Definitions
H7 Comment Now Limited Entry Fixed Gear Actions: Gear Endorsements, Cost Recovery, and Other Administrative Changes
H8 Comment Now Workload and New Management Measures Priorities
H9 Comment Now (1) Inseason Adjustments – Final
I. Highly Migratory Species Management
I1 Comment Now National Marine Fisheries Service Report
I2 Comment Now International Management Activities
I3 Comment Now Highly Migratory Species Roadmap
J. Administrative
J1 Comment Now Legislative Matters
J2 Approve Council Meeting Record
J3 Comment Now Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
J4 Comment Now Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning