Pacific Fishery Management Council
April 2025 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments
**UPDATED FOR 2025**
The following Agenda is subject to change.
Please be respectful and courteous with your comments.
INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ:
Visit the April Council Meeting page and our FAQ page to learn more. Join the meeting remotely details have been updated for 2025.
If you have questions or concerns please contact Kris.Kleinschmidt@pcouncil.org & Hayden.York@pcouncil.org in advance of your agenda item.
FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS:
To submit a Written Public Comment, click on the Agenda Item below you wish to comment on, type in your Public Comment OR Attach it. The deadline is 5pm on 4/3/25.
FOR ORAL TESTIMONY:
You can sign up for oral testimony in the E-Portal starting at 8am on 4/10/25
IF REMOTE: Watch NEW VIDEO: Giving Public Comment in 3 Easy Steps
IF IN PERSON: When your name is called, walk up to the public testimony table to present your comment.
| A. Call to Order | ||
| A1 | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda | |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | Comment Now (2) | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP) | ||
| C1 | Comment Now (1) | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Report |
| C2 | Comment Now (1) | Research and Data Needs |
| C3 | Comment Now (2) | Socioeconomic Framework Workplan and Update |
| C4 | Comment Now | Adaptive Management Workplan and Update |
| C5 | Comment Now (1) | Council Operations and Priorities |
| D. Salmon Management | ||
| D1 | Comment Now (4) | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| D2 | Comment Now (30) | Tentative Adoption of 2025 Management Measures for Analysis |
| D3 | Comment Now | Clarify Council Direction on 2025 Management Measures |
| D4 | Comment Now (1) | Review of Essential Fish Habitat - Scoping |
| D5 | Comment Now | Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection |
| D6 | Comment Now | Further Direction on 2025 Management |
| D7 | Comment Now | Further Direction on 2025 Management |
| D8 | Comment Now | Final Action on 2025 Management Measures |
| E. Habitat Issues | ||
| E1 | Comment Now | Current Habitat Issues |
| F. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
| F1 | Comment Now (1) | Incidental Catch Limits for the 2025 Salmon Troll Fishery – Final Action |
| G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
| G1 | Comment Now | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| G2 | Comment Now | Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) for 2025-26 – Final Action |
| G3 | Comment Now | Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures for 2025-26 – Final Action |
| G4 | Comment Now | Pacific Mackerel Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-27 - Final Action |
| G5 | Comment Now | Science and Management Priorities |
| H. Administrative Matters | ||
| H1 | Comment Now | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
| H2 | Comment Now | Fiscal Matters |
| H3 | Comment Now | Legislative Matters |
| H4 | Comment Now | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |