Pacific Fishery Management Council
June 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 June 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 6/5/25.
FOR ORAL TESTIMONY:
You can sign up for oral testimony in the E-Portal starting at 8am on 6/12/25
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 | Comment Now | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | Comment Now | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Administrative Matters | ||
| C1 | Comment Now | Council Coordination Committee Meeting Update |
| C2 | Comment Now | Legislative Matters |
| C3 | Comment Now | Fiscal Matters |
| C4 | Approve Council Meeting Records | |
| C5 | Comment Now | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
| C6 | Comment Now | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
| D. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP) | ||
| D1 | Comment Now | Presidential Executive Orders and Administration Updates |
| D2 | Comment Now | Council Response to Executive Orders and Administration Updates |
| D3 | Comment Now | Research and Data Needs – Final Action |
| E. Groundfish Management | ||
| E1 | Comment Now | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| E2 | Comment Now | Limited Entry Fixed Gear Actions: Gear Endorsements, Cost Recovery, and Other Administrative Changes – Final Action |
| E3 | Comment Now | Inseason Management – Final Action |
| E4 | Comment Now | Adopt Stock Assessments |
| E5 | Comment Now | Intersector Allocation Review – Final Action |
| E6 | Comment Now | Phase 2 Stock Definitions — Final Action |
| E7 | Comment Now | Harvest Specifications Flexibility - Scoping |
| E8 | Comment Now | 2027-28 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Planning |
| F. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
| F1 | Comment Now | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| F2 | Comment Now | International Management Activities |
| F3 | Comment Now | Exempted Fishing Permits |
| F4 | Comment Now | Highly Migratory Species Roadmap Development |
| G. Habitat Issues | ||
| G1 | Comment Now | Current Habitat Issues |