Pacific Fishery Management Council

Pacific Fishery Management Council

September 2025 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments

Public Comments
Closed for written comment at 09/11/2025 05:00 PM PDT Closed for oral testimony sign-up
46 Comments

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Meeting Time: 09/20/2025 08:00 AM PDT

**UPDATED FOR 2025**

The following Agenda is subject to change.
Please be respectful and courteous with your comments.


INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ:

***NOTICE: The Agenda for the September 2025 Council Meeting has been REVISED***

Visit the September 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 9/11/25.

FOR ORAL TESTIMONY:

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IF REMOTE: Watch NEW VIDEO: Giving Public Comment in 3 Easy Step

IF IN PERSON: When your name is called, walk up to the public testimony table to present your comment.

 

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A. Call to Order
A1 Opening Remarks, New Council Member Appointments, Roll Call, Agenda
B. Open Comment Period
B1 15 Comments Comments on Non-Agenda Items
C. Habitat Issues
C1 0 Comments Current Habitat Issues
D. Highly Migratory Species Management
D1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
D2 0 Comments International Management Activities
E. Pacific Halibut Management
E1 1 Comment 2026 Commercial and Recreational Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations - Preliminary
F. Salmon Management
F1 1 Comment Methodology Review - Final Topic Selection
G. Groundfish Management
G1 0 Comments National Marine Fisheries Service Report
G2 1 Comment Phase 2 Stock Definitions - Final Action
G3 3 Comments Adopt Stock Assessments
G4 0 Comments Stock Assessment Methodology Topic Selection - Final Topics
G5 0 Comments Trawl Catch Share Program Review - Preliminary
G6 0 Comments Initial Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
G7 0 Comments Inseason Adjustments - Final Action
G8 Emergency Action: Revised 2026 Specifications and Measures for Canary Rockfish, Shortspine Thornyhead, and Petrale sole - Final Action
H. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
H1 1 Comment Adaptive Management and Flexibility - Scoping
H2 2 Comments Council Response to Executive Orders and Administration Updates
I. Administrative Matters
I1 0 Comments Fiscal Matters
I2 Approve Council Meeting Record
I3 0 Comments Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures
I4 0 Comments Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning