Pacific Fishery Management Council
November 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 November 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 11/6/25.
FOR ORAL TESTIMONY:
You can sign up for oral testimony in the E-Portal starting at 8am on 11/14/25
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.
Join the Webinar - Day 5 11/19/25 (Starts at 8am)
| A. Call to Order | ||
| A1 | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda | |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | 7 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Administrative | ||
| C1 | Council Coordination Committee Meeting Report - CANCELLED | |
| C2 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
| C3 | Legislative Matters - CANCELLED | |
| C4 | Approve Council Meeting Record | |
| C5 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
| C6 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
| D. Cross Fishery Management Plan | ||
| D1 | National Marine Fisheries Service 2025 Accomplishments and 2026 Priorities - CANCELLED | |
| D2 | Council and NMFS Workload - Capacity Alignment | |
| D3 | 0 Comments | Marine Planning |
| D4 | 0 Comments | Council Operations and Priorities |
| E. Habitat Issues | ||
| E1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
| F. Groundfish Management | ||
| F1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| F2 | 1 Comment | Adopt Stock Assessments |
| F3 | 0 Comments | Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2027-28 (Part 1) |
| F4 | 17 Comments | Exempted Fishing Permits |
| F5 | 0 Comments | Harvest Specifications and Management Measures Flexibility |
| F6 | 0 Comments | Inseason Adjustments for 2025-26 Including Pacific Whiting Off the Top Bycatch Deductions - Final Action |
| F7 | 0 Comments | Trawl Catch Share Program Review |
| F8 | 0 Comments | Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2027-28 (Part 2) |
| F9 | 0 Comments | Marine Mammal Take Reduction Team Update |
| G. Salmon Management | ||
| G1 | 2 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| G2 | 2 Comments | Final 2026 Preseason Management Schedule |
| G3 | 2 Comments | Methodology Review Results |
| G4 | 1 Comment | Sacramento River Fall Chinook Fishery Management Plan Amendment - Workgroup Report, Initial Scoping |
| G5 | 0 Comments | Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup Progress Report |
| H. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
| H1 | 0 Comments | 2026 Commerical and Recreational Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations - Final Action |
| I. Highly Migratory Species Managment | ||
| I1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| I2 | 0 Comments | International Management Activities |
| I3 | 0 Comments | Exempted Fishing Permits - Preliminary or Final Action |
| I4 | 1 Comment | HMS Roadmap: Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) - Goals and Metrics |
| J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
| J1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| J2 | 0 Comments | Methodology Review |
| J3 | 1 Comment | Pacific Sardine Stock Definitions |