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4/12/26 Day 5 (begins 8am with Closed Session): Join Here
| A. Call to order | ||
| A1 | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda, Executive Directors Report | |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | 5 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Groundfish Management | ||
| C1 | 1 Comment | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| C2 | 0 Comments | Marine Mammal Take Reduction Team Update |
| C3 | 0 Comments | Widow Rockfish Alternative Harvest Control Rule |
| C4 | 0 Comments | Harvest Specifications for 2027-28 Fisheries |
| C5 | 0 Comments | Workload and New Management Measures Priorities, including Trawl Follow-on Actions Scoping |
| C6 | 2 Comments | Inseason Management - Final Action |
| C7 | 3 Comments | Preliminary Preferred Management Measure Alternatives for 2027-28 Fisheries |
| D. Salmon Management | ||
| D1 | 5 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| D2 | 279 Comments | Tentative Adoption of 2026 Management Measures for Analysis |
| D3 | 3 Comments | Sacramento River Fall Chinook Revised Spawner Abundance at Maximum Sustainable Yield - Terms of Reference |
| D4 | 2 Comments | Clarify Council Direction on 2026 Management Measures |
| D5 | 0 Comments | Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection |
| D6 | 1 Comment | Further Direction on 2026 Management Measures |
| D7 | 0 Comments | Further Direction on 2026 Management Measures |
| D8 | 47 Comments | 2026 Management Measures - Final Action |
| E. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
| E1 | 0 Comments | Incidental Catch Limits for the 2026 Salmon Troll Fishery - Final Action |
| F. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
| F1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
| F2 | 0 Comments | Methodology Review: Integrated West Coast Pelagics Survey |
| F3 | 0 Comments | Exempted Fishing Permits for 2026-27 - Final Action |
| F4 | 1 Comment | Pacific Sardine Specifications and Management Measures for 2026-27 - Final Action |
| F5 | 1 Comment | Fishery Management Plan Amendment - Sardine Stock Definition and Fishery Management Unit Revision |
| G. Habitat Issues | ||
| G1 | 3 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
| H. Cross Fishery Management Plan | ||
| H1 | 0 Comments | Special Project 1: Adaptive Management and Flexibility |
| H2 | 0 Comments | Council and National Marine Fisheries Service Workload - Capacity Alignment |
| I. Administrative Matters | ||
| I1 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
| I2 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |