Pacific Fishery Management Council
September 2026 Council Meeting - Briefing Book Public Comments
The following Agenda is subject to change.
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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 9/16/26.
FOR ORAL TESTIMONY:
You can sign up for oral testimony in the E-Portal starting at 8am on 9/17/26
IF REMOTE: Watch 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.
| A. Call to Order | ||
| A1 | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda, Executive Directors Report | |
| B. Open Comment Period | ||
| B1 | 77 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
| C. Cross Fishery Management Plan | ||
| C1 | 0 Comments | Office of Law Enforcement, United States Coast Guard, and Tri-State Enforcement Biennial Report |
| C2 | 0 Comments | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Report |
| C3 | 0 Comments | Special Projects: Project Planning, Updates, and Clarifications |
| C4 | 0 Comments | Council Efficiencies |
| C5 | 0 Comments | Special Project 1: Nationwide Review of If, Then Statements, and Council Meeting Requirements |
| D. Administrative Matters | ||
| D1 | 0 Comments | Council Member Recusals |
| D2 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
| D3 | Approve Council Meeting Record | |
| D4 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures (COPs) |
| D5 | 1 Comment | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |
| E. Habitat Issues | ||
| E1 | 1 Comment | Habitat Issues |
| F. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
| F1 | 0 Comments | 2027 Commercial and Recreational Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Regulations - Preliminary |
| G. Salmon Management | ||
| G1 | 3 Comments | Methodology Review - Final Topic Selection |
| G2 | 1 Comment | Klamath River Dam Removal and Basin Update |
| G3 | 1 Comment | Risk Management Framework - Risk Tables and Other Approaches, Informational |
| H. Groundfish Management | ||
| H1 | 0 Comments | Protocol for Reviewing Ecosystem Component Species Catch and Identifying Stocks in Need of Conservation and Management |
| H2 | 0 Comments | Moving Trawl Gear Exempted Fishing Permit into Regulations; Updating Declaration Requirements; Removing Duplicative Recreational Regulations - Final Action |
| H3 | 0 Comments | Inseason Adjustments for 2026 and Technical Corrections for 2027-28 - Final Action |
| I. Highly Migratory Species Management | ||
| I1 | 0 Comments | Special Project 1: If, Then Management Measures for Bluefin Tuna Trip Limits |
| J. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
| J1 | 8 Comments | Fishery Management Plan Amendment: Management Provisions for the Revised Sardine Stock |
| J2 | 0 Comments | Stock Assessment Terms of Reference |