North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Council/AP October 2025 - 276th

NPFMC Meetings
Closed for written comment at 10/31/2025 12:00 PM AKST
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Meeting Navigation

Meeting Time: 09/29/2025 08:00 AM AKST

Council, October 2-3 and 6-9, 2025; Virtual Webconference; 8am-4pm Alaska time (9am-5pm Pacific time)

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81451130091

Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091     
Or join by phone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782

 

Advisory PanelSeptember 29 - October 2, 2025; Virtual Webconference; 8am-4pm Alaska time (9am-5pm Pacific time)

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88671612019
Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
Or join by phone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 

 

Public comment:

Please submit written comment for the Council and Advisory Panel by clicking on the 'Comment Now' links next to the relevant agenda item, below. The comment period will open on September 5, 2025, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, September 26, 2025 at 12pm AKT. Submitted comments will be reviewed then visible online after the deadline closes, as per the Council's comment policy.

 

Oral testimony:

The AP and Council will also take remote oral testimony during the meetings. During the meeting, you will be able to click on the applicable 'Sign-up' link next to each agenda item below. Please sign up before the conclusion of staff reports on the agenda item.

The AP and the Council meeting will be broadcast on zoom. If you intend to give oral testimony, you must be connected to the meeting, either through zoom on your device or using a call-in phone number above. All information provided through the eAgenda or during testimony is part of the public record. We are recording the meeting and the recordings are available on the Council's YouTube channel. 

 

Click on the schedule attachment for our best estimate of agenda item timing. If you'd like to receive real-time text alerts during the meeting on Council timing, text the word "NPFMC" to the number 1-833-237-1598.

 

Related meetings:

Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), September 29-Oct 2, 2025 - eAgenda

 


A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
A1 Oath for new members
Attachments: A1 Oath of Office -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 06:37 AM AKST
A2 Election of officers
A3 Approval of Agenda and Administrative Issues
Attachments: Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/13/2025 05:31 AM AKST
Pre-Meeting Review Documents (LINK) -Uploaded: 08/15/2025 03:52 AM AKST
NPFMC Code of Conduct -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 09:28 AM AKST
PPT AP Admin Issues -Uploaded: 09/28/2025 12:03 PM AKST
B. REPORTS
B1 Executive Director's Report, including Council response to EO 14276 Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness (action by 10/3) (Oral)
Attachments: B1 Executive Director’s Report -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 07:03 AM AKST
B1 WDFW Pamplin Council appointment -Uploaded: 08/29/2025 03:55 AM AKST
B1 Witherell Retirement Announcement -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 06:39 AM AKST
B1 Executive Finance Committee Report -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 06:42 AM AKST
B1 IPHC Response St Matthew Halibut -Uploaded: 08/29/2025 03:53 AM AKST
B1 MREP 2026 Flyer -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 06:39 AM AKST
B1 Action Memo on EO14276 -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 03:32 AM AKST
B1 EO14276 NMFS Regulatory Review Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 03:11 AM AKST
B1 NPFMC Letter to NMFS with EO14276 Workplan -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 04:18 AM AKST
B1 NMFS Correspondence Received on EOs - FOR REFERENCE -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 09:12 AM AKST
B2 NMFS Management Report (including status of BSAI FMP Biological Opinion) (Oral)
Attachments: B2 NMFS Management Report -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 03:50 AM AKST
B2 NMFS Letter re Cook Inlet Harvest Specs -Uploaded: 08/29/2025 03:50 AM AKST
B2 EO14276 Seafood Competitiveness Comment Opportunity -Uploaded: 09/03/2025 05:44 AM AKST
B2 BSAI 125 Approval Pcod small boat -Uploaded: 09/04/2025 02:35 AM AKST
B2 Rockfish and Crab Use Caps -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 03:50 AM AKST
B2 Seabird Working Group Report -Uploaded: 09/15/2025 03:16 AM AKST
B2 NMFS AKR Cost Recovery Guidance -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 06:45 AM AKST
B2 NMFS Inseason Report -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 03:50 AM AKST
B2 NMFS Tribal Engagement Report -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 03:50 AM AKST
B2 NMFS 2024 Policy Directive on Integrating ESA and MSA -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 05:23 AM AKST
B2 Status of Amendments -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 03:50 AM AKST
B3 NOAA General Counsel Report
Attachments: B3 Designated Official Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 05:23 AM AKST
B3 Recusal Determinations Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 05:23 AM AKST
B3 Litigation Report UCIDA v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 08:17 AM AKST
B3 Litigation Report WFC v NMFS -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 08:03 AM AKST
B3 Litigation Report Oceana v NMFS FOIA -Uploaded: 09/28/2025 11:47 AM AKST
B3 Litigation Report Oceana v NMFS EFH -Uploaded: 09/26/2025 08:17 AM AKST
B3 Litigation Report Oceana v NMFS EFH - Supplemental Report -Uploaded: 09/30/2025 08:16 AM AKST
B4 AFSC Report (Oral)
Attachments: PPT B4 AFSC Brief -Uploaded: 09/30/2025 06:13 AM AKST
B5 ADF&G Report
Attachments: B5 ADFG Report -Uploaded: 09/28/2025 11:48 AM AKST
B6 USCG Report (Oral)
Attachments: B6 USCG D17 Report -Uploaded: 09/25/2025 05:39 AM AKST
B7 USFWS Report
Attachments: B7 USFWS Report -Uploaded: 09/30/2025 12:22 AM AKST
B8 285 Comments Public Comment on B1 through B7 agenda items
B9 SSC Report
B10 AP Report
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS
C1 7 Comments C1 MRA adjustments - Final Action
Attachments: C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/18/2025 02:04 AM AKST
C1 MRA Adjustments Analysis -Uploaded: 09/09/2025 04:05 AM AKST
PPT C1 MRA Adjustments AP -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 05:29 AM AKST
C2 2 Comments C2 Observer 2026 Annual Deployment Plan - Review; FMAC/PCFMAC Reports
Attachments: C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 10:06 AM AKST
PCFMAC_FMAC September 2025 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 05:15 AM AKST
C2 Draft 2026 Annual Deployment Plan -Uploaded: 09/08/2025 06:49 AM AKST
C2 FMAC Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 09:45 AM AKST
C2 PCFMAC Report -Uploaded: 09/22/2025 01:27 AM AKST
PPT C2 Draft 2026 Annual Deployment Plan -Uploaded: 09/22/2025 01:22 AM AKST
PPT C2 Monitoring Committee Reports -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 02:19 AM AKST
C3 1 Comment C3 BSAI Crab specifications – review SAFE report; adopt ABC/OFLs for BBRKC, Tanner crab, snow crab, PIBKC, PIRKC; BSAI Crab Plan Team report; (SSC only) Ecosystem Status Report preview
Attachments: C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/18/2025 08:52 AM AKST
CPT eAgenda September 2025 (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 05:16 AM AKST
C3 CPT Report -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 09:26 AM AKST
C3 BSAI Crab SAFE Introduction -Uploaded: 09/22/2025 08:35 AM AKST
C3 BBRKC SAFE -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 07:37 AM AKST
C3 BBRKC ESP Report Card 2025 -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 09:23 AM AKST
C3 Tanner Crab SAFE -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 07:23 AM AKST
C3 Snow Crab SAFE -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 07:05 AM AKST
C3 Snow Crab ESP Report Card 2025 -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 09:23 AM AKST
C3 PIBKC SAFE -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 07:13 AM AKST
C3 PIRKC SAFE -Uploaded: 09/17/2025 07:05 AM AKST
PPT C3 BSAI Crab_AP -Uploaded: 10/01/2025 12:48 AM AKST
C4 2 Comments C4 Crab C-Shares - Initial Review
Attachments: C4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/18/2025 02:05 AM AKST
C4 Crab C-Shares Analysis -Uploaded: 09/12/2025 08:47 AM AKST
PPT C4 Crab C Shares AP -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 03:38 AM AKST
C5 2 Comments C5 Groundfish harvest specifications: a) GOA Groundfish – Proposed specifications, Joint and GOA Plan Team reports; b) BSAI Groundfish – Proposed specifications, BSAI Plan Team report; c) Subarea apportionment process - review proposal; d) BSRE accountability measures - Discussion Paper
Attachments: C5 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/24/2025 06:20 AM AKST
Groundfish Plan Team September 2025 eAgenda (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 05:18 AM AKST
C5 EXAMPLE BRD BSAI Final Table 1 PT SSC -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 02:44 AM AKST
C5 EXAMPLE BRD GOA Final Table 1 PT SSC -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 02:44 AM AKST
C5a Joint GFPT Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 09:28 AM AKST
C5a GOA Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 09:28 AM AKST
C5 GOA 2026-7 Proposed Tables -Uploaded: 09/24/2025 09:09 AM AKST
C5b BSAI Plan Team Report -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 09:27 AM AKST
C5 BSAI 2026-7 Proposed Tables -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 06:01 AM AKST
C5d BSRE Accountability Measures Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/12/2025 07:22 AM AKST
C5 2025 Chinook Abundance Index -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 09:38 AM AKST
C5 2025 Halibut Abundance Index -Uploaded: 09/23/2025 09:38 AM AKST
PPT AP C5 Groundfish Spatial Apportionments -Uploaded: 10/01/2025 12:46 AM AKST
C6 4 Comments C6 Economic Data Reports Removal - Initial Review / Final Action
Attachments: C6 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/18/2025 02:07 AM AKST
C6 EDR Removal Analysis -Uploaded: 09/11/2025 08:56 AM AKST
PPT C6 EDR Removals -Uploaded: 09/29/2025 06:22 AM AKST
D. OTHER ISSUES
D1 14 Comments D1 BSAI Pacific cod pot gear limited access privilege program (LAPP) - Discussion Paper (Council only)
Attachments: D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/09/2025 09:02 AM AKST
D1 BSAI PCod Pot Gear LAPP Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/03/2025 01:42 AM AKST
Public Comments submitted to June 2025 meeting (LINK) -Uploaded: 09/04/2025 05:09 AM AKST
D1 AP Report from June 2025 Meeting -Uploaded: 09/04/2025 05:19 AM AKST
D2 4 Comments D2 IFQ/CQE transfer, beneficiary changes - Discussion Paper
Attachments: D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/16/2025 03:30 AM AKST
D2 IFQ_CQE Transfer Beneficiary Changes Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/12/2025 04:44 AM AKST
PPT D2 IFQ_CQE Transfer, Beneficiary Changes -Uploaded: 09/30/2025 02:20 AM AKST
D3 3 Comments D3 EFH 5-year review workplan - Review
Attachments: D3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/24/2025 06:45 AM AKST
D3 2028 EFH 5-year Review Plan Discussion Paper -Uploaded: 09/09/2025 10:39 AM AKST
D3 2023 EFH 5-year Review Final Summary - FOR REFERENCE -Uploaded: 09/09/2025 10:48 AM AKST
PPT D3 EFH 5-year Review Plan -Uploaded: 09/30/2025 07:51 AM AKST
D4 1 Comment D4 Programmatic evaluation - Discuss next steps
Attachments: D4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/12/2025 08:52 AM AKST
PPT D4 Programmatic Evaluation -Uploaded: 09/30/2025 12:25 AM AKST
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES
E1 2 Comments E Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review
Attachments: E Action Memo -Uploaded: 09/25/2025 02:44 AM AKST
E 3 Meeting Outlook - PRE-MEETING -Uploaded: 09/25/2025 02:46 AM AKST
E Council Staff Responsibilities -Uploaded: 09/25/2025 02:44 AM AKST
E NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 09/19/2025 09:59 AM AKST
E Prelim Dec 2025 agenda -Uploaded: 09/25/2025 02:45 AM AKST
E Groundfish Workplan 2025-10 -Uploaded: 09/25/2025 02:44 AM AKST