North Pacific Fishery Management Council

NPFMC Council/AP February 2026 - 278th

NPFMC Meetings
Closed for written comment at 01/30/2026 12:00 PM AKST
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Meeting Navigation

Meeting Time: 02/01/2026 09:00 AM AKST

Council, February 5-11, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091     
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Advisory Panel, February 2-7, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

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Meeting ID: 886 7161 2019
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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 December 12, 2025, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, January 30, 2026 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 Advisory Panel (AP) and Council will accept in-person and remote oral testimony during the meetings. Once each meeting begins, you may click the applicable “Sign-up” link next to the agenda item to indicate whether you will testify remotely or in person.

 

C2 Chum Salmon Bycatch Oral Testimony Sign-up Periods

 

Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting

  • Sign-up opens: Sunday, 2/1 at 9:00 AM
  • Sign-up closes: Tuesday, 2/3 at 9:00 AM

Council Meeting

  • Sign-up opens: Wednesday, 2/4 at 9:00 AM
  • Sign-up closes: Once the Council receives the AP report presentation (anticipated on 2/6)

 

The AP and the Council meeting will be broadcast on Zoom. If you intend to give oral testimony remotely, 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), February 2-4, 2026 - AGENDA


A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
A1 Approve Agenda and Administrative Issues
Attachments: Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 02:31 AM AKST
Pre-Meeting Review Document Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 02:31 AM AKST
PPT AP Admin Issues -Uploaded: 02/01/2026 09:27 AM AKST
B. REPORTS
B1 Executive Director’s Report (oral)
Attachments: B1 ED report -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 05:37 PM AKST
Link to EO 14276 Public Comments received by NMFS - excel file -Uploaded: 02/03/2026 01:28 PM AKST
B1 Background Info on Unguided Rental Boat Discussion -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 05:04 PM AKST
B1 IFQ Report to the Fleet -Uploaded: 01/21/2026 01:20 PM AKST
B1 Flyer CDQ Gathering Weds Feb 4th -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 04:21 PM AKST
PPT B1 IFQ Report to the Fleet -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 04:11 PM AKST
PPT B1 Bycatch Report -Uploaded: 01/27/2026 01:35 PM AKST
PPT B1 BBSRI - Chum Salmon Inseason Genetics -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 04:14 PM AKST
B2 NMFS Management Report (oral)
Attachments: B2 NMFS Report -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 04:34 PM AKST
B2 Final 2026 ADP -Uploaded: 01/16/2026 02:40 PM AKST
B2 BSAI 2025 Year-end Inseason Report -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 02:11 PM AKST
B2 GOA 2025 Year-end Inseason Report -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 02:13 PM AKST
B2 MRA Emergency Exemptions -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:08 AM AKST
B2 Status of Amendments -Uploaded: 02/01/2026 09:13 AM AKST
B2 Tribal Engagement Report -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 09:27 AM AKST
PPT B2 Annual Inseason Report -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 04:35 PM AKST
B3 NOAA General Counsel Report
Attachments: B3 Designated Officials Memo -Uploaded: 01/22/2026 09:56 AM AKST
B3 Recusal Determination Memo -Uploaded: 01/22/2026 09:56 AM AKST
B3 Litigation Report Oceana v NMFS EFH -Uploaded: 01/20/2026 01:11 PM AKST
B3 Litigation Report UCIDA v NMFS -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 03:07 PM AKST
B4 AFSC Report (oral)
B5 ADF&G Report
Attachments: B5 ADF&G Report -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 04:51 PM AKST
B6 USCG Report
Attachments: B6 Coast Guard Arctic District Report -Uploaded: 02/02/2026 09:39 AM AKST
B7 USFWS Report (oral)
Attachments: B7 USFWS Report -Uploaded: 02/03/2026 02:23 PM AKST
B7 USFWS Chum Salmon Bycatch DEIS Comments -Uploaded: 02/03/2026 02:23 PM AKST
B7 Additional USFWS Alternates -Uploaded: 02/03/2026 10:47 AM AKST
B8 IPHC Report
Attachments: B8 IPHC AM102 Report -Uploaded: 01/26/2026 11:41 AM AKST
B8 IPHC Letter to NPFMC -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 12:19 PM AKST
B9 NPRB Report (oral)
B10 SSC Report on D2 Fall 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment Cycle
B11 166 Comments Public Comment on B1 through B10 Agenda Items
B12 SSC Report (balance)
B13 AP Report
C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS
C1 5 Comments GOA Pacific Cod Harvest Specifications - review assessment, recommend OFL/ABC/TAC (SSC and Council only)
Attachments: C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 04:26 PM AKST
C1 GOA 2025 Ecosystem Status Report -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 10:58 AM AKST
C1 GOA Pcod Assessment -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 05:00 PM AKST
C1 ESP GOA Pcod Appendix 2.1, also linked in document (LINK) -Uploaded: 01/25/2026 10:17 AM AKST
C1 GOA Pcod ESP Report Card 2026 -Uploaded: 01/25/2026 10:36 AM AKST
January 2026 Joint Groundfish Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 03:45 PM AKST
C1 and D4 Joint and GOA GFPT Report -Uploaded: 01/26/2026 04:00 PM AKST
C2 126 Comments Chum Salmon Bycatch – Final action
Attachments: C2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 02:27 PM AKST
C2 Bering Sea Chum Salmon Bycatch Analysis -Uploaded: 12/16/2025 12:27 AM AKST
C2 Bering Sea Chum Salmon Bycatch Additional Information -Uploaded: 12/16/2025 12:28 AM AKST
C2 Description of Alternatives -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 02:27 PM AKST
C2 DEIS Comment Summary Report -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 02:42 PM AKST
Regulations.gov Public Comments on the Chum Salmon document - Open Through 01.05.2026 (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/16/2025 12:31 AM AKST
C2 Chum Salmon Outreach Report -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 02:27 PM AKST
PPT C2 AP Presentation -Uploaded: 02/01/2026 07:26 PM AKST
C3 12 Comments Cook Inlet Salmon – Review Assessments and Analysis, Recommend OFL/ABC/TAC (SSC and Council only)
Attachments: C3 Cook Inlet Salmon Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 12:28 PM AKST
C3 2026 Prelim Cook Inlet EEZ SAFE Report -Uploaded: 01/16/2026 05:28 PM AKST
C3 Cook Inlet Salmon Analysis -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 09:34 AM AKST
D. OTHER ISSUES
D1 AFSC report on Survey and Assessment Prioritization (from December 2025) (SSC only)
Attachments: D1 AFSC Report Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 04:54 PM AKST
D2 Planning for Fall 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment Cycle (SSC only)
Attachments: D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 03:21 PM AKST
D2 Groundfish Stock Assessment Priorities -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 03:21 PM AKST
D3 EFH 5-year Review Workplan (from December 2025) (SSC only)
Attachments: D3 EFH Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 12:35 PM AKST
D4 Progress on Developing Alternative Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) (SSC only)
Attachments: D4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:12 AM AKST
D4 Harvest Control Rule Overview -Uploaded: 12/29/2025 07:02 AM AKST
January 2026 Groundfish HCR Development Workshop (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 01:02 AM AKST
January 2026 Crab Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 01:03 AM AKST
January 2026 Joint Groundfish Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 01:03 AM AKST
D4 BSAI CPT Report -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 09:23 AM AKST
C1 and D4 Joint and GOA GFPT Report -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 11:06 AM AKST
E. STAFF TASKING / COMMITTEES
E1 29 Comments Committees, New Business, and Tasking - Review
Attachments: E Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:21 AM AKST
E 3 Meeting Outlook PRE MEETING -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:17 AM AKST
E Groundfish Workplan -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:17 AM AKST
E Council Staff Responsibilities -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:20 AM AKST
E NPFMC Committees -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 12:11 PM AKST
E Draft June Agenda -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 04:43 PM AKST