North Pacific Fishery Management Council

SSC February 2026

NPFMC Meetings
Closed for written comment at 01/30/2026 12:00 PM AKST
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Meeting Time: 02/02/2026 07:00 AM AKST

Scientific and Statistical Committee, February 2-4, 2026, Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm

 

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81528057277


Meeting ID: 815 2805 7277     
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Public comment:

Please submit written comment for the SSC 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 12:00 pm (Alaska time) on Friday, January 30, 2026. Please make sure your comments adhere to the Council's comment policy.

 

Oral Testimony:

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Related meetings: Council and Advisory Panel - AGENDA


SSC Administrative Issues
Schedule
Attachments: Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 02:33 AM AKST
Pre-Meeting Review Document Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/12/2025 02:33 AM AKST
Election of Officers
NPFMC Announcements
Attachments: PPT SSC Admin Issues -Uploaded: 02/01/2026 09:17 AM AKST
D1 AFSC Report
0 Comments AFSC Report on Survey and Assessment Prioritization (Council reviewed in December 2025)
Attachments: D1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/28/2026 04:10 PM AKST
December 2025 AFSC Report (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 12:42 AM AKST
PP D1 AFSC Update -Uploaded: 02/02/2026 05:54 AM AKST
D2 Groundfish Specifications
0 Comments Planning for 2026 Groundfish Stock Assessment Cycle
Attachments: D2 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 03:22 PM AKST
D2 Groundfish Stock Assessment Priorities -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 03:22 PM AKST
PPT D2 Groundfish Stock Assessment Planning -Uploaded: 02/01/2026 07:41 PM AKST
C1 GOA Pacific Cod Harvest Specifications
3 Comments Review Assessment, Recommend OFL/ABC/TAC
Attachments: C1 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 04:28 PM AKST
C1 GOA 2025 Ecosystem Status Report -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 10:59 AM AKST
C1 GOA Pcod Assessment -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 05:01 PM AKST
C1 GOA Pcod ESP Report Card 2026 -Uploaded: 01/25/2026 10:51 AM AKST
C1 GOA Pcod Appendix 2.1, also linked in document (LINK) -Uploaded: 01/25/2026 10:52 AM AKST
January 2026 Joint Groundfish Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 03:46 PM AKST
C1 and D4 Joint and GOA GFPT Report -Uploaded: 01/26/2026 04:01 PM AKST
PPT C1 GOA Pcod -Uploaded: 02/02/2026 05:43 AM AKST
PPT C1 GOA GFPT cod -Uploaded: 02/02/2026 05:35 AM AKST
C3 Cook Inlet Salmon
3 Comments Review Cook Inlet Salmon SAFE Report, Recommend OFL/ABC/TAC
Attachments: C3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 12:31 PM AKST
C3 2026 Prelim Cook Inlet EEZ SAFE Report -Uploaded: 01/16/2026 05:29 PM AKST
PPT C3 Cook Inlet Salmon SAFE -Uploaded: 02/01/2026 07:46 PM AKST
D3 Essential Fish Habitat 5-Year Review
3 Comments EFH 5-Year Review Workplan (Council reviewed in December 2025)
Attachments: D3 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/29/2026 12:34 PM AKST
D3 2028 EFH 5-Year Review Workplan Discussion Paper Dec 2025 (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 07:57 AM AKST
D3 2028 EFH 5-Year Review- Descriptions and Maps Methods -Uploaded: 01/12/2026 05:43 PM AKST
D3 2028 EFH 5-Year Review- Fishing Effects Methods -Uploaded: 01/12/2026 05:28 PM AKST
D3 2023 EFH 5-year Review Final Summary - FOR REFERENCE (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 07:57 AM AKST
PPT D3 EFH 5-year Review Plan -Uploaded: 02/03/2026 02:14 PM AKST
D4 HCR Development
1 Comment Progress on Developing Alternative Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) – Review Workshop, Plan Team Reports
Attachments: D4 Action Memo -Uploaded: 01/30/2026 08:13 AM AKST
D4 Harvest Control Rules Overview -Uploaded: 12/29/2025 06:56 AM AKST
January 2026 Groundfish HCR Development Workshop (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 12:47 AM AKST
January 2026 Joint Groundfish Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 12:50 AM AKST
D4 BSAI CPT Report -Uploaded: 01/23/2026 09:26 AM AKST
January 2026 Crab Plan Team (LINK) -Uploaded: 12/11/2025 12:55 AM AKST
C1 and D4 Joint and GOA GFPT Report -Uploaded: 01/26/2026 04:01 PM AKST