Council, December 4-9, 2026; Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 8 am-5 pm
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Meeting ID: 814 5113 0091
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Advisory Panel, December 2-5, 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 November 6, 2026, and the deadline for written comments is Friday, November 27, 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:
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Related meetings:
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), November 30 - December 3, 2026; AGENDA
| A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER | ||
| A1 | Approval of Agenda | |
| Attachments: | Schedule (LINK) -Uploaded: 10/30/2026 04:14 PM AKST | |
| Pre-Meeting Review Documents (LINK) -Uploaded: 10/30/2026 04:15 PM AKST | ||
| Code of Conduct (LINK) -Uploaded: 10/30/2026 03:31 PM AKST | ||
| How to Navigate NPFMC Meeting Recordings -Uploaded: 10/30/2026 03:36 PM AKST | ||
| B. REPORTS | ||
| B1 | Executive Director’s Report (Oral) | |
| B2 | NMFS Management Report (including Final 2027 Annual Deployment Plan) (Oral) | |
| B3 | NOAA General Counsel Report | |
| B4 | NOAA Enforcement Report (Oral) | |
| B5 | ADF&G Report (Oral) | |
| B6 | USCG Report | |
| B7 | USFWS Report (Oral) | |
| B8 | U.S. State Department (Oral) | |
| B9 | PSMFC (Oral) | |
| B10 | 0 Comments | Public Comment on Council Issues that are not Listed on the Agenda |
| B11 | SSC Report | |
| B12 | AP Report | |
| C. MAJOR ISSUES / FINAL ACTION ITEMS | ||
| C1 | 0 Comments | Cook Inlet Salmon proposed specifications (Council only) |
| C2 | 0 Comments | Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel - Initial Review |
| C3 | 0 Comments | 2027 Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures - Final action, Committee report |
| Attachments: | Charter Halibut Management Committee eAgenda December 2026 (LINK) -Uploaded: 10/30/2026 06:04 PM AKST | |
| C4 | 0 Comments | Contextual Information for TACs - Review BS/AI/GOA Ecosystem Status reports, Economic SAFE, ACEPO, NMFS inseason management reports |
| C5 | 0 Comments | BSAI Groundfish specifications - Review BSAI Groundfish SAFE Report; adopt TAC/ABC/OFLs; Joint Groundfish Plan Teams and BSAI Groundfish Plan Team Reports |
| C6 | 0 Comments | GOA Groundfish Harvest Specifications - Review GOA Groundfish SAFE Report; adopt TAC/ABC/OFLs; GOA Groundfish Plan Team Report |
| C7 | 0 Comments | BSAI Crab Specifications - Review NSRKC SAFE report chapter and adopt ABC/OFL; Crab and Scallop Plan Team report |
| D. OTHER ISSUES | ||
| D1 | 0 Comments | PSC Disposition - Discussion Paper |
| D2 | 0 Comments | Groundfish FMP policy modernization - Recommend Alternatives; Committee report |
| E. MEETING WRAP-UP AND WORKLOAD UPDATES (COUNCIL ONLY) | ||
| E1 | The public may submit comments on issues not on the agenda under B10. The Council will take up Staff Tasking in February | |