**UPDATED FOR 2025**
The following Agenda is subject to change.
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A. Call to Order | ||
A1 | Opening Remarks, Roll Call, Agenda | |
B. Open Comment Period | ||
B1 | 8 Comments | Comments on Non-Agenda Items |
C. Cross Fishery Management Plan (FMP) | ||
C1 | 0 Comments | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) Report |
C2 | 0 Comments | Research and Data Needs |
C3 | 0 Comments | Socioeconomic Framework Workplan and Update |
C4 | 0 Comments | Adaptive Management Workplan and Update |
C5 | 0 Comments | Council Operations and Priorities |
D. Salmon Management | ||
D1 | 5 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report - CANCELLED |
D2 | 280 Comments | Tentative Adoption of 2025 Management Measures for Analysis |
D3 | 3 Comments | Clarify Council Direction on 2025 Management Measures |
D4 | 1 Comment | Methodology Review Preliminary Topic Selection |
D5 | 1 Comment | Review of Essential Fish Habitat - Scoping |
D6 | 0 Comments | Further Direction on 2025 Management |
D7 | 0 Comments | Further Direction on 2025 Management |
D8 | 3 Comments | Final Action on 2025 Management Measures |
E. Habitat Issues | ||
E1 | 0 Comments | Current Habitat Issues |
F. Pacific Halibut Management | ||
F1 | 1 Comment | Incidental Catch Limits for the 2025 Salmon Troll Fishery – Final Action |
G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management | ||
G1 | 0 Comments | National Marine Fisheries Service Report |
G2 | 0 Comments | Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) for 2025-26 – Final Action |
G3 | 2 Comments | Pacific Sardine Assessment, Harvest Specifications, and Management Measures for 2025-26 – Final Action |
G4 | 1 Comment | Pacific Mackerel Specifications and Management Measures for 2025-27 - Final Action |
G5 | 0 Comments | Science and Management Priorities |
H. Administrative Matters | ||
H1 | 0 Comments | Membership Appointments and Council Operating Procedures |
H2 | 0 Comments | Fiscal Matters |
H3 | 0 Comments | Future Council Meeting Agenda and Workload Planning |