NPFMC Council/AP December 2026 - 281st

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has scheduled its 281st meeting for December 4-9, 2026, at the Egan Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Advisory Panel will meet concurrently from December 2-5, 2026. The meeting will be accessible via Zoom and broadcast on the Council's YouTube channel. Key agenda items include final action on 2027 Charter Halibut Annual Management Measures and Cook Inlet Salmon proposed specifications. The Council will also review harvest specifications for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish, as well as BSAI crab specifications, including the adoption of Total Allowable Catch (TAC), Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), and Overfishing Limits (OFL). Additional business includes an initial review of the Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel proposal and a discussion on Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) policy modernization. The meeting will feature reports from various agencies, including NMFS, NOAA, ADF&G, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The public comment period opens on November 6, 2026, with a submission deadline of November 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM AKT. Oral testimony will be accepted both in-person and remotely during the sessions.