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NPFMC Joint, BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team Meetings

Commercial FisheriesAleutiansNorth Pacific Fishery Management Council
📍 Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4, Seattle, WA (Joint and BSAI teams in the Traynor Room, 2076; GOA team in Room 2079), and Zoom (registration on the eAgenda)
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About this event

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has scheduled a series of hybrid meetings for its Joint, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Plan Teams. The meetings will take place from November 16 through November 20, 2026, at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington. The Joint Groundfish Plan Teams will meet on November 16-17, followed by concurrent sessions for the BSAI and GOA teams from November 18-20. The agenda covers a wide range of stock assessments and management updates, including discussions on sablefish, pollock, Pacific cod, Greenland turbot, yellowfin sole, and various rockfish species. Additionally, the teams will address harvest specifications, ecosystem status reports (ESRs), and administrative items such as Harvest Control Rule (HCR) engagement and a review of the tier system. Public participation is permitted, with written comments accepted until November 13, 2026, at 6:00 PM AKST. Attendees planning to visit the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in person must present a government-issued ID and are encouraged to notify staff members Sara Cleaver or Diana Stram at least two days in advance to facilitate building access.

Schedule

  • Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Plan Team Meeting
    Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, with a Zoom option

    The Plan Team will review the draft assessment of Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock catch limits for 2027 and 2028, including recommended ceiling increases for 2027 and decreases for 2028.

  • North Pacific Fishery Management Council Groundfish Plan Team Meeting

    The Groundfish Plan Team will review a draft assessment of 2027 overfishing limits for 16 skate species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, including a recommended acceptable biological catch reduction from 35,833 to 33,163 metric tons.

  • Introductions, report writing, Council updates, assessment tools website

    JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Nov 16-17

  • Economic SAFE Report

    JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Nov 16-17

  • Ecosystem Status Reports (ESRs)

    JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Nov 16-17

  • Sablefish: ESP, full assessment, DMRs

    JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Nov 16-17

  • Forage fish

    JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Nov 16-17

  • Multispecies model

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • EBS pollock

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Greenland turbot

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Yellowfin sole

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • EBS Pacific cod

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • AI cod

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • BSAI Skates

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • POP

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Atka mackerel

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Blackspotted rougheye rockfish

    BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Other rockfish (BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20)
  • Shortraker rockfish (BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20)
  • Harvest specifications (BSAI Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20)
  • Thornyhead rockfish

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Shortraker rockfish (GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20)
  • GOA pollock, ESP

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • GOA demersal shelf rockfish (DSR)

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • GOA Pacific ocean perch

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • GOA Rougheye & blackspotted rockfish

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Pacific cod, ESP

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Other rockfish (GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20)
  • Northern rockfish

    GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20

  • Harvest specifications (GOA Groundfish Plan Team -- Nov 18-20)
  • Other business: HCR engagement; Tier system review discussion

    JOINT Groundfish Plan Teams -- Nov 16-17

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