Upcoming Events

Written Comment Deadline: NPFMC Joint, BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team Meetings

Federal scientists recommend 20% cut to Alaska's sablefish catch limit for 2027

Covered by 2 sources

Written comment closes: NPFMC Joint Groundfish Plan Team - 11/16/2026 - 11/20/2026

Scientists recommend lower skate catch limit as Aleutian leopard skate declines

North Stephens Passage Management Area, Southeast Alaska

North Stephens Passage King Crab Pot Removal Deadline

North Stephens Passage king crab fishing closes Monday, eight days into a rare season

Amendment 80 Trawl Fleet Permit Paperwork - Public Comment Deadline

NOAA moves to renew paperwork for a Bering Sea trawl fleet down to 14 active vessels

2022 Kuskokwim Fishery Disaster Relief: Commercial Permit Holder Applications Open

No Kuskokwim River commercial fishery this year: a full look at the 2026 salmon season

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)

NPFMC Joint, BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team Meetings

Scientists recommend lower skate catch limit as Aleutian leopard skate declines

Covered by 2 sources

Written Comments Due: CFEC Beach Seine Fishery Proposal

State commission again proposes letting Cook Inlet setnetters fish beach seines

CFEC Proposed Regulation Changes - Written Comment Deadline

EU Duty-Free Import Quota Extension Takes Effect

EU extends duty-free quotas for pollock, cod and other fish through 2027

8800 Glacier Hwy, Suite 109, Juneau, Alaska (in-person or Microsoft Teams)

Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Public Meeting

State commission again proposes letting Cook Inlet setnetters fish beach seines

Comments close: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Groundfish Season Timing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries

Feds propose syncing Alaska's sablefish season with halibut's hours

Southeast Alaska Geoduck Fishery Closure (Holiday Period 1)

Two Southeast geoduck beds stay closed until biomass recovers past 30% threshold

Public Comment Deadline - Alaska Board of Fisheries Lower Cook Inlet Proposals

Homer advisory committee to weigh proposals pushing commercial fishing back from the Spit

Cook Inlet Salmon Specifications Written Comment Deadline

Federal council adds a December look at proposed 2027 Cook Inlet salmon limits

Public Comment Deadline: 2027 Groundfish and Crab Catch Limits

Federal fishery council to vote on Alaska's 2027 groundfish catch limits in December

Written comment closes: NPFMC Council/AP December 2026 - 281st

Alaska Board of Fisheries Public Comment Period on Cook Inlet Drift Gillnet Limits

Fish board plans a second vote on Cook Inlet drift limits that never took effect

Egan Center, Anchorage

North Pacific Fishery Management Council Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting

Federal fishery council to vote on Alaska's 2027 groundfish catch limits in December

Aleut Corporation Pollock Harvest Partner Solicitation Deadline

Aleut Corporation seeks partner for 2027 Aleutian Islands pollock allocation

NPFMC SSC December 2026

NPFMC Council/AP December 2026 - 281st

Southeast Alaska

Directed Lingcod Fishery Season End

Southeast outer coast lingcod fishery closes after hitting quota

Seward

Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting - Lower Cook Inlet Proposals

Board of Fisheries to weigh closing Homer Spit waters to commercial fishing

Covered by 2 sources

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International Pacific Halibut Commission Interim Meeting

Halibut survey's bait price jumps 70% as scientists try again to reach Adak

Sunny Point Conference Room at the Landing Hotel, Ketchikan, Alaska (also on Zoom)

Purse Seine Task Force Meeting

Southeast seiners and gillnetters have until Nov. 13 to shape December task force agendas

Covered by 2 sources

Sunny Point Conference Room at the Landing Hotel, Ketchikan, Alaska (also on Zoom)

Drift Gillnet Task Force Meeting

Southeast Alaska gillnetters caught less salmon this year but expect higher pay

Covered by 2 sources

Written comment closes: NPFMC Charter Halibut Management Committee - 12/02/2026

NPFMC Charter Halibut Management Committee - 12/02/2026

North Pacific Fishery Management Council offices, Anchorage, Alaska (in-person and by Zoom)

North Pacific Fishery Management Council Charter Halibut Management Committee Meeting

Southeast charter halibut limit could shrink to 32 inches or less under 2027 options

Covered by 3 sources

Egan Center, Anchorage, Alaska

North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Southeast charter fleet tops its halibut share for a sixth straight year

Covered by 6 sources

North Pacific Fishery Management Council December Meeting

Scientists recommend lower skate catch limit as Aleutian leopard skate declines

Egan Center, Anchorage, AK

281st Plenary Session, North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Egan Center in Anchorage

North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Scientists recommend a higher Gulf pollock limit for 2027, then a cut in 2028

Northern and Southern Southeast Inside subdistricts, Alaska

Fall Commercial Fishery for Demersal Shelf Rockfish Opens

December rockfish opening set for Southeast inside waters as outer coast stays closed

Public Comment Period: DEC Offshore Seafood Processor Permit Reissue

Alaska would keep letting floating processors leave fish waste on the seafloor

Public Comment Period: Pelagic Trawl Gear Definition Proposed Rule

Southeast Alaska Geoduck Fishery Closure (Holiday Period 2)

Two Southeast geoduck beds stay closed until biomass recovers past 30% threshold

Central District Drift Gillnet Fishery Management Plan Public Comment Period

Fish board opens comment on Cook Inlet drift gillnet rules it adopted in March

Halibut Stamp Purchase Deadline for CHP Holders

Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Regulations on Bering Sea Chum Salmon Cap Released for Public Comment

Rules for a 45,000-fish Western Alaska chum bycatch cap are expected by the end of 2026

East Side Set Net Permit Reassignment Application Deadline

East side Cook Inlet setnetters must prove recent fishing to stay in the fishery

S04H Permit Reassignment Application Deadline

Public written comment period opens: North Pacific Fishery Management Council 2026 groundfish assessment

Scientists back a 2.5% lower 2027 ceiling for Bering Sea, Aleutian northern rockfish

2026200313 Effective Date: Alaska Administrative Code - Title 20 - Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission regulations re: New administrative area per HB 117 (2026)

East Side Set Net Permit Reassignment Effective Date

East side Cook Inlet setnetters must prove recent fishing to stay in the fishery

NOAA Federal Register Notice: Cook Inlet Salmon Data Collection Public Comment Deadline

NOAA seeks comment on renewing logbook paperwork for Cook Inlet's federal salmon fishery

Cook Inlet EEZ Commercial Salmon Fishery Information Collection Public Comment Deadline

Comments close: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Cook Inlet EEZ Commercial Salmon Fishery

Comments close: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 128 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 116 to the FMP for