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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Enforcement Committee will hold a web conference on March 27, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Alaska Time. They will discuss the Small sablefish release analysis, which looks at allowing certain harvesters to carefully release small sablefish, and the Maximum Retainable Amount (MRA) adjustments, which aim to clarify and possibly revise current regulations. Public comments are encouraged and can be submitted online. The agenda might be updated, so participants are advised to check the meeting website for the most current information.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Ecosystem Committee will hold a meeting on January 26, 2021, via web conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alaska time. The agenda includes discussions on the Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan and a Climate Change Taskforce, research on deep-sea corals in Alaska, Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management, marine invasive species risks, and future planning for ecosystem workshops. Interested individuals can join the meeting online, and public comments can be submitted electronically. Updated agenda and materials will be available online prior to the meeting.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Legislative Committee will hold a public meeting via web conference on January 29, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska time. The meeting will discuss draft legislation H.R. 8632, titled “Ocean Climate Action: Solutions to the Climate Crisis," and evaluate its effects on the Council’s conservation and management goals. Additionally, the committee will address potential revisions to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other business as necessary. Public comments can be submitted online, and more details are available on the Council's website.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Scallop Plan Team is scheduled to hold a web conference on February 17, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Alaska Time. During this meeting, the team will update the status of the Alaska weathervane scallop stocks and discuss the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report, including recommendations for the 2021 fishing year. Participants can join the meeting online, and information on how to connect will be made available on the Council's website. Public comments can be submitted electronically through the same site.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committees will hold hybrid meetings from February 3 to February 11, 2025, at the Egan Center in Anchorage, Alaska, and online. Key topics include administrative issues, Cook Inlet salmon harvest specifications, and a review of salmon bycatch. Public comment is encouraged to be submitted electronically before the deadline of January 31, 2025. The meeting is open to the public for attendance either in person or online.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is hosting a webinar on March 6, 2025, to engage the public and provide information about the Council's Programmatic Evaluation. This evaluation will consider updates to the management policies for the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska fisheries in light of environmental changes. The webinar aims to clarify the materials related to the Evaluation before the Council discusses it in their April 2025 meeting. Public comments can be submitted online, and the webinar will be recorded and available on the Council's website.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committees will hold public meetings from February 1 to February 12, 2021, conducted via web conference. The council will discuss various issues, including crab PSC limit reductions, BSAI fishery ecosystem plans, and the standardized bycatch reporting methodology. Public comments are encouraged and can be submitted electronically by January 29, 2021. This meeting will include reviews and reports significant to fishery management and conservation efforts in the region.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Crab Plan Team will hold a hybrid public meeting from January 14 to January 15, 2025. Attendees can join in person at the Council's office in Anchorage, Alaska, or online. The meeting agenda includes discussing tools for model-based indices of survey data, updates to GMACS coding, stock assessment models, and other business. Additional details and a link for online participation are available on the Council's website.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reviewing an application from the North Pacific Fisheries Research Foundation for an exempted fishing permit (EFP). If approved, the permit will allow the testing of new salmon excluder devices during summer pollock fishing in the Bering Sea, particularly aimed at reducing the bycatch of chum salmon. The experiment will involve exemptions from certain regulations to facilitate this testing. Public comments on the application are invited until April 11, 2025, and the application will be considered during a virtual meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in late March and early April 2025.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has announced a public meeting of its Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Committee scheduled for March 25-26, 2021. This meeting will be conducted online and includes discussions on access to IFQ fisheries, gear usage, fishery status reports, and stakeholder proposals. Public comments can be submitted electronically, and further details, along with the agenda, are available on their website.