Bob Mace was known for his integrity, dedication, professionalism, and conservation ethic while serving as a council member for 23 years and representing the| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council manages fisheries in federal waters in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and the Aleutian Islands.| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is seeking motivated candidates to serve as Executive Director. Interested individuals must apply by COB October 31, 2025. The Council seeks a strong leader for its staff, with excellent administrative and organizational skills and wide knowledge of natural resource conservation and management matters. The Council is established under the […]| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The Council is considering additional management measures to minimize chum salmon bycatch (also referred to as “prohibited species catch” or “PSC”) in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, particularly the bycatch of chum salmon originating from Western Alaska rivers. Five different management alternatives are being considered which represent either maintaining the existing regulations (Alternative 1) or […]| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council announces that Executive Director David Witherell, the longest-serving NPFMC staff to date (33 years), has decided to retire at the end of October. He joined the Council staff in 1992, coming from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries where he was a resource assessment biologist. Says David: “I loved that job – great colleagues, going to sea regularly on fishing boats and research surveys, analyzing data, preparing stock assessments, a...| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Alaina Plauché is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working as a fishery analyst with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in Anchorage. She began her fellowship in September 2024 and will soon wrap up her year.| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Final Action on Bering Sea Chum Salmon Bycatch Management is now scheduled for a February Council meeting in Anchorage, Alaska on February 2-11, 2026.| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The North Pacific Council will meet for a Virtual WEBCONFERENCE September 29-October 8, 2025. The eAgenda and Schedule will be available soon. A stream of the meeting will be available on YouTube.| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Thank you to Newport | Budget Concerns | Executive Order 14276 | U.S. Coast Guard Announcement| Observer Program Annual Report |BSAI Crab Specs| Pelagic Trawl| Crab Arbitration and IFQ/ IPQ Withdrawal| AFA Program Review Report | Central GOA Rockfish Program Review Report | Central GOA Rockfish Program Review Report | Staff Tasking | Appointments | […]| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
At its June meeting, the Council took two separate actions to update the definition of pelagic trawl gear.| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The council will meet in Newport, Oregon June 2-10. The eAgenda and Schedule are available along with a list of documents to review. The meeting will be live on YouTube. Learn More →| North Pacific Fishery Management Council