New Council Members and Election of Officers | Council Response to EO 14276 | MRA Adjustments | Draft 2026 Annual Deployment Plan | BSAI Crab Specifications | Crab Crew Quota Shares | Groundfish Harvest Specification | Economic Data Reports Removal | BSAI Pacific Cod Pot Gear Limited Access Privilege Program (LAPP) | IFQ/CQE Transfer, Beneficiary […]| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
The next North Pacific Marine Resources Education Program (MREP) Fisheries Science and Management Workshop is scheduled for February 23-27, 2026, in Juneau| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
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 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
At its June meeting, the Council took two separate actions to update the definition of pelagic trawl gear.| North Pacific Fishery Management Council
