Events

September 18–21, 2026

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

289th Session of the Pacific Fishery Management Council

Virtual (online) and in person (Vancouver, Washington)

Hilton Vancouver Washington | 301 W Sixth Street, Vancouver, WA 98660

The Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in person in Vancouver, Washington, with live-streaming and remote participation options, including public comment.

The Council needs to hear directly from the people—not just agencies and industry interests. Please sign up now to provide written comments or oral testimony, and help amplify the coastwide call to Let Our Salmon Come Home. 

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The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s purpose is to manage ocean-based fisheries in federal waters off Washington, Oregon, and California, in accordance with provisions of the Pacific Salmon Treaty—an international agreement between the U.S. and Canada.

For salmon fisheries, the responsibility of the Council is to consider and provide yearly proposals to NOAA Fisheries about salmon fishery harvest limits. The Council concentrates mainly on Chinook and coho salmon. Pacific Fishery Management Council proposals are made to NOAA Fisheries on behalf of commercial and recreational parties and Tribal Nations in federal waters off the West Coast.

October 5–13, 2026

8:00 AM–5:00 PM

280th Session of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Virtual (online) and in person (Anchorage, Alaska)

William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center | 555 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501

The comment period will open in early to mid-September. Check back soon for more details.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in person in Anchorage, Alaska, with live-streaming and remote participation options, including public comment.

The Council needs to hear directly from the people—not just agencies and industry interests. Please sign up to provide written testimony when the public comment portal opens, and help amplify the coastwide call to Let Our Salmon Come Home. 

Check back soon to access sample comments and instructions for providing testimony.

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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's purpose is to manage marine resources in federal waters off Alaska, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Council works closely with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska Board of Fisheries to coordinate management across both federal and state waters, collaborating on habitat concerns, catch limits, and allocation issues.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council proposals are made to NOAA Fisheries on behalf of commercial, recreational, subsistence, and tribal parties in federal waters off Alaska.

October 19–22, 2026

8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Pacific Salmon Commission 2026 Fall Meeting

Virtual (online) and in person (Sequim, Washington)

Check back soon for additional meeting details, including how to sign up to testify.

The Pacific Salmon Commission is meeting in person in Sequim, Washington, with live-streaming and remote participation options, including public comment.

The Commission needs to hear directly from the people—not just agencies and industry interests. Sign up to testify in person or virtually during the public comment period, and help amplify the coastwide call to Let Our Salmon Come Home. 

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In 1985, the Pacific Salmon Treaty was signed, setting long-term salmon management goals between Canada and the United States. The Pacific Salmon Commission is the body formed by the governments of these two countries, representing the interests of commercial and recreational fisheries as well as federal, state and tribal governments.

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