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Why it matters: proposed statutory or executive changes covering the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act or seafood policy could change which federal offices lead regulatory steps, affect survey and assessment funding, and shift the administrative context in which the councils operate.

Committee summary: Chris Oliver, Legislative Committee chair, told the council the committee met June 12 and heard from a contractor to the Council Coordination Committee. He said the committee discussed a July 2025 White House focus on seafood that seeks to identify the most heavily regulated U.S. fisheries and how that list could be used to streamline regulation. \"There was a June 4 hearing by the House Natural Resources subcommittee on restoring American seafood competitiveness relative to EO,\" Oliver said, and he noted the CCC made remarks at that hearing.

On legislation, Oliver reported Congressman Huffman introduced a Magnuson reauthorization bill but said the committee expects limited movement this year; he added there was a realistic chance the Senate could produce a narrower reauthorization. \"There is a chance the Senate could develop their own version of a Magnuson reauthorization bill, which would likely be more limited in scope,\" he said.

Executive branch and agency issues: the committee discussed recent executive orders directing reorganization of regulatory responsibilities. Oliver said the administration has discussed consolidating ESA and MMPA processes within the Department of the Interior and even raising the possibility of moving NOAA Fisheries under Interior — an idea that would require statutory change and faces practical hurdles. The committee flagged that such agency‑level shifts could change where expertise and decision‑making sit for fisheries and protected species.

Questions and next steps: Council members asked how the administration will define “heavily regulated” fisheries. Committee participants said the Department of Commerce is likely to publish criteria and a public comment process; initial staff discussions suggested the agency may look at relative declines in landings as one indicator. The committee recommended continued monitoring of congressional bills and the administration’s seafood EO tasks and reviewing opportunities for council comment when federal notices or rulemaking appear.

No formal council action was taken during the briefing; the Legislative Committee will continue to track these items and report back to the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 2025 PFMC Council Meeting Day 3, Part 1: 6/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Legislative Committee told the full council on June 15 that it is monitoring possible Magnuson‑Stevens Act reauthorization work on Capitol Hill, an interagency White House seafood initiative, and executive proposals that could shift ESA/MMPA processes and the agency context for fisheries management.","taxTitle","Fishery Management Council, Pacific, Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions, Executive, Washington","taxId",24240,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199253,"Council staff, SSC and GMT lay out schedule for 2027–28 groundfish harvest specifications",644,15790000,16434000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302&start=15790&end=16434","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302/thumbnail_15790000.jpg","/articles/6199253/Washington/Council-staff-SSC-and-GMT-lay-out-schedule-for-202728-groundfish-harvest-specifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199253-94df849d77c6df88f9d47dd47758c400/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442801&Signature=ckx4KzrWuicoD8WXp7joRl0dahbb56aMlAgN0NfFwE9V9hQ2M4dCzCClYyi~A39gCHb6rhb0v7h0GSXbuuL~Jyzi1J8-ooWxafmb9k5BtF29WO6nlly~x1V6AzbMhIEUSed82-s7~Q0U23WJJ-Q2HfkcJFaLzz2jDyt2as4eqgu51ZDiDC9mbHohma0lvlxvINbdwU0FyYKcEChLf7sY4Ybfo9qL3j5uAsMuWpM0vaJVNt1V~4zE00Y1-ohwBNBjpmtatB9lYYbwBSxf9ztDuzkC-ltuNu3Hy9KeSPiECWARMYA4cthlaVKUiEkB84AT~bXAMS3owDJCl2pcMh-eTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council staff on June 15 presented the planning timeline the council will use to develop 2027–28 groundfish harvest specifications and associated routine management measures. The schedule sets key decision points for assessments, catch‑only projections, SSC review and council deliberations to meet the January 1, 2027 implementation date.

What staff presented: council staff circulated a revised schedule (supplemental revised attachment 1) to reflect timing changes to update assessments and STAR panel reviews. The schedule lists deadlines and critical council actions from summer 2025 through late 2026 so staff, advisory bodies and members can complete assessment review, adopt OFLs/ABCs/ACLs and finalize routine measures such as trip and bag limits.

SSC and GMT input: the Scientific and Statistical Committee asked the groundfish subcommittee to review update assessments, catch‑only projection outputs and five full assessments during an August meeting; the SSC will treat STAR panel reports and draft assessments in August and expects to finalize its QC results in September. The GMT recommended the council adopt the proposed schedule and reminded members that if the council chooses to include new, non‑routine management measures in the biennial package (for example, delegation agreements or new regulatory measures), the council should consider the analysis workload and implementation deadlines because those items will require additional analysis beyond routine trip/possession limits.

Why it matters: the biennial harvest specification process sets OFLs, ABCs and ACLs and the routine measures used by managers and sectors. Adhering to the schedule allows the council to publish regulations and implement new management measures by 01/01/2027. The council may also choose to front‑load scoping on routine measures during summer months to allow the GMT to draft measure alternatives for council review in fall and winter.

Next steps: the GMT recommended the council adopt the proposed schedule; staff proposed to provide further presentation materials and briefings to the council and advisory bodies in September to support council decisions in November 2025. The council will consider formal adoption of the schedule during the meeting sequence and direct GMT staff as needed for any prioritized management measures.","Council staff and advisory bodies presented and endorsed a revised schedule for the 2027–28 groundfish harvest specifications that aligns STAR panel reviews, catch‑only projections and SSC QC steps so the council can adopt specifications and management measures for implementation by Jan. 1, 2027.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199257,"Pacific Council scopes ‘SpecsFlex’: council directs staff to analyze carryover, phase‑in, green light and off‑the‑top accounting",4225,10090000,14315000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302&start=10090&end=14315","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302/thumbnail_10090000.jpg","/articles/6199257/Washington/Pacific-Council-scopes-SpecsFlex-council-directs-staff-to-analyze-carryover-phasein-green-light-and-offthetop-accounting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199257-fa6bfd1e47cef91db57dec5e9fcadfd5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442801&Signature=ReFxkb0TzrzeJ0KdNGeyXGa2dIpOq1GX9yeS9j3VSGUrY-8zVSOqTHZaBOy58--wKj5cq7Wi5LSByRND4~hbkKzaPrCZrllaV-LBRkjiZGO3yCJy~eXHy425K0QPqgScNAhnQwvlZCs594KsVQDk3IMD4UyPc17SZ2SM17pdvh7xoXXVN8440U1MBeR7Pu~veb8U9htI-9TA-UqP8~aevpksDMYJYwLDl7XVlE1NyoZ7DEPDzbUjYS42VxODOiN0o1nhmqb3jHqQJ3E013bedlXJ9J-zlozkxWVKKdAoYr09WmbnFx5g53Hvq0XTYPCIcQgePHuCPTGLArwuqHYU~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pacific Fishery Management Council on June 15 voted unanimously to scope a harvest‑specification flexibility project (’SpecsFlex’) intended to give councils and fishery participants more ways to respond when assessments or scientific updates sharply change harvest advice.

Immediate action: the council adopted a motion directing staff to “develop a concise problem statement” grounded in the GAP’s fleet‑impact discussion and to scope an analysis that includes, in priority order, (1) ABC carryover of unused ACLs, (2) a phase‑in ABC control rule, (3) a mid‑biennium harvest specification change framework (a “green light”), (4) off‑the‑top accounting changes, and (5) consideration of annual harvest specifications. The motion also asks staff to open a dialogue with the SSC on approaches for assessing overfishing risk over multiyear periods to support carryover and pooled‑risk approaches.

Why it matters: fisheries managers and industry said recent assessment outcomes and changes in harvest advice have produced sharp, destabilizing reductions in available quota for certain sinking or “choke” species (for example, canary rockfish and short‑spine thornyhead in some areas). Those reductions can constrain entire target fisheries and create economic hardship for processors, harvesters and coastal communities. The requested measures could preserve conservation standards while increasing short‑term access and smoothing abrupt changes.

Advisory body input: staff, the GAP and GMT presented analyses and examples. The GAP recommended the five items above in that order, arguing carryover and phase‑in offer the fastest, most broadly beneficial relief. The GMT supported further development of mid‑biennium changes, phase‑in, carryover and off‑the‑top accounting and emphasized a prescriptive framework would permit faster implementation.

Scientific context and concerns: SSC members and staff discussed the ABC control‑rule framework (p‑star and sigma) that underpins ABCs. SSC and science presenters cautioned that any change to precautionary parameters must be analyzed for long‑term risk. The science discussion also covered “time‑varying sigma” (an age‑of‑assessment uncertainty penalty) and how multiple precautionary buffers can compound; staff and the GAP asked the SSC to explore multiyear risk approaches and the effect of time‑varying sigma on yield.

Public comment: charter operators, processors and trawl representatives supported SpecsFlex. Speakers said that modest, timely increases in available ACLs (for example, ABC adjustments or carryover) would have direct economic benefit and reduce fleet instability. Multiple speakers urged the council to move quickly.

Next steps: staff will draft a concise problem statement and scope the five priority items; the motion also directed staff to begin outreach with the SSC to evaluate multiyear risk approaches. The council explicitly flagged that front‑loading prescriptive frameworks (clear if‑then criteria) will expedite implementation and reduce repeated ad‑hoc workload.

Quote from the motion: Council member Asia Shumalo moved the scoping directive, saying the purpose is “to facilitate ABC carryover and similar ideas for pooling the risk created by the variability and catch experience within many fishery sectors.” The motion passed unanimously.

Why the council chose this route: advisory reports and public comments converged on the need for predictable, rapid options to translate new scientific information into management without causing the large, immediate reductions that have disrupted harvest opportunities.","The Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously asked staff on June 15 to scope a ‘SpecsFlex’ package to add tools that could smooth abrupt assessment‑driven reductions in harvest advice, prioritizing ABC carryover, phase‑in rules, a mid‑biennium change mechanism, off‑the‑top accounting changes and a possible shift to annual specifications.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199262,"Pacific Council narrows coastwide stock definitions; adopts preliminary and final preferred alternatives for dozens of groundfish stocks",5583,3339000,8922000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302&start=3339&end=8922","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302/thumbnail_3339000.jpg","/articles/6199262/Washington/Pacific-Council-narrows-coastwide-stock-definitions-adopts-preliminary-and-final-preferred-alternatives-for-dozens-of-groundfish-stocks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199262-9790026e1422f2adc7316d9b299a1bb3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442801&Signature=CGH121-cCJ9vOYzoQBqWpmp~gLwyLYMSXb6fB5NO8Zbcbd1umzc-81ZjoUwlMyrv2liLDhSwtsVXqIoi94QzMwjhncTodj0fN1tH6NlU-GLW1rEuUfmFLO-OVQ7SCsur5suQX6OgpPdzxG9eu5kLv8VGo6lyeH7X8OZMJsK8gJj-bko0hW9o6kcUotfv6Vef-h3q7mdA-6NiZCmm5NQ5osRWJfqD6ePp1EKKGEyu7KuyyhY~wDuUR~uxxBUj9N3NK90-MZ4WxDgJt7s2QgxOQemCpo81B-Dcrs65L53fLQUfQEcl9MvAB-byQvzC5fyuvwA5xrF9XoOOo4dfkOiZyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pacific Fishery Management Council on June 15 concluded its Phase 2 stock‑definition deliberations and adopted a sequence of motions that set preliminary and final preferred alternatives for most of the 47 stocks under review. Council members combined scientific reports and advisory body recommendations to decide which stocks remain in the groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which should be designated ecosystem component (EC) species, and which require additional 10‑factor analysis before a final decision.

Why it matters: stock definitions determine whether a species is subject to federal conservation and management within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Those determinations affect monitoring, assessment schedules, harvest specifications and the council’s ability to implement federal measures.

What the council decided: through multiple motions led primarily by Council member Lynn Mattis, the council:
- Adopted final preferred alternatives (FPAs) or maintained the preliminary preferred alternatives (PPAs) as FPAs for numerous species with already defined stocks in the FMP (including sablefish, yelloweye, vermilion and others) and adopted coast‑wide single‑stock definitions where the advisory reports recommended them.
- Adopted a PPA to keep a set of nearshore Washington and Oregon stocks (black rockfish off WA/OR, blue and Deacon, copper and quillback in certain state waters, kelp greenling off WA, and others) in the FMP for further consideration.
- Adopted a PPA that proposed removing a set of species from the FMP (several shallow and deep nearshore rockfishes and other low‑mortality stocks) and another PPA to designate multiple species as ecosystem component species rather than active management stocks.
- Adopted FMP language revisions and asked staff to bring back conforming regulatory text.

Key votes and amendments: the council processed a sequence of five motions from Mattis and several amendments. One amendment by Mark Guralnick removed California quillback rockfish from the removal list; that change was later followed by a separate motion to include quillback (California) as in need of federal conservation and management (i.e., remain in the FMP). Most motions passed; some carried a single abstention as recorded on the floor.

Advisory guidance used: the council relied heavily on the GMT, GAP and SSC reports and on the Habitat Committee’s prior input. The GAP and GMT provided species‑by‑species rationales and categorized stocks for council consideration. The council noted that the 10‑factor national standard analysis is required for removals, and that decisions on “removal” versus “EC designation” would remain species specific.

Process notes and next steps: staff will prepare conforming FMP language and regulatory text based on the adopted motions and present the language for council review. The council emphasized that if a formerly removed or EC‑designated stock shows signs of an emerging fishery, the council can re‑examine that designation and consider re‑entry into the FMP (the council cited big skate as a precedent). Where the council set PPAs, members asked for additional analyses before final action in September or later meetings.

Quotes from the floor: Council member Lynn Mattis, explaining a motion, said, “I move the council adopt as final preferred alternative, maintaining the following species with already defined stocks in the ground fish FMP.” Council staff lead Keely Kent advised members that “we have to go through all 10 [factors] anyways if we were going to look at removing a species.”

Why the debate mattered: council members and advisory bodies repeatedly cited time constraints on analysis and the need for species‑specific detail. Several advisers and members urged more time for assessment by the GMT and SSC for species where the advisory bodies reported data or analysis gaps; others argued for finalizing PPAs to give fisheries regulatory certainty. The council balanced those concerns by advancing a set of decisions while flagging a limited number of species for additional 10‑factor review.

Practical effect: the adopted stock‑definition decisions will determine which stocks proceed in the 2027–2028 harvest‑specifications cycle as federally managed stocks, which will be monitored as EC species, and which will be subject to further 10‑factor assessment before any removal from federal management is finalized.","After multi‑day debate, the council adopted a series of motions defining the status of 45 of 47 species considered in Phase 2 stock definitions — keeping many stocks in the groundfish FMP, designating others as ecosystem components, and forwarding a small set for 10‑factor analysis or removal — while asking staff to draft conforming FMP language.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199272,"Pacific Council Habitat Committee flags BOEM leasing, Columbia River NEPA changes and heat‑wave impacts on rockfish",251,445000,696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302&start=445&end=696","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3839350-bb50bc594d6e7d5661aa9285501e5302/thumbnail_445000.jpg","/articles/6199272/Washington/Pacific-Council-Habitat-Committee-flags-BOEM-leasing-Columbia-River-NEPA-changes-and-heatwave-impacts-on-rockfish","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199272-96330543c4fc33867b0df409ffb6a95c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442801&Signature=fUZmjmZTMKTXszcKwO18j~goPbUk3P87~3V9~bFC3J~lVls1-EUzrDIHJ9DEsIPsL9RDGJjNPxDoBSnBkSnhYU2N9SQMifjES1rCmMLL-Buq6aLtcUwVN5WKpEunLXU6nLR5sdGFlJZstjbwSNRZFnJxVRUk1guMhrOTfhxaxFKKThsugO8VFXPgG5BKZOToUgzL2~~bQTg6~GRfzeByVjEiJNusbZD-8GQhcDkRXvACNeNzHQ5PRbVsjaVHgjqnsq1xDT7e-ElOaiQd3pGU75WnrKz22yj4WtJwu~5IeH6J8nhT2konmRYQwsGe7t-IW34KZIxs~I~LHa1gd4saHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Habitat Committee on June 15 briefed the full council on emerging habitat issues including a new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) five‑year Outer Continental Shelf leasing process for 2025–2030, and a presidential memorandum that disrupted planned environmental review for the Columbia River System.

The committee’s chair, Dr. Scott Hapel, told the council the Habitat Committee met virtually June 2 and “the habitat committee met virtually 06/02/2025 to discuss current habitat related issues.” He said BOEM has issued a request for information on the new leasing program and that “the 45‑day public comment period closes 06/16/2025.”

Why it matters: the BOEM request outlines planned areas across the Pacific, Alaska and Gulf regions and asks about uses of the seabed including fisheries and marine productivity. The committee signaled the council should track the process closely because state comment letters from California, Oregon and Washington may be forthcoming and future federal environmental reviews could raise fisheries concerns.

Committee report details — Columbia River and NEPA: Hapel reported the presidential memorandum issued June 12, 2025, and stated that it “removes the federal government from the Columbia Basin agreement” and rescinded earlier memoranda and an existing notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement for Columbia River System operations (CRSO). He said the Army Corps and Bureau of Reclamation — the co‑lead agencies on CRSO — have extended the public comment period for the supplemental EIS to Aug. 15, 2025, and that the agencies will reissue a notice of intent on a new schedule. The committee therefore will not prepare the draft council comment letter it had planned for this summer.

Other federal and regional items: the committee reported FERC has revised the schedule for the Hells Canyon hydropower relicensing supplemental EIS, and noted a formalized Yuba River Resilience Initiative agreement among Yuba Water Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service. Hapel summarized the Yuba agreement as including construction of a new fishway around Daguerre Point Dam, a modernized diversion to protect downstream migrating fish, and a reintroduction program for spring‑run Chinook above New Bullards Bar.

Research note — marine heat waves and black rockfish: Hapel presented new work (Rosemond et al., in press) on how the 2014–16 marine heat wave affected black rockfish. He said the study found “age at maturity increased by 1 to 2 years and size of maturity increased by approximately 3 centimeters” during intense heat‑wave years, and that a higher fraction of females showed “abortive maturation.” The committee said these changes imply reduced reproductive output and could lower productivity if ocean warming continues.

Personnel: the committee acknowledged that Dr. Corey Green has left NOAA Fisheries and thanked him for 13 years of Habitat Committee service.

Next steps: the Habitat Committee will track BOEM rulemaking and the Columbia River NEPA schedule and report developments to the council; the committee will not prepare the previously planned CRSO comment letter until federal agencies reissue a notice of intent and schedule.","The council’s Habitat Committee outlined potential federal offshore leasing, recent federal policy changes affecting Columbia River environmental review, several ongoing hydropower and river restoration actions, and new research showing marine heat waves reduce reproduction and delay maturity in nearshore black rockfish.","actionData","errors"]

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Pacific Council legislative committee reviews reauthorization bills, executive‑order changes and seafood EO tasks

Council staff, SSC and GMT lay out schedule for 2027–28 groundfish harvest specifications

Pacific Council scopes ‘SpecsFlex’: council directs staff to analyze carryover, phase‑in, green light and off‑the‑top accounting

Pacific Council narrows coastwide stock definitions; adopts preliminary and final preferred alternatives for dozens of groundfish stocks

Pacific Council Habitat Committee flags BOEM leasing, Columbia River NEPA changes and heat‑wave impacts on rockfish