Do you have experience in fisheries science, marine biology, marine policy, or other resource management field? We are looking for someone to bring best available science along with on-the-water implementation of measures decision-making in order to conserve and sustain fisheries, fishermen and communities, marine resources, and ecosystems. Learn More →
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Fishery Economist Vacancy
We are looking for a natural resources economist to lead the evaluation of economic, socioeconomic, and environmental impacts of proposed changes to the management of some of the nation’s largest and most valuable fisheries. Learn More →
Announcement of February 2025 Special Meeting
February 3-10, 2025, NPFMC will be holding a special February 2025 meeting, in-person in Anchorage at the Egan Center, exclusively to review the second Initial Review Draft of the Chum Bycatch EIS. Based on preliminary planning, the SSC will meet from February 3-5, and is the only group that may also take up other agenda […]
North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessments
2023 November Drafts Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Stock Assessments Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands IntroductionAlaska PlaiceArrowtooth FlounderAtka MackerelBlackspotted and Rougheye RockfishFlathead SoleGreenland TurbotKamchatka FlounderMulti-Species – Assessment for Walleye Pollock, Pacific Cod, and Arrowtooth Flounder in the South Eastern Bering SeaNorthern Rock SoleNorthern RockfishOctopusOther FlatfishPacific Cod – Aleutian IslandsPacific Cod – Eastern Bering SeaOther RockfishPacific […]
Council Appoints Salmon Bycatch Committee
The Council appointed members to the newly formed Salmon Bycatch Committee, which will hold its first meeting on November 28, 2022. The NPFMC Salmon Bycatch Committee will be co-chaired by two Council members, Andy Mezirow and Rachel Baker. Members and their affiliations are listed below. The November meeting will provide an opportunity for Committee introductions, review of […]
Northern Bering Sea Research Area
The Northern Bering Sea Research Area (NBSRA) was implemented in 2008, as part of Amendment 89 to the BSAI Groundfish FMP, and required thedevelopment of a management plan to identify areas where nonpelagic trawl fishing would be allowed, pursuant to a scientific research plan. The Council requested that the Alaska Fishery Science Center (AFSC) design […]