Alaska Fish Folks Gear Up for Hybrid Rule-Setting Meet
Published Date: 11/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is holding a hybrid meeting from December 1-9, 2025, to set fishing rules for groundfish and crab in Alaska waters. Fishermen, seafood businesses, and local communities will see updates that could affect how much fish can be caught, helping keep fish populations healthy and economies strong. You can join in person or online, with key decisions happening early December.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Council may set Alaska fish limits
From December 1–9, 2025 the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider and may take action on harvest specifications and management measures for Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish, Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish and crab, Bering Sea pollock industry dynamic spatial closure measures for 2026, crab arbitration and C-shares, and charter halibut management measures (including 2025 annual measures and 2026 measures). Fishermen, seafood businesses, and local communities may be affected because these agenda items concern how much and where fish and crab can be fished.
How to participate: hybrid meeting and comments
The meeting is a hybrid conference at the Egan Center in Anchorage, AK (555 W 5th Ave) and online; it runs December 1–9, 2025. Written public comments are accepted electronically through the Council eAgenda from November 7, 2025 through November 28, 2025 and close at 12 p.m. Alaska Time on November 28, 2025.
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