# 2026-22640: Groundfish Scientists Meet Online to Fine-Tune Fish-Counting Rules

2026-22640, Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-11-05, effective 2026-12-03 (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22640
- As of: 2026-11-06
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22640
- Title: Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 69820
- Published: 2026-11-05
- Effective: 2026-12-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Groundfish Scientists Meet Online to Fine-Tune Fish-Counting Rules

## Summary

The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Subcommittee is holding a virtual meeting on December 3, 2026, to update the best practices for checking groundfish populations. This affects scientists and fishery managers who rely on these guidelines to keep fish stocks healthy along the West Coast. No fishing rules will change now, but the updated guidelines will help shape future fishery science and management.

## Abstract

The Groundfish Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council's) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a virtual meeting to update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Groundfish Stock Assessments document. The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee meeting is open to the public.

## Effects PRIA read

- Virtual public meeting on December 3, 2026: benefit, low. The Groundfish Subcommittee will hold an online public meeting on December 3, 2026, starting at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time and continuing until 5:00 p.m. PT or until business is completed. The meeting is open to the public, joining instructions will be posted at www.pcouncil.org, and technical assistan…
- Updated groundfish stock assessment guidelines posted: benefit, low. The SSC Groundfish Subcommittee will update the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Groundfish Stock Assessments; recommendations will inform the Accepted Practices Guidelines for Stock Assessments in 2027 and 2028. The updated Accepted Practices Guidelines will be posted on the Pacific Council's web…

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## Sources
- [2026-22640 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22640/pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting)
- [2026-22640 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22640.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22640 (as of 2026-11-06).