# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The Center of Independent Experts (CIE) review of the Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock stock assessment will be held in May, in Seattle, WA.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 through Thursday, May 9, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific Time.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Meeting address:* The meeting will be in-person only and will be held in Room 2079 on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 and in Room 2143 on May 8-9, 2024, at the Alaska Fishery Science Center, Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115.
If you plan to attend, you need to notify Cole Monnahan ( *[email protected]* ) at least 2 days prior to the meeting (or 2 weeks prior if you are a foreign national). You will also need a valid U.S. Identification Card.
*Council address:* North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Cole Monnahan, Alaska Fishery Science Center staff; phone: (206) 526-4224; email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
**Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Through Thursday, May 9, 2024**
The CIE will review the Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock stock assessment input data and model. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at *https://apps-afsc.fisheries.noaa.gov/Plan_Team/2024_GOA_pollock_cie/* prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
*Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: April 16, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.