# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of web conference.
**SUMMARY:**
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Ecosystem Committee will meet March 6, 2026.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Friday, March 6, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Alaska Time.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held via web conference. Join online through the link at *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3123.*
*Council address:* North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Katie Latanich, Council staff; phone; (907) 271-2809 and email: *[email protected].* For technical support, please contact administrative Council staff, email: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
**Friday March 6, 2026**
The Ecosystem Committee agenda will include: (a) Introductions and Terms of Reference: (b) Discuss Council's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)/climate resilience activities, including discussion and prioritization of potential new activities; (c) Review Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-Year review plan and discuss anticipated information products and potential committee role in review; and receive an overview of the Alaska Climate and Sponge Initiative; (d) Review the Groundfish Management Policy triennial review approach adopted by the Council in December 2025 and prepare for review of future draft products. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3123* prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.
**Connection Information**
You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smartphone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3123.*
**Public Comment**
Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3123.*
*Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: February 18, 2026.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.