North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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#  North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION:**

Notice of virtual meeting.

**SUMMARY:**

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a Crab Plan Team Meeting on May 11-15, 2026.

**DATES:**

The meeting will be held on Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15, 2026, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska Time.

**ADDRESSES:**

The meetings will be a web conference. Join online through the link at *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5138.*

*Council address:* North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 West 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Anita Kroska, Council staff; phone; (907) 271-2805; email: *[email protected]* . For technical support, please contact our admin Council staff, email: *[email protected];* telephone: (907) 271-2809.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Agenda**

**Monday, May 11-Friday, May 15**

The agenda will include (a) Council updates; (b) general Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile (ESP) updates (tentative); (c) risk table discussion; (d) Tanner crab proposed models; (e) Aleutian Islands golden king crab (AIGKC) final 2026 SAFE; (f) January modelling workshop updates; (g) emerging issues around hybrid abundance; (h) Norton Sound red king crab (NSRKC) proposed models; (i) crab research updates; (j) Eastern Bering Sea snow crab proposed models; (k) Bristol Bay red king crab (BBRKC) proposed models; (l) St. Matthew blue king crab (SMBKC) proposed models; (m) Pribilof Islands golden king crab (PIGKC) final 2026 SAFE; (n) SAFE guidelines; (o) skipper survey updates; and (p) other new business, including membership and Council meeting timing.

The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5138* 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/5138.*

**Public Comment**

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to *https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/5138* .

*Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*

Dated: April 15, 2026.

Rey Israel Marquez,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.