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Council sends Sacramento River work group measures to methodology review, asks staff for roadmap before applying changes
Summary
The council agreed to send the Sacramento River Fall Chinook work group's items for review but voted that any new reference points not be applied to management until the council receives a holistic package and a sequencing roadmap from staff and the work group.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted April 12 to send two Sacramento River Fall Chinook work group topics to the salmon methodology review but directed staff to hold off applying any outcomes directly to annual management until the council considers a holistic package of updated reference points, the conservation objective, and a harvest control rule.
What the council adopted: Council member Marcy Remco moved and the council approved adding the work group’s items 1 and 3 (derivation of natural‑origin SMSY and methods for setting total escapement objectives that combine hatchery and natural needs) to the preliminary list of topics for the October 2025 methodology review. The motion also…
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