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PFMC endorses peer review and confirms 2026 salmon hearing sites, aims to refine Sacramento River Fall Chinook reference points
Summary
The council confirmed in‑person 2026 salmon hearings in Westport and Santa Rosa, asked staff to plan a hybrid Newport hearing, and backed an iterative peer review process (focused first on SMSY) to guide a possible Sacramento River Fall Chinook fishery management plan amendment.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on day two confirmed hearing sites for the 2026 salmon preseason process and directed staff to pursue a formal peer review to re‑examine scientific reference points for Sacramento River fall Chinook.
Council staff and advisory panels recommended in‑person hearings in Westport, Washington, and Santa Rosa, California, and a hybrid format for a Newport, Oregon meeting. Executive director Burden told the council the widow rockfish assessment item was being moved later on the agenda to accommodate scheduling but that the groundfish calendar would not be affected.
The council then turned to a long‑running scientific issue: how to update SMSY, the spawner target used in management, after new analyses from the Sacramento River Work Group. The Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Salmon…
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