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• Council to Adopt Range of Options for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fisheries and 2012-2013 Pacific Whiting Fishery Management Measures
  
  The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet February 29-March 7, 2012 in Sacramento, California to address issues related to salmon, Pacific halibut, groundfish, coastal pelagic species, highly migratory species, and habitat matters.
  
  Please visit the "Current Council Meeting" webpage for the meeting notice and agenda details.

02/07/12
 

• NMFS: NWR (DOC: NOAA) announces new Pacific Whiting Treaty WebPage and Scientific Review Group Meeting Notice. Please see Public Notice NMFS-SEA-12-2 for full document.

02/07/12
 

• Notice of Availability and Document Order Form - The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is announcing the dates of availability for its annual preseason planning documents for ocean salmon fisheries. The reports will be posted electronically on the Council’s website, or you may request hard copies or CD-ROM copies of the reports by filling out and submitting the  following form:  http://www.pcouncil.org/salmon/order-form-salmon-management-documents/
  
  The scheduled availability for the salmon preseason management documents are as follows:
  • Review of 2011 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    Available February 10
  • Preseason Report I - Stock Abundance Analysis and Environmental Assessment Part 1 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    Available March 1
  • Preseason Report II - Proposed Alternatives and Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    Available March 20
  • Preseason Report III - Analysis of Council-Adopted Management Measures for 2012 Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    Available April 17

  Separate E-Mail notifications will be sent to you announcing when the documents are available on our website.

01/12/12
 

• Request for Nominations for an At-Large Position on the Scientific and Statistical Committee - The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is seeking qualified candidates to consider for an at-large position on its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). The successful candidate will serve out the remainder of the 2010-2012 Council advisory body term. Please see the Council’s Advisory Body Vacancies webpage for all the specifics. The deadline to submit nominations is February 8, 2012.

01/12/12
 

• Reminder:  Request for Nominations - The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is seeking a qualified candidate to serve on its Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) to represent the conservation community. The CPSAS consists of 10 members representing various commercial, recreational, and conservation stakeholders in the coastal pelagic fisheries along the west coast. The Council’s Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan includes management of anchovy, Pacific sardines, Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, market squid, krill, Pacific herring, and jacksmelt. Please see the Council’s Advisory Body Vacancies webpage for all the specifics. The deadline to submit nominations is February 6, 2012.

01/11/12
 

• The public draft of the SONCC coho salmon recovery plan is now available for review.  Comments will be accepted through March 5, 2012.  Public meetings are planned and the dates and locations will be posted here.

01/05/12
 

• NMFS announces inseason adjustments to groundfish fishery management measures in the commercial and recreational fisheries, beginning on January 1, 2012.  These changes are described in more detail in the Public Notice.
  
  You can also access this Public Notice on our website at:www.nwr.noaa.gov.

12/19/11
 

• NMFS announces publication of a Secretarial Amendment affecting the Pacific coast groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California.  For additional details concerning lingcod area management in the IFQ fishery and for 2012 primary sablefish tier limits, see the Public Notice.

12/19/11
 

• News Archive

The Southwest Region is one of the National Marine Fisheries Service's six regional offices and six research centers located throughout the United States. Its programs assess, manage, and promote the conservation of living marine resources through these divisions.

Serving the Southwestern United States, and Islands of the Pacific Ocean since 1964, the Southwest Region continues to ensure that the living marine resources of the Pacific are used wisely.

• Sustainable Fisheries Division

• Habitat Conservation Division

  • Santa Rosa Office

• Protected Resources Division

  • Santa Rosa Office

  • Sacramento Area Office

• Southwest Fisheries Science Center

• Vessel Identification Compliance Guide for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fishermen - 01/27/11

• On August 15, 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service published a Federal Register notice announcing the 5-year review reports for 6 species of ESA listed salmon and steelhead in California.

• Application for Exempted Fishing Permit; 2011 Pacific Sardine Fishing Season

• Seeking Comments on National Standard 10 Guidelines: the primary source of NMFS guidance for the consideration of safety issues in fishery management - 05/17/11

• Pacific Coast Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Five-year Review - Public Review Draft Report - 11/17/10

• 2010 Coastal Pelagic Species Catch Share Workshop Proceedings - 11/09/10

• Preliminary Proposals for Adjustments of Various OCAP RPA Actions - 11/08/10

• Fishing Restrictions in the Longline and Purse Seine Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2009 – 2011

• Instructions for U.S. Albacore Vessels Wanting to Fish in Canadian Waters - 2010 (PDF)

• Guide for Complying with the Vessel Fishing Requirements of the U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty - April 2010 (PDF)

• Application for Exempted Fishing Permit; 2010 Pacific Sardine Fishing Season; Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan - 05/27/10 (PDF)

• NMFS San Joaquin River Spring-run Chinook Salmon Reintroduction - 04/15/10

• FERC Watershed Profiles - 03/24/10

• Final Klamath Project Operations Biological Opinion - 03/18/10

• RiverRAT, a science synthesis and tools for evaluating effects of stream management actions - 01/25/10 (PDF)

• Report from a symposium on the importance of floodplain for juvenile salmonid rearing, and the potential of abandoned gravel pits - 01/25/10 (PDF)

• NMFS Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan Public Review Draft - 10/07/09

• California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Fishery

• California Pelagic Longline Fishery

• North-Central California Coast Salmonid Watershed Characterizations

• NOAA Fisheries Report to the Board of Forestry on Salmonid Enumeration (PDF)

• Southern California Steelhead Range Extension Notice (PDF)

• Caulerpa In Southern California Coastal Waters

• Plastic Perils of the Pacific - A short film for kids

• Sediment Removal Guidelines (PDF)

• San Francisco Bay Environmental Work Windows for Dredging and Disposal

• NMFS Biological and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project and Related Documents - 06/04/09

• NMFS Draft 2008 Biological Opinion on the Long-Term Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operation, Criteria, and Plan 12/11/08 (PDF)
  • NMFS Draft OCAP Cover Letter 12/11/08 (PDF)

• Russian River Biological Opinion - 10/01/08 (PDF)
  • Cover Letter (PDF)

• Final Opinion - Vern Freeman Diversion Dam - 07/23/08 (PDF)

• Final Opinion - Santa Felicia Relicensing - 05/05/08 (PDF)

• Click Here for Information about the RC Programmatic Biological Opinion 06/21/06

• Scoping Report for the Mendocino Redwood Company HCP EIR/EIS (PDF)