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May 2026 CCC Meeting


  • Land's End Resort 4786 Homer Spit Rd Homer, AK (map)

The Council Coordination Committee will meet May 19-21, 2026 at Land’s End Resort in in Homer, Alaska. Access the meeting virtually at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83892757346. Additional details will be posted as they become available.

Agenda and Briefing Materials

Monday, May 18, 2026

6:00 – 8:00 PM: Meeting Registration

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Meeting Registration

1:00 PM: CCC Convenes

1. 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM: Welcome and Introductions – Angel Drobnica, NPFMC/Eugenio Piñeiro Soler, NOAA Fisheries

  • Adoption of Agenda

2. 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM: MSA 50th Anniversary – Emily Muehlstein, GFMC

3. 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Council Priorities and Needs – RFMCs

  • All-Council presentation

  • Round Robin by Council

– Break 3:15 PM to 3:30 PM AKDT –

4. 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM: NOAA Fisheries Update and FY 26/27 Priorities – Eugenio Piñeiro Soler / Sam Rauch, NOAA Fisheries

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment* (see instructions below)

– RECESS –

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

5. 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Budget and Council Funding Update – Brian Pawlak, NOAA Fisheries

  • FY26 funding status and future outlook

6. 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Executive Order 14276 – Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness - NOAA Fisheries

  • Agency planning and summary of comments

– Break 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM AKDT –

7. 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: NOAA Fisheries Science Updates – Evan Howell, NOAA Fisheries

– Lunch 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM AKDT –

8. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Risk-Value Matrix – NOAA Fisheries

  • Agency planning and discussion about regional applications

9. 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM: Legislative Outlook – Dave Whaley, CCC Consultant

– Break 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM AKDT –

10. 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM: MREP national program – Jeanne Brown, MREP/GMRI

11. 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM: Marine Fisheries Commissions Update – Barry Thom, PSMFC / Dave Donaldson, GSMFC / Bob Beal, ASMFC

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Public Comment* (see instructions below)

– RECESS –

Thursday, May 21, 2026

12. 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: International Fisheries Issues – Alexa Cole, NOAA Fisheries (T)

  • Update from agency

  • Discuss Councils’ input for September United Nations Committee on Fisheries (COFI) meeting – Jessica McCawley, SAFMC

13. 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: NEPA Updates

  • Update on Procedural Revisions – Cristi Reid, NOAA Fisheries

  • CCC NEPA Work Group Report – Kate Haapala, NPFMC

– Break 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM AKDT –

14. 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: CCC Workgroup/Committee Reports

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Public Comment* (see instructions below)

15. 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Future Meeting Planning

  • October 2026 meeting – Diana Evans, NPFMC / NOAA Fisheries

  • 2027 meetings – John Carmichael, SAFMC

16. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Wrap-Up and Other Business – Angel Drobnica

  • CCC Outcomes and Action Items

– ADJOURN –

* Instructions for Public Comment

Public comment will be accepted from those who are in-person in the meeting room, as well as those who are connected online through zoom. In either case, please raise your hand when the Chair asks for who is interested in providing public comment, either in person or through zoom.

If you have any difficulty or concern, please contact NPFMC administrative staff shortly before the agenda item, by email at support@npfmc.org.

Earlier Event: October 15
October 2025 CCC Meeting - CANCELLED