Permanent Advisory Committee Meeting to Advise U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC), which provides guidance to U.S. Commissioners participating in the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC). The meeting is scheduled for May 27, 2026, and is open to the public. The PAC serves as a formal consultative body that shapes the U.S. negotiating positions and policy recommendations at the WCPFC, an international fisheries management body overseeing tuna and other highly migratory species across the Western and Central Pacific. Specific agenda topics are detailed in the supplementary information section of the official Federal Register notice. This is a procedural administrative meeting rather than a regulatory change. It represents a step in the U.S. government's ongoing participation in international fisheries governance, allowing stakeholders — including fishing industry representatives, environmental groups, and the public — to observe and provide input before upcoming WCPFC sessions.

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