September 8, 2014 — The Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet Wednesday for a week-long session, Sept. 10-17, in Spokane to address issues related to groundfish, highly migratory species, coastal pelagic species, salmon, ecosystem management and habitat matters.
Sessions will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Ct.
The PFMC, which meets five times a year, is one of eight regional fishery management councils established in 1976. The council's decisions have an impact on commercial and recreational fishing.
The 14 voting representatives from Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho — assisted by advisory bodies and 16 staffers — have jurisdiction over 119 fish species in a 317,690 square mile economic zone off the Pacific Coast.
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