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NPFMC Secures 2025 Funding, Shifts Meeting Online

10/2/2025

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North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) secured 2025 funding but moved October meeting online.
Dave Witherell, executive director of North Pacific Fishery Management Council, says meetings must be in person.
Agenda covers Bering Sea snow crab and red king crab, with harvests resumed after stock collapses.
NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center warns shutdown beyond 15 days could delay stock-assessment timelines.

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Story summary

North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) secured 2025 funding but moved October meeting online.
Dave Witherell, executive director of North Pacific Fishery Management Council, says meetings must be in person.
Agenda covers Bering Sea snow crab and red king crab, with harvests resumed after stock collapses.
NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center warns shutdown beyond 15 days could delay stock-assessment timelines.