Pacific Fishery Management Council

THE PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WAS FOUNDED UNDER THE MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976, ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHER REGIONAL COUNCILS. THE PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL IS TO DEVELOP, MONITOR, AND REVISE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR OCEAN FISHERIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL MANAGEMENT ZONE OFF THE COASTS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.