Management of the coastal stock of Pacific whiting is accomplished through a bilateral agreement between the United States and Canada, known as the Pacific Whiting Treaty.
The transboundary stock of Pacific whiting, also known as Pacific hake, is managed via the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific Hake/ Whiting of 2003, commonly known as the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty. This agreement established that the United States has a right to 73.88 percent of the overall TAC and Canada has a right to 26.12 percent.
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Date(s) & Link to Meeting Information |
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December 14, 2022 |
Seattle, WA |
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Draft Stock Assessment available |
January 27, 2023 |
available online (pdf) |
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February 7 – 10, 2023 |
Seattle, WA |
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February 28 – March 2, 2023 |
Vancouver, BC |
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October 4 – 5, 2023 |
Online only |
AP: Advisory Panel; JMC: Joint Management Committee; JTC: Joint Technical Committee; SRG: Scientific Review Group.
Learn more about past meetings
The Pacific Whiting Treaty created four bilateral bodies to manage the Pacific whiting resource. Information about each of the treaty bodies, including membership and terms of reference, can be found by clicking on the links below:
The annual coastwide TAC-setting process begins with a stock assessment completed by the Joint Technical Committee in January. The Scientific Review Group reviews the stock assessment at their annual meeting (February or March) and provides scientific advice, which is incorporated into the final stock assessment. The Advisory Panel and Joint Management Committee meet to review the stock assessment and to provide advice to the governments of Canada and of the United States on an annual coastwide TAC by March of each year. Once approved by the respective governments, the TAC advice is in turn implemented in accordance with each countries’ laws and regulations.
Alaska salmon troller Bay of Pillars in Chatham Strait. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A Southeast Alaska trolling vessel. Credit ASMI
Pink salmon. Credit: NOAA
