Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty
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.
Background
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.
Meetings
| Event | Date(s) & Link to Meeting Information | Location |
|---|---|---|
| JMC & JTC Meeting: Stock Assessment | November 7, 2024 | Online |
| JMC Meeting: Stock Assessment, cont. | December 6, 2024 | Online |
| JTC Meeting & Integrated Survey Update | December 11-12, 2024 | Seattle, WA |
| SRG Meeting | February 10-13, 2025 | Seattle, WA |
| JMC/AP Meeting | March 11-13, 2025 | Canada (TBD) |
| JMC Summer Meeting | TBD 2025 | TBD |
AP: Advisory Panel; JMC: Joint Management Committee; JTC: Joint Technical Committee; SRG: Scientific Review Group.
Learn more about past meetings
Committees and Panels
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:
Treaty Process
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.
Management Documents
2024
- Status of the Pacific Hake (whiting) stock in U.S. and Canadian Waters in 2024 (pdf)
- Joint Canada USA Scientific Review Group Report for 2024 (pdf)
2023
- Status of the Pacific Hake (whiting) stock in U.S. and Canadian waters in 2023
- Joint Canada - U.S.A. Scientific Review Group Report for 2023
2022
- Status of the Pacific Hake (whiting) stock in U.S. and Canadian waters in 2022
- Joint Canada - U.S.A. Scientific Review Group Report for 2022
2021
- 2021 Scientific Review Group Report
- 2021 Pacific Whiting Stock Assessment
- Errata for 2021 Stock Assessment (PDF, 3 pages)
2020
- 2020 Scientific Review Group Report
- 2020 Pacific Whiting Stock Assessment
- 2020 SRG Review Report of the MSE (PDF, 10 pages)
- 2020 JMC Closed Session Summary Report (PDF, 2 pages)
2019
- 2019 Total Allowable Catch Recommendation by Joint Management Committee (PDF, 2 pages)
- 2019 Advisory Panel Report (PDF, 4 pages)
- 2019 Scientific Review Group Report (PDF, 16 pages)
- 2019 Pacific Whiting Stock assessment (PDF, 249 pages)
- Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) Draft – February 6, 2019 (PDF, 22 pages)
2018
- 2018 Pacific Whiting Stock Assessment (PDF, 222 pages)
- 2018 Advisory Panel Report (PDF, 4 pages)
- 2018 Total Allowable Catch Recommendation by Joint Management Committee (PDF, 2 pages)
- 2018 Scientific Review Group Report (PDF, 16 pages)