[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 50 (Monday, March 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04281]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE755]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
holding a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) Subpanel via webinar to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from 
this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration 
and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025, beginning 
at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/UjxVL0CvTGSRAACAgCu0UQ.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    A Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Subpanel will review 
work led by researchers at the University of Maine, in collaboration 
with the Maine Department of Marine Resources and the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center to evaluate methods for estimating discards of 
Atlantic cod from the lobster fishery for integration into the Eastern 
Gulf of Maine (EGOM) Atlantic cod stock assessment. In this review, the 
subpanel will consider: (1) the methods for quantifying a time series 
of Atlantic cod discards from the lobster fishery, (2) any 
modifications of the methods that would be required to incorporate the 
discard time series into total catch accounting that informs the EGOM 
cod stock assessment, and (3) any recommendations for improvement of 
these estimates in the future. This technical review follows the 
Council's Research Review Policy, consistent with National Standard 2 
Guidelines.
    Other business will be discussed, as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to 
address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting 
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the 
recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 12, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04281 Filed 3-14-25; 8:45 am]
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