[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 142 (Monday, July 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35513-35514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14186]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF074]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council including joint session with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Interstate Fishery
Management Programs (ISFMP) Policy Board and the Bluefish and Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Boards.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, August 11 through Thursday,
August 14, 2025. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be an in-person meeting with a virtual
option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the
public will have the option to participate in person at The Westin
Annapolis (100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401) or virtually via
Webex webinar. Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials
will be available at: https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/august-2025.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
526-5255. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org, also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and
briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible).
Monday, August 11
Executive Order on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
Develop prioritized list of recommendations for submission to NOAA
Fisheries
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) Blueline Tilefish
Letter
Review correspondence from the SAFMC regarding blueline tilefish
Discuss next steps
Tuesday, August 12
2026-2028 Illex Squid Specifications
Review Illex assessment and alternative quota evaluation method
Review recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
Adopt specifications and management measures for 2026-2028
Overview of SQUIBS Longfin Squid Data Collection Program (Dr. Anna
Mercer, Cooperative Research Branch Chief, Northeast Fisheries Science
Center (NEFSC))
Overview of the recently completed Squibs data project
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Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Track Assessment
Overview of the recently completed Research Track stock assessment and
peer review
LUNCH
Council Convenes With the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
(ASMFC) Interstate Fishery Management Program (ISFMP) Policy Board
Recreational Sector Separation Amendment
Review and provide feedback on preliminary conceptual alternatives
Discuss plans for addressing recreational data collection issues
removed from this amendment
ISFMP Policy Board Adjourns
Council Convenes With the ASMFC Bluefish Management Board
2026-2027 Bluefish Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel and staff
Adopt specifications for 2026-2027, including recreational management
measures
Council Adjourns
ASMFC Bluefish Board Only
ASMFC Bluefish Fishery Management Plan review
Wednesday, August 13
Council Convenes With the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Management Board
2026-2027 Summer Flounder Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel and staff
Adopt specifications for 2026-2027
Review and revise 2026-2027 commercial measures if needed
2026-2027 Scup Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel and staff
Adopt specifications for 2026-2027
Review and revise 2026-2027 commercial measures if needed
LUNCH
2026-2027 Black Sea Bass Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel and staff
Adopt specifications for 2026-2027
Review and revise 2026-2027 commercial measures if needed
White Paper on Separate OFLs and ABCs for Summer Flounder, Scup, and
Black Sea Bass
Review SSC white paper and discuss next steps
Council Adjourns
ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Only
ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
review
Thursday, August 14
Swearing in of New Council Member and Election of officers
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC, NTAP); Executive Director's Report;
Organization Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public Comment
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 24, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-14186 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
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