[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38465-38466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15118]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF099]
New England Fishery Management Council; 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
holding a public hybrid meeting of its Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) 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 Tuesday, August 19, 2025, beginning
at 9 a.m. Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Nwloyy4dTLaHD8LJQ1LwmA.
ADDRESSES: This meeting is being held at the Courtyard Marriot Boston
Logan; 225 McClellan Highway; Boston, MA 02128; Phone: (617) 569-5250.
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:
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Agenda
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet to
consider the information provided by the Council's Monkfish and Skate
Plan Development Teams (PDT) including data updates from the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center and recommend the overfishing limits (OFL) and
acceptable biological catches (ABC) for: Northern and Southern monkfish
for fishing years (FY) 2026-2030 and Northeast skate complex for FY
2026-2030. They will also consider outcomes of the 2025 Atlantic Sea
scallop research track assessment and Scallop PDT's recommended
approach for developing specifications considering biological reference
points; make recommendations for developing specifications to present
to the SSC in October. The SSC will also review outcomes of the June
2025 inaugural meeting of the SSC Social Sciences Subcommittee and
provide input on the Subcommittee's workplan. 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: August 6, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-15118 Filed 8-7-25; 8:45 am]
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