[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54305-54306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21107]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF088]
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 sessions with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Interstate Fishery
Management Programs (ISFMP) Policy Board and the Summer Flounder, Scup,
and Black Sea Bass Management Board.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, December 16 through Thursday,
December 18, 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 Le
M[eacute]ridien Washington DC--The Madison (1177 15th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20005) or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar
connection instructions and briefing materials will be available at:
https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/december-2025.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
https://www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
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Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
526-5255. The Council's website, https://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.)
Tuesday, December 16th
Atlantic Mackerel Framework Including Rebuilding, 2026-2027
Specifications, and River Herring/Shad Cap
Review joint Committee (Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; and River
Herring and Shad) recommendations
Review recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
Select preferred alternatives and take final action
Joint MAFMC-NEFMC Spiny Dogfish Framework (Including Accountability
Measures Modifications and 2026-2027 Specifications
Review NEFMC final action and consider if any modifications to October
2025 MAFMC actions are warranted
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Council Convenes with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's
(ASMFC's) Policy Board
Recreational Sector Separation Amendment
Review draft alternatives and recommendations from the Fishery
Management Action Team/Plan Development Team, Advisory Panels, and
Commission's Law Enforcement Committee
Provide input to refine draft alternatives for inclusion in Draft
Amendment/Public Hearing Document
Council and ASMFC Policy Board Adjourn
Council Convenes with the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Management Board
2026-2027 Summer Flounder Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Determine percent change in expected harvest required under the Percent
Change Approach for 2026-2027
Recommend conservation equivalency or coastwide management and
associated measures for 2026-2027
Provide preliminary guidance on development of state measures proposals
if necessary
Wednesday, December 17th
2026-2027 Scup Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Determine percent change in expected harvest required under the Percent
Change Approach for 2026-2027
Recommend 2026-2027 recreational management measures for Federal waters
Provide preliminary guidance on development of state measures proposals
if necessary
2026-2027 Black Sea Bass Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Determine percent change in expected harvest required under the Percent
Change Approach for 2026-2027
Recommend conservation equivalency or coastwide management and
associated measures for 2026-2027
Provide preliminary guidance on development of state measures proposal
if necessary
ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
Adjourns
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Recreational Tilefish Permitting and Reporting Framework
Review and provide input on the modified draft range of alternatives
2026 Implementation Plan
Review and approve 2026 Implementation Plan
Ricks E Savage Award Presentation
Presentation of the 2025 Ricks E Savage Award
Thursday, December 18th
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Governance Projects Presentation
Overview of East Coast Council governance projects and planned
activities
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); 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: November 21, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-21107 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]
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