United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2026_register executive 2026-04-11 article Notices D09002ee1e0724772 D09002ee1e072482a United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is conducting five scoping meetings to solicit comments on ideas for fishery improvements in the monkfish and skate fisheries. The scoping is designed to identify the challenges the monkfish and skate fishing sectors are grappling with and to identify possible management measures for the Council to address those challenges in the future. In June of 2026, the Council will consider comments received during scoping and in December of 2026, the Council will consider these comments when developing 2027 Council work priorities. Given monkfish is jointly managed with the Mid-Atlantic Council, during its August 2026 meeting, the Mid-Atlantic Council will receive the same scoping summary and an update on any outcomes of the June 2026 New England Council meeting. 91 FR 18835 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07110 2026-07110 fr13ap26-29 3510-22-P RTID 0648-XF653 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07110 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/html/2026-07110.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07110.pdf 1 p. 18835 18835 91 FR 18835 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-07110 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2026-04-27 RTID 0648-XF653 3510-22-P 2026-07110 Notice of public meetings.

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is conducting five scoping meetings to solicit comments on ideas for fishery improvements in the monkfish and skate fisheries. The scoping is designed to identify the challenges the monkfish and skate fishing sectors are grappling with and to identify possible management measures for the Council to address those challenges in the future. In June of 2026, the Council will consider comments received during scoping and in December of 2026, the Council will consider these comments when developing 2027 Council work priorities. Given monkfish is jointly managed with the Mid-Atlantic Council, during its August 2026 meeting, the Mid-Atlantic Council will receive the same scoping summary and an update on any outcomes of the June 2026 New England Council meeting.

These meetings and webinar will be held between Monday, April 27, 2026 and Monday, May 11, 2026. See supplementary information for more details on specific dates and times. Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc. New England Fishery Management Council, comments@nefmc.org https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/CjSy3wZ4SfSBSOgc87uRiQ Vol. 91, no. 70 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-04-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 P0b002ee1e0704d2d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ap26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/FR-2026-04-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/xml/FR-2026-04-13.xml fdlp 18767 19056 DGPO 2026-04-11 2026-04-11 FR-2026-04-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-04-13 91 70