Notice2025-03553
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
March 5, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Joint Skate and Monkfish Committees 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03553]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE691]
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
scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Joint Skate and Monkfish
Committees 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 Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This meeting will take place at Hampton
Inn, 20 Hotel Drive, South Kingstown, RI 02879; telephone: (401) 788-
3500.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/UIhZi_rqTEyS9ePBCCBueA">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/UIhZi_rqTEyS9ePBCCBueA</a>.
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
The Joint Skate and Monkfish Committees will meet to discuss
Overview of 2025 Council work priorities for the Skate and Monkfish
Fishery Management Plans. They will review research updates on skate
and monkfish. The committees will also discuss the plans for the 2025
Monkfish and Skate Management Track Assessments. Also, on the agenda is
the development of separate specifications actions for the Monkfish and
Skate Fishery Management Plans (a) Fishing years 2026-2028 monkfish
specifications; initiate Framework Adjustment 17, (b) Fishing years
2026-2027 skate specifications, (c) Range of potential measures
(monkfish and skate possession limits, Monkfish Days-At-Sea). They will
also review plans for the Joint Monkfish-Skate Plan Development Teams
to develop joint analyses on monkfish and skate fisheries overlap.
Other business will be discussed if 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: February 28, 2025.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-03553 Filed 3-4-25; 8:45 am]
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