Notice2025-16872
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
September 3, 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 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16872]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF130]
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 Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 9
a.m. Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/qyN11DUFRp-IM8T0mmwwtA">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/qyN11DUFRp-IM8T0mmwwtA</a>.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place at Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive,
South Kingstown, RI 02879, Phone: (401) 788-3500.
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
Specifications Actions Based on outcomes of the 2025 monkfish and skate
data updates and recommendations of the Scientific and Statistical
Committee, receive a progress update on developing overfishing limits,
acceptable biological catches, and associated specifications. They will
review Joint Plan Development Team tasking on monkfish and skate
fishery effort and overlaps. The Committees plan to recommend final
preferred alternatives to the Councils on: Monkfish Framework 17:
Fishing Year (FY) 2026-2028 specifications and defaults for FY 2029 and
2030. Skate Specifications: FY 2026-2027 and defaults for FY 2028-2030.
They will receive an overview of the Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic
Councils' Alternative Gear-Marking Framework. Discuss Council
priorities for monkfish and skate-related work in 2026. They will also
review input provided by the Advisory Panels. 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: August 29, 2025.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-16872 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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