Notice2025-18313

Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Published
September 22, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold a 3 day in-person meeting of its Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs).

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45376-45377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18313]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold a 
3 day in-person meeting of its Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific 
and Statistical Committees (SSCs).

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, October 7-Thursday, October 9, 
2025. Daily schedule as follows: Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., EDT daily and Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office. 
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by 
visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the ``meeting tab''.
    Council address: Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce 
Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf Fishery Management Council; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c6e657d72326e7572787372795c7b69707a7f7369727f757032736e7b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80f2f9e1eeaef2e9eee4efeee5c0e7f5ece6e3eff5eee3e9ecaeeff2e7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, October 7, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 
review and approval of Meeting Minutes from the May 2025 SSC meeting, 
Scope of Work and Election of Chair and Vice Chair.
    The SSC will then review the SEDAR 87 stock assessments of Gulf 
Penaeid Shrimp, including presentations, background material and SSC 
discussions. The SSC will then review MSE Evaluations of MRIP-FES 
Recalibrations, and MRIP-FES Scaling of Recreational Landings Data for 
Texas and Louisiana for Species other than Red Snapper, including 
presentations, background material and SSC discussions.
    Public comments will be heard at the end of the day, if any.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT

    The SSCs will reassemble to discuss the Progress on MRIP Pilot 
Studies, followed by a review of the Preliminary Results of Regional 
Fishery Management Council Regulatory Process, including presentations, 
and SSC discussions. The SSC will next review Gulf SSC Projections 
Considerations and a Lane Snapper Interim Analysis and Catch Advice, 
including presentations, background material and SSC discussions.
    Following lunch, the SSC will convene to review Science 
Coordination Subcommittee Materials, followed by the Gag Grouper 
Operational Assessment Terms of Reference and participants selection, 
including background materials and discussions, before requesting SSC 
volunteers for the Joint Gulf and South Atlantic SSCs Working Group for 
MSY Proxies. The SSC will then review Essential Fish Habitat Mapping 
for Gulf Shrimp, Reef Fish, Coastal Migratory Pelagics, Spiny Lobster, 
and Red Drum FMPs including presentations, background material and SSC 
discussions.
    Public comments will be heard at the end of the day, if any.

Thursday, October 9, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., EDT

    The SSC will review SEFSC Stakeholder Participatory Workshops, 
including presentations, background manuscripts and SSC discussions. 
Then, the SSC will discuss Social and Economic Effects of Mid-year IFQ 
Quota Modifications, including a presentation

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and SSC discussion. Public comments will be heard at the end of the 
day, if any.
    The SSC will then review Other Business, if any.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register 
for the webinar by visiting <a href="https://www.gulfcouncil.org">https://www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on 
the SSC meeting on the calendar.
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on <a href="https://www.gulfcouncil.org">https://www.gulfcouncil.org</a> 
as they become available.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in 
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 
Committee will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in 
the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that 
require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 18, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-18313 Filed 9-19-25; 8:45 am]
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