Notice2025-19360
Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
October 2, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 4 day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of America fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47725-47726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19360]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF270]
Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting open to the public offering both in-
person and virtual options for participation.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 4
day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of America fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, November 3 through Thursday,
November 6, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Golden Nugget Hotel and
Casino, located at 151 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530. If you prefer
to ``listen in'', you may access the log-on information by visiting our
website at <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a>.
Council address: Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce
Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carrie Simmons, Executive
Director, Gulf Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, November 3, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST
The meeting will begin in Full Council to review and adopt proposed
and current Council Committee Assignments for November 2025 through
August 2026. Committee Sessions will follow beginning with Habitat
Protection & Restoration Committee receiving an update on Essential
Fish Habitat (EFH) Generic Amendment 5 and Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) Recommendations.
Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review Regulatory Streamlining
Report from Contractors and SSC Feedback, Ecosystem Committee will
discuss draft Fishery Ecosystem Plan and Ecosystem Technical Committee
recommendations, and the Shrimp Committee will review and discuss Final
Action: Shrimp Amendment 19: Shrimp Permit Moratorium Draft, SSC
Summary of SEDAR 87 Gulf Penaeid Shrimp Stock Assessment Reviews and
receive a Working Group update on Shrimp Bycatch Methodologies for
Finfish.
The Data Collection Committee will receive a report from the SSC on
Recreational Data Collection discussions and update on Commercial
Electronic Logbook implementation.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST
The meeting will begin with a Litigation update. The Reef Fish
Committee will convene to discuss Public Hearing Drafts for Reef Fish
Amendment 58A: Shallow-water Grouper Complex Management considerations
Reef Fish Amendment 62: Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper Management
Measures. The committee will review draft options Reef Fish Amendment
63: Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper IFQ Program and Reef Fish
Amendment 55/Snapper Grouper Amendment 44: Modifications to Mutton
Snapper and Yellowtail Snapper Management Measures. The committee will
review and discuss Final Action: Abbreviated Framework Action:
Continuation of DESCEND Act Management Measures in the Gulf.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST
The Reef Fish Committee will reconvene with a review of Reef Fish
and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program Landings and State Program
Landings for Red Snapper and Greater Amberjack and receive a
presentation on Delegation of Management of Federal For-Hire Vessels to
the Gulf States for Red Snapper.
The Council will reconvene at approximately 1:30 p.m., CST with a
Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and
Approval of Minutes. The Council will hold public testimony beginning
at 1:40 p.m. to 5 p.m., CST on Final Action Items: Shrimp Amendment 19:
Shrimp Permit Moratorium draft and Abbreviated Framework Action:
Continuation of DESCEND Act Management Measures in the Gulf; and open
testimony on other fishery issues or concerns. Public comment may begin
earlier than 1:40 p.m. CST but will not conclude before that time.
Persons wishing to give public testimony in-person must register at the
registration kiosk in the meeting room. Persons wishing to give public
testimony virtually must sign up on the Council website on the day of
public testimony. Registration for virtual testimony closes one hour
(12:40 p.m. CST) before public testimony begins.
Thursday, November 6, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST
The Council will receive Committee reports from Habitat Protection
& Restoration, Sustainable Fisheries, Ecosystem, Shrimp, Data
Collection, and Reef Fish Committees. The Council will receive updates
from the following supporting agencies: South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council Liaison; Mississippi Law Enforcement Efforts; NOAA
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE); Gulf States Marine Fisheries
Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and
Department of State.
Lastly, the Council will hear an update on documents transmitted
for rule making and hold a discussion on Council Planning and Primary
Activities and any Other Business items.
Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be a hybrid meeting; both in-person and virtual
participation available. You may register for the webinar to listen-in
only by visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and click on the Council meeting
on the calendar.
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change
as required to effectively address the issue, and the latest version
along with other meeting materials will be posted on the website as
they become available.
Although other 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 meeting. Actions 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 that the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take final 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 or accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira,
(813) 348-1630, at least 15 days prior to the meeting date.
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(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: September 29, 2025.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-19360 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]
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