Notice2025-19367

Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Published
October 2, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

The Gulf Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee (LEC).

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 47728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19367]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF269]


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 will hold a meeting of its 
Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in conjunction with the 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee 
(LEC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, October 29, 2025; 
beginning at 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m., CDT. The Committees will be in a closed 
session from 7:30 a.m. until 8:15 a.m. CDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Golden Nugget Biloxi Hotel & 
Casino, located at 151 Beach Blvd.; (228) 435-5400. Please visit the 
Gulf Council website (<a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a>) for agenda and meeting 
materials information.
    Council address: Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce 
Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf 
Fishery Management Council; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d1c2e2e3c33387339343c3a33381d3a28313b3e3228333e343173322f3a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdbc8e8e9c9398d399949c9a9398bd9a88919b9e9288939e9491d3928f9a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, telephone: 
(813) 348-1630, and Mr. Steve VanderKooy, Inter-jurisdictional 
Fisheries (IJF) Coordinator, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4b7b2a5aaa0a1b6afababbd84a3b7a9a2a7eaabb6a3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e99a9f88878d8c9b82868690a98e9a848f8ac7869b8e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, telephone: (228) 875-5912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items of discussion are on the 
agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order and any 
changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible.
    Joint Gulf Council's Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC) and 
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee 
(LEC) Meeting Agenda, Wednesday, October 29, 2025; beginning at 8:30 
a.m.-12 p.m., CDT.
    The joint meeting will begin in a closed session from 7:30 a.m.-
8:15 a.m., CDT with introductions, case work discussions and any other 
business.
    General session will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m., CDT with 
introductions and adoption of agenda, and approval of minutes from the 
Joint LEC/LETC meeting from October 2023.
    The Gulf Council LETC will hold a review and discuss additional 
Tier of ID Number Size for Federally permitted Vessels between 25 and 
65 ft., receive an update on 20-fathom boundary line and State waters 
boundary lines, and Nomination Process for Officer/Team of the Year.
    The GSMFC LEC will review and discuss Future Joint OLE/Enforcement 
JEA Meetings and GSMFC/ASMFC Joint LE Committees Meetings, the IJF 
Program Activity for Gray (Mangrove) Snapper Profile Status, Black Drum 
Profile and Commission Pubs.
    The committee will present the State Report Highlights from 
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, USCG, NOAA OLE, and 
USFWS; and will discuss any Other Business items.

Meeting Adjourns

    The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials will be posted on <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a>.
    The Law Enforcement Technical Committee consists of principal law 
enforcement officers in each of the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA 
Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. 
Coast Guard, and the NOAA Office of General Counsel for Law 
Enforcement.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group 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 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.

(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. 2025-19367 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]
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