Notice2025-20022
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
November 17, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3-day hybrid meeting with both in-person and webinar participation options to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 219 (Monday, November 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 51302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20022]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF321]
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) will hold
a 3-day hybrid meeting with both in-person and webinar participation
options to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
December 2-4, 2025, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2 and
at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 4.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Newport Harbor Hotel and
Marina, 49 Americas Cup Avenue, Newport, RI 02840; telephone (401) 847-
9000; online at <a href="https://www.newporthotel.com/">https://www.newporthotel.com/</a>. Webinar registration
information will be posted on the Council's December 2025 meeting web
page at <a href="https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/december-2025-council-meeting">https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/december-2025-council-meeting</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The Council Meeting will begin with introductions and announcements
by Council Chair Daniel Salerno followed by reports from the Council
Chair and Executive Director, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office (GARFO), NOAA General Counsel, the Northeast Fisheries Science
Center (NEFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC),
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the U.S. Coast
Guard, NOAA Enforcement, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization and
the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
report.
After returning from lunch the Council will then review NOAA
guidance to councils on financial disclosure and voting recusals
followed by an update on status of regional capacity for science and
management support.
The Council will then receive a 2025 Monitoring Report from the
Whiting Committee as well as a review of the 2024 whiting fishery.
They will then hear an update from MAFMC regarding Spiny Dogfish
Committee. Discussion will be on Framework Including Accountability
Measures Modifications and 2026-2027 Specifications: (1) review
recommendations from the Mid-Atlantic Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC), Monitoring Committee, AP, staff, and Joint Committee;
(2) review the MAFMC's adopted alternatives; (3) select preferred
alternatives and Council final action.
The council will adjourn for the day at 5 p.m. At 6 p.m. they will
host a public outreach session in the hotel to encourage informal
discussions between Council members, staff, industry representatives,
and members of the public. All are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Wednesday will open with Update on the status of the Council's
revised Risk Policy and activities of the Risk Policy Working Group.
There will then be a presentation on SSCs overfishing limit (OFL)
and acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for Atlantic sea
scallops.
The Council will then receive a report from the Scallop Committee
regarding Framework 40: final action on 2026 fishery specifications,
2027 default specifications, and other measures; presentation of final
report of the Scallop Strategic Plan and Council approval.
Returning from lunch break will be a review from the Transboundary
Management Guidance Committee. Specifically review, discuss, and
approve TMGC recommendations for 2026 total allowable catches (TACs)
for three shared U.S./Canada groundfish resources on Georges Bank--
Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank haddock, and Georges
Bank yellowtail flounder.
The Council will receive a presentation from the SSC on OFL and ABC
recommendations for Acadian redfish, white hake, winter flounder,
yellowtail flounder, Georges Bank cod, and Georges Bank haddock.
Last agenda item for Wednesday is from the Groundfish Committee on
Framework Adjustment 72: final action to set specifications for several
groundfish stocks for fishing years 2026-2030, U.S./Canada TACs for
2026, and other management measures.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Thursday opens with update on development of the Council's Holistic
Strategic Plan initiative.
The Council will have open period for public comment on issues not
listed on the agenda.
The council will then take final action on the 2026 Council
Priorities for all fishery management plans and other Council
responsibilities.
Then there will be Planning updates: 2025 Council Priorities
status, IRA Initiatives, action timelines, and other activities.
The meeting will conclude with any other business and adjourn at
noon.
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: November 13, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-20022 Filed 11-14-25; 8:45 am]
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