Notice2025-23779

Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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Published
December 29, 2025

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Abstract

The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold three in-person public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on Shallow-water Grouper.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60633-60634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23779]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF393]


Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; public hearings and webinars.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold 
three in-person public hearings and one webinar to solicit public 
comments on Shallow-water Grouper.

DATES: The public hearings will take place January 8-21, 2026. The in-
person public hearings and webinar will begin at 6 p.m. and will 
conclude no later than 8 p.m. local time. For specific dates and times, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written public comments must be received 
on or before 5 p.m. EST on January 20, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Please visit the Gulf Council website at <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> 
for meeting materials and webinar registration information.
    Meeting addresses: The public hearings will be held in Madeira 
Beach, Galveston, TX and Lafayette, LA; and one virtual webinar. For 
specific locations, dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
below.
    Council address: Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce 
Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Muehlstein; Public Information 
Officer; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aecbc3c7c2d780c3dbcbc6c2dddacbc7c0eec9dbc2c8cdc1dbc0cdc7c280c1dcc9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f590989c998cdb9880909d998681909c9bb592809993969a809b969c99db9a8792">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, Gulf Fishery Management 
Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the following three in-person 
public hearings and webinar is as follows: Council staff will begin 
with a presentation on the purpose, need, and proposed management 
alternatives in Shallow-water Grouper Amendment 58A.
    Staff and a Council member will be available to answer any 
questions, and the public will have the opportunity to provide 
testimony on the amendment and other related testimony.

In-Person Locations and Webinars

    Thursday, January 8, 2026; Maderia Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal 
Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, (727) 391-9951.
    Monday, January 12, 2026; Hilton Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall 
Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551, (409) 744-5000.
    Tuesday, January 13, 2026; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and 
Fisheries (LDWF) Lafayette Office Large Conference Room #2039, 200 
Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508.
    Wednesday, January 21, 2026; via webinar.

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    Visit <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> website and click on the ``meetings and 
public hearings'' tab for registration information. After registering, 
you will receive a confirmation email containing information about 
joining the webinar.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 10 working days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 19, 2025.
Anna Michelle Harrison,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-23779 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]
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