Notice2025-23927

Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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Published
December 30, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold two webinars to solicit public comments on Reef Fish Amendment 62: Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper Management Measures.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61126-61127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public hearings and webinars.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold 
two webinars to solicit public comments on Reef Fish Amendment 62: 
Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper Management Measures.

DATES: The public hearing webinars will take place Thursday, January 15 
and Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The webinars will begin at 6 p.m. EST 
and will conclude no later than 8 p.m. EST. 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, webinar registration information, and to submit 
written comments.
    Meeting address: The public hearings will be held via virtual 
webinars. For 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#fc9991959085d291899994908f88999592bc9b89909a9f9389929f9590d2938e9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c39313530257231293934302f283935321c3b29303a3f3329323f353072332e3b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, Gulf Fishery Management 
Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the virtual public hearings 
is as follows: Council staff will begin with a brief presentation on 
Reef Fish Amendment 62 that modifies the Gulf Red Grouper overfishing 
limit, acceptable biological catch, and total annual catch limit, 
sector allocations, and sector annual catch limits, as well as 
considers removal of the February-March recreational Shallow-water 
Grouper closure in the Gulf.
    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.
    Scheduled Webinars:
    Thursday, January 15, 2026; via webinar
    Tuesday, January 20, 2026; via webinar
    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 22, 2025.
Anna Michelle Harrison,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-23927 Filed 12-29-25; 8:45 am]
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