Notice2026-00027
Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
January 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3- day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of America fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 359-360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00027]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF392]
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 3-
day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of America fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, January 26 through Wednesday,
January 28, 2026, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Centric French
Quarter, located at 800 Iberville Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. 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, January 26, 2026; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST
The meeting will begin with the Administrative/Budget Committee
reviewing Proposed 2026 Activities and Budget, update on Final 2020-
2024 Administrative Award and Inflation Reduction Act Funding and
review of Advisory Panel Appointments for Red Drum, Coastal Migratory
Pelagics, and Ad Hoc Advisory Panels.
The Law Enforcement Committee will review summary report from the
October 2025 Law Enforcement Technical Committee. Sustainable Fisheries
Committee will review Draft Workplan for Regulatory Streamlining
Recommendations and next steps.
Following lunch, the Data Collection Committee will convene to
discuss and review the Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic
Reporting Document, provide an update on Commercial Electronic Logbook
Program Implementation Plan, receive a presentation on updates to SERO
Permit Database System and hold a discussion on Deep-water Grouper
Complex Recreational Mandatory Reporting.
The Outreach and Education committee will review 2025
Communications Analytics and O&E Technical Committee Recommendations,
discuss Management Area Mapping Tool, and Recreational Initiative
Communications and Recommendations. The Committee will receive an
update on the Anonymous Voice Mail Box communication, Council Learning
Opportunities during meetings, 2026 Communications Improvement Plan,
and Other Items from the O&E Technical Committee Summary.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST
The meeting will begin with a Litigation update followed by the
Reef Fish Committee review and discussion of the 2025 Reef Fish and
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Landings update, Final Action Items:
Reef Fish Amendment 62: Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper Management
Measures and Reef Fish Amendment 58A: Modifications to Other Shallow-
water Grouper Management Measures.
The Committee will review Draft Options: Reef Fish Amendment 63:
Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper IFQ Program, Draft--Reef Fish
Amendment 59A: Permit Requirements in IFQ Programs and Ad Hoc IFQ
Advisory Panel Meeting Summary report. Lastly, the Committee will
receive presentations for Regional Management of Greater Amberjack for
the Recreational Sector, Recreational Initiative Working Group
Prioritization and Management Recommendations and the January 2026 SSC
Webinar Summary.
Immediately following the Reef Fish Committee, National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Council will Host a General Question and
Answer Session.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST
The Council will convene at 8:30 a.m., CST with a Call to Order,
Announcements and Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and Approval of
Minutes and will receive the latest on Gulf Commission Programmatic
Activities.
The Council will hold public testimony beginning at 9:15 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., CST for FINAL ACTION items: Reef Fish Amendment 62:
Modifications to Gulf Red Grouper Management Measures and Reef Fish
Amendment 58A: Modifications to Other Shallow-water Grouper Management
Measures; and open testimony on other fishery issues or concerns.
Public comment may begin earlier than 9:15 a.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 (8:15 a.m. CST) before public
testimony begins.
Following lunch, the Council will receive updates from supporting
agencies: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Liaison; Louisiana
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.
The Council will receive Committee reports from Administrative/
Budget, Law Enforcement, Sustainable Fisheries, Data Collection,
Outreach and Education, and Reef Fish Committees.
Lastly, the Council will receive an update on documents transmitted
for Rule Making, 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 this 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
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notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: January 2, 2026.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-00027 Filed 1-5-26; 8:45 am]
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