Notice2026-02432
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
February 6, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public webinar to collect input on the Private Recreational Tilefish Permitting and Reporting Framework.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5433-5434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02432]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF508]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public
webinar to collect input on the Private Recreational Tilefish
Permitting and Reporting Framework.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, March 2, 2026, from 6 p.m.-8
p.m. ET. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Connection information
will be posted to the Council's calendar prior to the meeting at
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) will host a webinar to collect public input on the Private
Recreational Tilefish Permitting and Reporting Framework. The Council
is seeking feedback to consider the draft alternatives to modify and/or
streamline the current private recreational tilefish permit and
reporting requirements. The intent of this framework is to consider
changes to the private recreational tilefish permitting and reporting
program to ensure that the regulatory approach is appropriate,
effective, and proportionate to the data needs for managing blueline
and golden tilefish. This action seeks to identify an approach that
reduces unnecessary regulatory burden, improves clarity and
enforceability of the reporting requirements, and supports the
collection of reliable information needed for stock assessment and
management. The alternatives currently under consideration include (1)
eliminating the permit and/or reporting requirements all together, (2)
modifying the trip reporting requirements, and/or
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(3) modifying the trip report submission timeframe.
The primary target audience for this webinar includes (a) any
private recreational angler that targets or fishes for tilefish from
Virginia north, (b) any member of the public with knowledge regarding
private recreational reporting, and (c) any member of the public who
wishes to provide comments or recommendations on these regulations.
Additional information, background documents, and instructions for
providing written comments will be posted to the Council's website at:
<a href="https://www.mafmc.org/">https://www.mafmc.org/</a>.
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251 at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: February 4, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-02432 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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