Notice2026-04498
Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Mariculture Hybrid Workshop
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Published
March 9, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold a Mariculture Hybrid Workshop to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11287-11288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04498]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF564]
Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Mariculture Hybrid
Workshop
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Mariculture Hybrid Workshop (in-person/virtual).
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold a
Mariculture Hybrid Workshop to address the items contained in the
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Mariculture Hybrid Workshop will be held on March 24, from 8
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., AST, and March 25, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., AST.
ADDRESSES: The Mariculture Hybrid Workshop will be held at the
Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Resort, 7012 Boca de Cangrejos Avenue,
Carolina, Puerto Rico.
You may join the Mariculture Hybrid Workshop via Zoom, from a
computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the following address:
Join Zoom Meeting: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83060685915?pwd=VmVsc1orSUtKck8xYk1XOXNDY1ErZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83060685915?pwd=VmVsc1orSUtKck8xYk1XOXNDY1ErZz09</a>.
Meeting ID: 843 2813 0219.
Passcode: 856050.
One tap mobile:
+17879451488,,83060685915#,,,,,,0#,,995658# Puerto Rico
+17879667727,,83060685915#,,,,,,0#,,995658# Puerto Rico
Dial by your location:
+1 787 945 1488 Puerto Rico
+1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
+1 939 945 0244 Puerto Rico
Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915.
Passcode: 995658.
In case there are problems, and we cannot reconnect via Zoom, the
meeting will continue using GoToMeeting.
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
<a href="https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/971749317">https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/971749317</a>. You can also dial in
using your phone. United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 971-
749-317.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel A. Rol[oacute]n, Executive
Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera
Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1903, telephone: (787)
398-3717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items included in the
tentative agenda will be discussed:
March 24, 2026
8 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
--Workshop Mix and Mingle
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
--Welcome--Eugenio Pi[ntilde]eiro Soler/Miguel A. Rol[oacute]n
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
--Past and Present Aquaculture in the U.S. Caribbean--Jos[eacute] A.
Rivera
9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
--Mariculture Government Efforts in Puerto Rico--Ricardo L[oacute]pez
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
--Mariculture Permits and Government Efforts in U.S.V.I.--Nicole
Angel[iacute]
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.
--Permits, Consultations and Authorizations for Aquaculture Projects in
the U.S. Caribbean--Evelyn Cepeda
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
--Break
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
--Overview of NOAA's Efforts to Increase U.S. Aquaculture Production--
Danielle Blacklock
10:45 a.m.-12 p.m.
--Current projects in Puerto Rico and USVI (10 mins each)
--Corals and Urchins--Stacey Williams
--Queen Conch--Megan Davis and Raimundo Espinoza
--Spiny Lobster--Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries, Inc.--Nik
Sachlikidis
--Oysters--Culebra Fishermen's Association and Isla Mujeres
Foundation--N G[oacute]mez
--Red Snapper--Cultimar, David Miranda
--Project Siting Environmental Studies in Puerto Rico--Tyler
Sclodnick
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
--Questions and Answers Panel with Presenters (Puerto Rico and U.S.V.I.
Projects)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
--Lunch
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
--Commercial Mariculture in the Caribbean (20 mins each)
--Open Blue Sea Farms, Panama--Jorge Alarc[oacute]n
--Dyer Aqua Panama--Alcibiades Arauz
--Kilic Dominic, Dominican Republic--Carlos Then
2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
--Questions and Answers Panel with Presenters (Caribbean Commercial
Mariculture)
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
--Break
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3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
--Discussion/Synthesis Identifying Current Challenges and Barriers to
Aquaculture Development in the U.S. Caribbean
March 25, 2026
8 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
--Workshop Mix and Mingle
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
--Day One Recap and Day 2 Objectives
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
--Investing in Aquaculture
--Cuna del Mar
--Hatch Blue
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
--Introduction to SWOT and PESTEL Analysis--Kieley Hurff
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
--SWOT Exercise Focus Groups--Identifying Challenges and Opportunities
for Aquaculture Development in the U.S. Caribbean
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.
--Break
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
--SWOT Exercise Results--Kieley Hurff
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
--PESTEL Exercise Focus Groups; Identifying Challenges and
Opportunities for Aquaculture Development in the U.S. Caribbean
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
--Lunch
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
--Discussion: Vision for Aquaculture Development in the U.S. Caribbean
2:45 p.m.-4 p.m.
--Workshop Findings Summary and Closing Remarks
--Other Business
--Adjourn
Note (1): Other than starting time and dates of the meetings,
the established times for addressing items on the agenda may be
adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the agenda items. To further accommodate
discussion and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting
may be extended from or completed before the date established in
this notice. Changes in the agenda will be posted to the CFMC
website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as practicable.
Note (2): Financial disclosure forms are available for
inspection at this meeting, as per 50 CFR part 601.
The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on March 24,
2026, at 8 a.m., AST, and will end on March 25, 2026, at 4 p.m., AST.
Other than the start time on the first day of the meeting, interested
parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later
than indicated in the agenda, at the discretion of the Chair.
Special Accommodations: For any additional information on this
public hybrid meeting, please contact Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery
Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San
Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-1903, telephone: (787) 226-8849.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: March 4, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-04498 Filed 3-6-26; 8:45 am]
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