Notice2026-05551
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 13819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05551]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF619]
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 (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 7 through Thursday,
April 9, 2026. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option.
Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in person at the Westin New York
Grand Central (212 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017) or virtually
via Webex webinar. Webinar connection instructions and briefing
materials will be available at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2026">https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2026</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
<a href="https://www.mafmc.org">https://www.mafmc.org</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
526-5255. The Council's website, <a href="https://www.mafmc.org">https://www.mafmc.org</a>, also has
details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in
access, and briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible.)
Tuesday, April 7th
Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat Amendment
Review public input obtained during comment period
Review recommendations from Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT),
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and Advisory Panel, and
staff
Consider final action and submission to NOAA Fisheries
Habitat Activities Update--Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO) Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division (HESD)
Presentation on activities of interest in the region
Sturgeon Project Update--Dewayne Fox, Delaware State University
Review preliminary results of project comparing catch rates of
dogfishes and Atlantic Sturgeon in standard low-profile gillnets
Wednesday, April 8th
Scup Winter I Quota Period Landings Threshold Analysis
Review and consider potential management action
Multi-Year Specifications
Review staff memo and consider initiating an omnibus management action
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Recreational Tilefish Permitting
Review public comments and Tilefish Committee recommendations
Select preferred alternatives and take final action
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program Scoping for Monkfish and/or
Skate Wings--Jennifer Couture, NEFMC
Review and approve scoping document
Spiny Dogfish Ageing Project Summary--Madison Philipp and Dr. Michelle
Passerotti, NOAA Fisheries
Review results of project to improve dogfish ageing
Council Award Presentation
Presentation of the 2025 Ricks E Savage Award
Thursday, April 9th
Business Session
Committee Reports (Scientific and Statistical Committee, Northeast
Trawl Advisory Panel); Executive Director's Report; Organization
Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public Comment
Although 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 these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid 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: March 18, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-05551 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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