Notice2026-06721
Caribbean Fishery Management Council 189th Public Hybrid Meeting
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Published
April 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 189th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17633-17634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06721]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF635]
Caribbean Fishery Management Council 189th Public Hybrid Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hybrid meeting (in-person/virtual).
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the
189th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The 189th CFMC public hybrid meeting will be held on April 21,
2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., AST, and on April 22, 2026, from 8:15 a.m.
to 4 p.m. AST. The meeting will be held at The Buccaneer Hotel, 5007
Estate Shoys, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI 00820.
ADDRESSES: You may join the 189th CFMC public hybrid meeting via Zoom,
from a computer, tablet, or smartphone by entering the following
address:
Join Zoom Meeting: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84328130219?pwd=65MKg0lyTe4h1Wv1fAKetKTPEdFAcx.1">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84328130219?pwd=65MKg0lyTe4h1Wv1fAKetKTPEdFAcx.1</a>.
Meeting ID: 843 2813 0219.
Passcode: 856050.
One tap mobile:
+17879667727,,84328130219#,,,,*856050# Puerto Rico
+19399450244,,84328130219#,,,,*856050# Puerto Rico
Join instructions <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/84328130219/invitations?signature=b92qQFAEhejZ6qk-OEv5AyZRE1oQnb3iNwa70NWCVk8">https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/84328130219/invitations?signature=b92qQFAEhejZ6qk-OEv5AyZRE1oQnb3iNwa70NWCVk8</a>.
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> (copy/paste into URL).
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:
April 21, 2026
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 188th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
--Executive Director's Report
9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
--Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) Amendments, Actions and Priorities
Update for 2026--Mar[iacute]a Lopez-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries, SERO
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
--Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
--Southeast Fishery Science Center Updates--Kevin McCarthy, Caribbean
Fisheries Branch, NOAA Fisheries, SEFSC
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
--Scientific and Statistical Committee Report--Vance Vicente, Chair
--Final Recommendations of SEDAR 84 and SEDAR 91
12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
--Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
--Review and Final Action for Framework Action 4 to the St. Croix and
St. Thomas/St. John FMPs To Revise Spiny Lobster Reference Points Based
on SEDAR 91--Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries, SERO
2:15 p.m.-3 p.m.
--Revision of Accountability Measures for Pelagic Stocks--Options Paper
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
--Coffee Break
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
--Update on NMFS' Risk/Value Prioritization Framework for Managed
Stocks--NOAA Fisheries, SEFSC
--Evaluation of Managed Stocks' Needs for Conservation and Management--
Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries, SERO
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.
--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
--Adjourn for the Day
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
--Closed Session
April 22, 2026
--8:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
--New App for Fishers, Dealers and Consumers of U.S. Caribbean
Seafood--J. Rivera/Cedric Taqu[iacute]n
8:45 a.m.-9 a.m.
--Recreational Angler Partnership Improvement Directive (RAPID)--NOAA
Fisheries
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
--Caribbean IRA-Funded Projects Update--Martha Prada, CFMC IRA
Coordinator
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
--2026 Annual Catch Limit Monitoring Updates--Andy Strelcheck, NOAA
Fisheries, SERO
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.
--Coffee Break
10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
--Caribbean Marine Aquaculture Workshop 2026 Report--Jos[eacute] A.
Rivera, NOAA Fisheries
10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
--Information on Permitting and Research on Fish Aggregation Devices
(FADS)
11 a.m.--11:30 a.m.
--Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) Report--Jannette Ramos,
Chair
--CFMC Social Networks--Cristina Ol[aacute]n
--CFMC Liaison Officers Reports
--Puerto Rico--Wilson Santiago
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
--Update Council Priorities Under E.O. 14276 Restoring America's
Seafood
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Competitiveness--Summary of Comments Received
12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
--Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
--District Advisory Panel Reports (15 mins each)
--St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.--Julian Magras, Chair
--St. Croix, U.S.V.I.--Gerson Martinez, Chair
--Puerto Rico--Nelson Crespo, Chair
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
--Enforcement Reports (10 minutes each)
--Puerto Rico DNER
--U.S.V.I. DPNR
--U.S. Coast Guard
--NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement
2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
--Coffee Break
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
--Advisory Bodies Membership
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
--Other Business
--Update on Queen Conch Status Review--NOAA Fisheries
--Red Snapper Aquaculture Exempted Fishing Permit application submitted
to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council by Cultimar
Technologies--NOAA
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m.
--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
--Next Meetings
4 p.m.
--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 prior to the date established in
this notice. Changes in the agenda will be posted to the CFMC
website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as practical.
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 April 21,
2026, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on April 22, 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 virtual 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: April 3, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-06721 Filed 4-6-26; 8:45 am]
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