New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Abstract

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Scallop Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17346]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF967]


New England Fishery Management Council; 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Scallop Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 9 
a.m. EST.
    Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/mgSWiypnQvu3HsYE6E9PyA">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/mgSWiypnQvu3HsYE6E9PyA</a>.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan, 
100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02128; Phone (617) 567-6789.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The Scallop Committee will meet to discuss 2027 & 2028 (Default) 
Specifications--Review results of 2026 scallop surveys, and preliminary 
projections (if available). The primary focus of this meeting will be 
to develop input on the range of potential specification alternatives 
for FY 2027 and FY 2028. The action will set Acceptable Biological 
Catch/Annual Catch Limits, days-at-sea, access area allocations, total 
allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management 
area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category 
access area trips and trip accounting, and set-asides for the observer 
and research programs for fishing year 2027 and default specifications 
for fishing year 2028. The committee will also discuss Framework 42, an 
action that will consider measures to delineate Georges Bank and Mid-
Atlantic Days-at-Sea, as well as define sub-management areas in the 
NGOM. They will also discuss long-term Scallop Strategic Plan: Review 
draft 3-Year Work Plan. Other business will be discussed, if necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Council action 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 the public 
has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to 
address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting 
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the 
recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 21, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-17346 Filed 8-25-26; 8:45 am]
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