North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a Crab Plan Team Meeting on September 14-17, 2026.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55545-55546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17540]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a Crab Plan Team Meeting on September 14-17, 2026.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 14, through 
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Attend in-person at 
the Traynor Room, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way 
NE, Seattle, WA 98115, in Building 4. If you plan to attend in person, 
please notify Anita Kroska (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0d1dbc2dfc3dbd1f0dec0d6ddd39edfc2d7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0818b928f938b81a08e90868d83ce8f9287">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>) at least 2 days before 
the meeting (or 2 weeks prior if you are a foreign national). You will 
also need a valid U.S. REAL Identification Card. Join online through 
the link at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146</a>.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 
West 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 
271-2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Kroska, Council staff; phone; 
(907) 271-2805; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f4e445d405c444e6f415f49424c01405d48"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4d475e435f474d6c425c4a414f02435e4b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. For technical support, please 
contact our admin Council staff, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9babcb9b9a6bbbd89a7b9afa4aae7a6bbae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7e787d7d627f794d637d6b606e23627f6a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; telephone: 
(907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, September 14-Thursday, September 17

    The agenda will include (a) Council updates; (b) Eastern Bering Sea 
(EBS) Ecosystem Status Report (ESR) updates; (c) Ecosystem and 
Socioeconomic Profile (ESP) Report Cards; (d) Tanner crab Center for 
Independent Experts (CIE) Review results; (e) Tanner crab final Stock 
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE); (f) Snow crab final SAFE; (g) 
Bristol Bay red king crab (BBRKC) final SAFE; (h) St. Matthew blue king 
crab (SMBKC) final SAFE; (i) NOAA Summer trawl survey results; (j) 
Fishery summary; (k) Overfishing status

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updates; (l) SAFE and document guidelines; (m) Saint Paul BBRKC 
hatchery permit application review; (n) research updates (tentative); 
and (o) other new business. The agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146</a> prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smartphone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted 
online at: <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146</a>.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically to <a href="https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146">https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/6146</a>.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 25, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-17540 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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