Notice2026-19183
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
September 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59113-59114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19183]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XF808]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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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.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2026, through
Thursday, October 8, 2026. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: 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 Sanderling
(1461 Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949) or virtually via Webex webinar.
Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be
available at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/october-2026">https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/october-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>. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)
526-5255.
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, October 6, 2026
Executive Committee (Closed Session)
--Review 2026 Ricks E Savage Award nominations
Executive Committee (Open Session)
--Review draft deliverables for the 2027 Implementation Plan
___LUNCH___
Evaluation of Vessel Baseline Restrictions
--Review and consider initiating management action
Scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs) Project
--Review scup GRAs, previous analysis, and summary of IRA project
results
--Consider potential management action
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
2027 Illex Specifications
--Review recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
--Review previously adopted 2027 specifications, including commercial
measures, and revise as necessary
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Illex Quota Issues
--Review staff and SSC input
--Decide on next steps
2027 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
--Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel, and staff
--Review previously adopted 2027 specifications, including commercial
and recreational measures, and revise as necessary
___LUNCH___
Longfin Squid Research Track Assessment
--Overview of recently completed Research Track stock assessment
results
2027 Spiny Dogfish Specifications
--Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel, and staff
--Review previously adopted 2027 specifications, including commercial
measures, and revise as necessary
Joint MAFMC and SAFMC Blueline Tilefish Subcommittee Update
--Review recommendations from the Subcommittee and consider next steps
Habitat Activities Update--Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO) Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division
--Presentation on draft design of regional fisheries compensation fund
administration and public comment opportunities
Regional Offshore Wind Fisheries Compensatory Mitigation Fund Update--
Deirdre Boelke, Fisheries Insight Network
--Presentation on draft design of regional fisheries compensatory fund
administration and public comment opportunities
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) Scoping
Presentation--Corie Grewal, NOAA Fisheries
--Review information on the scoping process for potential future ALWTRP
modifications
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); 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: September 16, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19183 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]
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