Notice2026-19717
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council-Public Meeting
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Published
September 28, 2026
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Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Shrimp Workgroup.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 186 (Monday, September 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 61208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19717]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XG071]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council--Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Shrimp
Workgroup.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of the Shrimp Workgroup.
DATES: The Shrimp Workgroup will meet from 1 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 4, 2026, until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country
Inn and Suites, 2008 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC 29407; phone (843)
571-1000.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. The meeting will
also be available via webinar. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allie Iberle, Fishery Scientist, South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council; phone: (843) 225-8135 or toll free
at (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#19787575707c37707b7c6b757c596a787f747a37777c6d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e1f1212171b50171c1b0c121b3e0d1f18131d50101b0a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including the agenda,
overview, briefing book materials, and an online public comment form
and webinar registration information will be posted on the Council's
website at: <a href="https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/">https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/</a>. The meeting is
open to the public and available via webinar as it occurs. Public
comment on agenda items may be submitted through the Council's online
comment form available from the Council's website. The Council formed
the Shrimp workgroup to identify workable solutions to reduce
interactions with smalltooth sawfish and giant manta rays in the South
Atlantic Federal shrimp trawl fishery. During the meeting
representatives from the shrimp fishery, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Council staff, Council members, Scientific and Statistical
Committee, and relevant researchers will review available data and
information pertaining to giant manta rays, smalltooth sawfish, and the
South Atlantic Federal shrimp fisheries. In addition, they will discuss
a list of potential options for bycatch reduction and/or mitigation.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 23, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19717 Filed 9-25-26; 8:45 am]
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