South Atlantic Fishery Management Council-Public Meetings

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September 28, 2026

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Abstract

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will host a meeting of the Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel (AP) on November 2 and November 3, 2026.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 186 (Monday, September 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61206-61207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19781]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XG073]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council--Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
host a meeting of the Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel (AP) on November 2 
and November 3, 2026.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on 
November 2 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on November 3, 2026.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council Address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
    Meeting Address: The AP meeting will be held at the Town & Country 
Inn and Suites; 2008 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 
571-1000. The meeting will also be available via webinar. Registration 
is required. Webinar registration, an online public comment form, and 
briefing book materials will be available 2 weeks prior to the meetings 
at: <a href="https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/">https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Curtis, Fishery Social 
Scientist, SAFMC; phone 843/302-8437 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 
843/769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70131802190304191e115e130502041903300311161d135e1e1504"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93f0fbe1fae0e7fafdf2bdf0e6e1e7fae0d3e0f2f5fef0bdfdf6e7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mackerel Cobia AP will receive updates 
on active Council amendments, Southeast Data Assessment and Review 
assessments planned for Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish 
mackerel, updated Marine Recreational Information Program Fishing 
Effort Survey estimates, the Southeast Area Monitoring, Assessment, and 
Prediction Coastal Trawl Survey, and the Council's Citizen Science 
Program. The AP will discuss and provide recommendations on Coastal 
Migratory Pelagics Amendment 38, which addresses the commercial 
Atlantic Spanish mackerel fishing year, and sale of tournament caught 
king and Spanish mackerel. The AP will also discuss recent Council 
efforts to modify fishery management plan framework procedures and fish 
sale regulations. The AP will receive a

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presentation from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center on in-season 
catch monitoring for Atlantic Spanish mackerel. Finally, the AP will 
update their fishery performance reports for Atlantic king mackerel and 
Atlantic Spanish mackerel.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are 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 24, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19781 Filed 9-25-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P


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