Notice2026-19894
Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
September 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold a meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's (GSMFC) Law Enforcement Committee (LEC).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 61388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19894]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XG072]
Gulf 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 Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold a
meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in
conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's (GSMFC)
Law Enforcement Committee (LEC).
DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf
Resort & Spa located at 4000 Sandestin Boulevard South, Miramar Beach,
FL. Please visit the Gulf Council website (<a href="https://www.gulfcouncil.org">https://www.gulfcouncil.org</a>)
for agenda and meeting materials information.
Council address: Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce
Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf
Council, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32534141535c571c565b53555c577255475e54515d475c515b5e1c5d4055"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13726060727d763d777a72747d765374667f75707c667d707a7f3d7c6174">[email protected]</span></a>, (813) 348-1630; and Mr. Steve
VanderKooy, Inter-jurisdictional Fisheries (IJF) Coordinator, GSMFC,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e89b9e89868c8d9a83878791a88f9b858e8bc6879a8f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="592a2f38373d3c2b32363620193e2a343f3a77362b3e">[email protected]</span></a>, (228) 875-5912.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items of discussion are on the
agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order and any
changes will be noted on the Gulf Council's website when possible.
Joint Gulf Council's LETC and GSMFC's LEC Meeting Agenda
The joint meeting will begin with introductions, adoption of
agenda, approval of minutes from the October 29, 2025, meeting and
summary from the joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission/
GSMFC meeting held May 5-6, 2026.
The Gulf Council LETC will review and discuss hook limitations on
commercial longline vessels, crew size restrictions for dually
permitted vessels, Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) activities, and
hold an election of LETC chair and vice-chair.
The GSMFC LEC will review and discuss joint NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement (OLE)/Enforcement JEA meetings and GSMFC/ASMFC joint Law
Enforcement (LE) committees meetings, the program activity for black
drum profile, striped mullet profile and commission publications.
The committee will present the State report highlights from
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA
OLE, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and will discuss any other
business items.
The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on <a href="https://www.gulfcouncil.org">https://www.gulfcouncil.org</a>.
The LETC consists of principal law enforcement officers in each of
the Gulf States, as well as the NOAA OLE, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the NOAA Office of General Counsel
for Law Enforcement.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda and
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified
of the Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.
Dated: September 25, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19894 Filed 9-28-26; 8:45 am]
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