Caribbean Fishery Management Council 187th Public Hybrid Meeting
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 187th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY IN...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public hybrid meeting (in person/virtual).
SUMMARY:
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 187th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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DATES:
The 187th CFMC public hybrid meeting will be held on August 12, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., AST. A closed session will be held on August 12, 2025, from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., AST, to discuss personnel matters. The Council will reconvene on August 13, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., AST.
ADDRESSES:
The 187th CFMC meeting will be held at Embassy Suites Hotel, Tartak Street, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
You may join the 187th CFMC public hybrid meeting via Zoom, from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the following address:
+17879451488,,83060685915#,,,,,,0#,,995658# Puerto Rico
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Dial by your location:
+1 787 945 1488 Puerto Rico
+1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
+1 939 945 0244 Puerto Rico
Meeting ID:
830 6068 5915.
Passcode:
995658.
In case there are problems, and we cannot reconnect via Zoom, the meeting will continue using GoToMeeting.
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/971749317.
You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 971-749-317.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Miguel A. Rolón, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, PR 00918-1903; telephone: (787) 398-3717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The following items included in the tentative agenda will be discussed:
August 12, 2025
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
—Call to Order
—Roll Call
—Adoption of Agenda
—Election of Officials
—Consideration of 186th CFMC Meeting Verbatim Transcription
—Executive Director's Report
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
—Fishery Management Plans Amendments, Actions and Priorities Update for 2025—María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries, SERO
—Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act Requirements for Stocks in Need of Conservation and Management, and Discussion of Modifications to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Units (FMUs)—Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries, SERO
10:30 a.m.—10:40 a.m.
—Coffee Break
10:40 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
—Continue Reef Fish FMUs Discussion
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
—E.O. 14276 Restoring America's Seafood Competitiveness—Recommendations from Ad Hoc Committee
—Letter to the CFMC on the Use of Fish Traps in Puerto Rico—Mr. Edwin Font
—Public Comment Period (5-minute presentation)
—Next Meeting
5:00 p.m.
—Adjourn
NOTE (1):
Other than starting time and dates of the meetings, the established times for addressing items on the agenda may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the agenda items. To further accommodate discussion and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting may be extended from or completed before the date established in this notice. Changes in the agenda will be posted to the CFMC website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as practicable.
NOTE (2):
Financial disclosure forms are available for inspection at this meeting, as per 50 CFR part 601.
The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on August 12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., AST, and will end on August 13, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., AST. Other than the start time on the first day of the meeting, interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated in the agenda, at the discretion of the Chair.
Special Accommodations:
For any additional information on this public hybrid meeting, please contact Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, PR, 00918-1903; telephone: (787) 226-8849.