National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.
DATES:
The meeting will be held on Friday, September 25, 2026, from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. E.T. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held via webinar. Connection information will be posted to the Council's calendar prior to the meeting at
www.mafmc.org.
Council address:
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar on Friday, September 25, 2026, from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The main purposes of the meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to review fishery performance and the catch recommendations of the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and then to provide recommendations to the Council on any appropriate modifications to specifications and associated fishing measures. Atlantic mackerel and
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squid are the focus of this meeting. The roles of Monitoring Committees are detailed here:
www.mafmc.org/s/MC-role-summary-updated_2026-05-11.pdf.
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
www.mafmc.org
16 U.S.C. 1801