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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings.

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AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and ( printed page 59114) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings.

DATES:

The meetings will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2026, through Thursday, October 8, 2026. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the public will have the option to participate in person at The Sanderling (1461 Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949) or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be available at: www.mafmc.org/​briefing/​october-2026.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; www.mafmc.org. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org, also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following items are on the agenda, although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible).

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Executive Committee (Closed Session)

—Review 2026 Ricks E Savage Award nominations

Executive Committee (Open Session)

—Review draft deliverables for the 2027 Implementation Plan

___LUNCH___

Evaluation of Vessel Baseline Restrictions

—Review and consider initiating management action

Scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs) Project

—Review scup GRAs, previous analysis, and summary of IRA project results

—Consider potential management action

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

2027 Illex Specifications

—Review recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff

—Review previously adopted 2027 specifications, including commercial measures, and revise as necessary

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Illex Quota Issues

—Review staff and SSC input

—Decide on next steps

2027 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications

—Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff

—Review previously adopted 2027 specifications, including commercial and recreational measures, and revise as necessary

___LUNCH___

Longfin Squid Research Track Assessment

—Overview of recently completed Research Track stock assessment results

2027 Spiny Dogfish Specifications

—Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff

—Review previously adopted 2027 specifications, including commercial measures, and revise as necessary

Joint MAFMC and SAFMC Blueline Tilefish Subcommittee Update

—Review recommendations from the Subcommittee and consider next steps

Habitat Activities Update—Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division

—Presentation on draft design of regional fisheries compensation fund administration and public comment opportunities

Regional Offshore Wind Fisheries Compensatory Mitigation Fund Update—Deirdre Boelke, Fisheries Insight Network

—Presentation on draft design of regional fisheries compensatory fund administration and public comment opportunities

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) Scoping Presentation—Corie Grewal, NOAA Fisheries

—Review information on the scoping process for potential future ALWTRP modifications

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Business Session

Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization Reports; and Liaison Reports

Other Business and General Public Comment

Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c).

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Authority:16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: September 16, 2026.

Rey Israel Marquez,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2026-19183 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]

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