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North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Charter Halibut Management Committee will meet on October 21, 2026.

Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of web conference.

SUMMARY:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Charter Halibut Management Committee will meet on October 21, 2026.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through the link at meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​7156.

Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. Instructions for attending ( printed page 60101) the meeting via video conference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION , below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone; 907-271-2809; email: . For technical support please contact our admin Council staff, 907-271-2809; email: .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The Charter Halibut Management Committee will meet to make recommendations on management measures to analyze for the 2027 season. First, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will review the final charter halibut harvest and effort numbers for 2025 and preliminary harvest and effort numbers for 2026. Then the committee will discuss the development of the 2027 management measures for ADF&G analysis. The meeting will conclude with any other business. Public testimony will then be taken at the chair's discretion, and the meeting will conclude with other business and upcoming meetings. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials, meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​7156.

Connection Information

You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​7156. For technical support please contact our admin Council staff, 907-271-2809; email: .

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted prior to the meeting and should be submitted electronically to meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​7156.

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

Dated: September 18, 2026.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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

[FR Doc. 2026-19348 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]

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91 FR 60100

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“North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (September 22, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19348/north-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting.