Fall Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) announces its annual fall meeting, to be held in person...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of the advisory committee 2026 fall meeting
SUMMARY:
The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) announces its annual fall meeting, to be held in person October 14-15, 2026.
DATES:
The open session of the Committee meeting will be held on October 14, 2026, 8:45 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the public and is expected to end by 1:30 p.m. on October 15. All times are Eastern Daylight time. Interested members of the public may present their views during the public comment session on October 14, 2026, or submit written comments by October 7, 2026 (see
ADDRESSES
).
ADDRESSES:
The Advisory Committee is holding this meeting at the DoubleTree by Hilton located at 8777 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be sent via email to
bryan.keller@noaa.gov.
Comments may also be sent via mail to Bryan Keller at NMFS, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Keller, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce; email:
bryan.keller@noaa.gov;
phone: 301-427-7725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT will meet October 14-15, 2026, first in an open session to consider information on the status of
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Atlantic highly migratory species and other scientific matters and then in a closed session to discuss sensitive matters related to their conservation and management. The open session will be from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on October 14, 2026, including an opportunity for public comment beginning at approximately 11:45 a.m. Comments may also be submitted in writing for the Advisory Committee's consideration. Interested members of the public can submit comments by mail or email; use of email is encouraged. All written comments must be received by October 7, 2026 (see
ADDRESSES
). NMFS expects members of the public to conduct themselves appropriately at the open session of the Advisory Committee meeting. At the beginning of the public comment session, an explanation of the ground rules will be provided (
e.g.,
alcohol in the meeting room is prohibited, speakers will be called to give their comments in the order in which they registered to speak, each speaker will have an equal amount of time to speak and speakers should not interrupt one another). The session will be structured so that all attending members of the public are able to comment, if they so choose, regardless of the degree of controversy of the subject(s). Those not respecting the ground rules will be asked to leave the meeting. After the open session, the Advisory Committee will meet in closed session to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming international negotiations on the conservation and management of Atlantic highly migratory species and related matters.
The meeting location is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Bryan Keller at
bryan.keller@noaa.gov
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 28, 2026.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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“Fall Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas,” thefederalregister.org (September 30, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-20034/fall-meeting-of-the-advisory-committee-to-the-u-s-section-to-the-international-commission-for-the-conservation-of-atlant.