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

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

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 public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.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 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet via webinar to discuss 2027 recreational management measures for all three species. Last year, 2-year recreational measures were adopted for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass for 2026-2027, with the intent to review 2027 measures in 2026. The objectives of this meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to 1) Review recent ( printed page 65180) recreational fishery performance information and recommendations from the Advisory Panel and 2) Review previously adopted recreational measures for all three species and recommend any changes if warranted. Meeting materials will be posted to www.mafmc.org.

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.

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

Dated: October 9, 2026.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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

[FR Doc. 2026-21014 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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91 FR 65179

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“Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (October 14, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-21014/mid-atlantic-fishery-management-council-mafmc-public-meeting.