Document

Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee; Public Virtual Meeting

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 1-day public virtual meeting to address the items contained in the te...

Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  1. [RTID 0648-XG157]

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of a public virtual meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a 1-day public virtual meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

DATES:

The SSC public virtual meeting will be held on December 3, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (AST).

ADDRESSES:

You may join the SSC public virtual meeting via Zoom from a computer or smartphone by entering the following address: us02web.zoom.us/​j/​81360057937?​pwd=​asuZrJhYZvdbbMC6bGOsaeah9qDWuF.1

Meeting ID: 813 6005 7937.

Passcode: 885748.

One tap mobile:

+17193594580,,86455058952#,,,,*667127# US

+12532050468,,86455058952#,,,,*667127# US

Dial by your location:

  • +1 719 359 4580 US
  • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
  • +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
  • +1 787 945 1488 Puerto Rico
  • +1 939 945 0244 Puerto Rico

Meeting ID: 813 6005 7937.

Passcode: 885748.

Find your local number: us02web.zoom.us/​u/​kbsxt9K6S.

Join by SIP:

In case of problems with ZOOM, please join the meeting via GoToMeeting by entering the following address: meet.goto.com/​768055309.

You can also dial in using your phone. Access Code: 200-609-301; United States: +1 (224) 501-3412.

Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: meet.goto.com/​install.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Liajay Rivera García, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following items included in the tentative agenda will be discussed:

December 3, 2026

12 p.m.-12:15 p.m.

—Call to Order

—Roll Call

—Adoption of Agenda

—Approval of the July 7-8, 2026 Minutes

12:15 p.m.-2 p.m.

—Consider Use of Fishery Dependent Index of Abundance and Updated Time Series for SEDAR 91 Spiny Lobster St. Thomas/St. John—Adyan Rios, SEFSC, NOAA Fisheries

2 p.m.-2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

—Evaluation of Managed Stocks Needs for Conservation and Management Update—Sarah Stephenson, SERO, NOAA Fisheries

3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

—SEDAR 103 Update—Kevin McCarthy, SEFSC, NOAA Fisheries

—Caribbean Amendment & Action Status—CFMC staff

4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

—Other Business

—National Scientific Coordination Subcommittee (SCS9) Update—CFMC Staff

—Next Meeting

4:30 p.m.

—Adjourn

The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the completion of agenda items. The public virtual meeting will begin on December 3, 2026, at 12 p.m. AST, and will end at 4:30 p.m. AST. Other than the start time, interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated, at the discretion of the Chair. In addition, the public virtual meeting may be completed prior to the date established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

For any additional information on this public virtual meeting, please contact Liajay Rivera García, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1903, telephone: (787) 403-8337.

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

Dated: November 3, 2026.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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

[FR Doc. 2026-22641 Filed 11-4-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Legal Citation

Federal Register Citation

Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.

91 FR 69821

Web Citation

Suggested Web Citation

Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.

“Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee; Public Virtual Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (November 5, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22641/caribbean-fishery-management-council-s-scientific-and-statistical-committee-public-virtual-meeting.