Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF722] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. SUMMARY: The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold a 2-day virtual meeting of its Workgroup on Shrimp Bycatch Methodology for Finfish Species. DATES: The meeting will be held virtually on May 11-12, 2026, from 12 p.m.-3 p.m., EDT daily. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Virtual connection information will be available on the Council's website at www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the “meeting tab”. Council address: Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Froeschke, Deputy Director, Gulf Fishery Management Council; john.froeschke@gulfcouncil.org . telephone: (813) 348-1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Monday, May 11, 2026; 12 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT The meeting will begin with introductions and adoption of agenda, review and approval of the Meeting Summary from March 2026. The working group will receive a presentation on SEDAR 100: Estimation of shrimp trawl bycatch of gray triggerfish using SEAMAP data and the proxy species lane snapper, a presentation on use of 2025 observer data to estimate gray triggerfish bycatch rates, and a presentation demonstrating the protocols to expand bycatch estima…