Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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-XF869] 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 Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. EDT. 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 https://www.mafmc.org . Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; https://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 Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The main purpose of the meeting is for the Advisory Panel to develop a fishery performance report. The Council primarily uses the fishery performance report to inform the specifications process. The Council will be reviewing previously adopted 2027 specifications for spiny dogfish, which would maintain the 2026 specifications into the 2027 fishing year. The me…