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Notice2026-182542026-09-08

Management Track Assessment for American Plaice and Gulf of Maine Haddock; Public Meeting

Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Abstract

NMFS will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing American plaice and Gulf of Maine haddock stocks. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific peer-review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by the lead stock assessment scientist and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions between the review panel and the scientists who have participated in the stock assessment process.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of public meeting.
Dates
The public portion of the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting will be held from September 22, 2026-September 23, 2026. The public portion of the meeting will conclude on September 23, 2026 at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.

Document Excerpt

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-XG029] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: NMFS will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing American plaice and Gulf of Maine haddock stocks. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific peer-review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by the lead stock assessment scientist and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions between the review panel and the scientists who have participated in the stock assessment process. DATES: The public portion of the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting will be held from September 22, 2026-September 23, 2026. The public portion of the meeting will conclude on September 23, 2026 at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the Aquarium Building of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and virtually using this Google Meet link: http://meet.

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Citation: 91 FR 57136