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NOAA Announces Public Meeting on HMS Fisheries Innovation—No Procurement Involved

This notice announces a public online meeting organized by the Department of Commerce and NOAA for the Pacific Fishery Management Council's Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Pacific Fishery Management Council - Purpose of Meeting: - Discuss procedures for developing new HMS fishing gears - Focus on implementing the HMS Roadmap - Develop bycatch and economic benchmarks for evaluating HMS exempted fishing permit (EFP) fishing - No procurement or award activity is involved - No products or services are being requested or supplied - Meeting is open to the public and will be held online - Council headquarters located in Portland, Oregon - Only OEMs or vendors mentioned are the Department of Commerce and NOAA as organizing agencies

Description

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will hold an online meeting of its Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW) to discuss procedures to facilitate the development of new HMS gears and achieve the goals of the HMS Roadmap. The meeting aims to continue implementation of the HMS Roadmap, focusing on developing bycatch and economic benchmarks for evaluating HMS exempted fishing permit fishing. This meeting is open to the public and will be held online on June 18, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

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