Federal Register #2026-16094

NOAA Announces Public Meeting for Pacific Fishery Management Council's HMS Innovation Workgroup

This notice announces a public online meeting organized by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the Pacific Fishery Management Council's Ad Hoc Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries Innovation Workgroup (FIW). - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Pacific Fishery Management Council - No OEMs or commercial vendors are mentioned - No products or services are being procured or requested - Meeting focus: - Discussion of procedures for developing new HMS fishing gears - Review of the draft Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) Evaluation Framework - Continued discussion on EFP bycatch and economic performance benchmarks and metrics - The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted online - No part numbers, purchase quantities, or unique procurement requirements are specified

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 will review and discuss the draft exempted fishing permit (EFP) Evaluation Framework and continue discussions on EFP bycatch and economic performance benchmarks and metrics. The FIW will provide final recommendations for evaluating HMS EFP performance at the November 2026 Pacific Council meeting. This meeting is open to the public and will be conducted online on August 24 and August 27, 2026.

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