# Federal Register #2026-21872

NOAA Groundfish Plan Teams Hybrid Public Meeting

**Buyer:** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21872

NOAA announces a hybrid public meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Groundfish Plan Teams.
- **Government organizer:** U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Marine Fisheries Service.
- **Meeting participants:** The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Plan Teams.
- **Planned discussions:** Ecosystem and survey information, stock-assessment progress, and proposed harvest specifications.
- **Assessment topics:** Final stock-assessment documents for Bogoslof pollock, Gulf of Alaska arrowtooth flounder, Gulf of Alaska skates, Gulf of Alaska rex sole, and stocks with harvest projections.
- **Key outcome:** The teams will recommend OverFishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches for the 2027/2028 cycle.
- **Format:** Public meeting with in-person and virtual attendance options.
- **Procurement status:** This is a meeting notice, not a procurement request. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, vendors, or OEMs are identified.

### Description

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Groundfish Plan Teams will hold a hybrid meeting from November 16 through November 20, 2026. The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska teams will review ecosystem and survey information, stock assessment progress, and proposed harvest specifications. The meeting will also review final stock assessment documents for specified stocks and recommend 2027/2028 OverFishing Limits and Acceptable Biological Catches. In-person and virtual attendance are available.

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