Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22107
NOAA webinar on recreational groundfish management
Buyer
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Posted
October 29, 2026
Identifier
2026-22107
NOAA announces a public webinar for the New England Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Recreational Advisory Panel. - Government buyer and organizers: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); meeting of the Council’s Groundfish Recreational Advisory Panel. - Meeting topics: Review NOAA Fisheries’ recreational demand model and decision-support tool for Western Gulf of Maine cod and Gulf of Maine haddock, recreational fishing data, and draft management alternatives related to Framework Adjustment 74 and management specifications. - Outcome: The panel will consider and recommend preferred alternatives to the Groundfish Committee. - Procurement scope: No products or services are requested; no OEMs, vendors, quantities, or part numbers are identified.
Description
The New England Fishery Management Council is scheduling a webinar meeting of its Groundfish Recreational Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone. The panel will review recreational fishing data and management alternatives, and make recommendations to the Groundfish Committee; recommendations may be brought to the full Council for formal consideration. The meeting is scheduled for November 12, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. EST. Agenda topics include recreational fishing measures for cod and haddock and Framework Adjustment 74/Specifications and Management Measures.