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June 2026 Council Meeting Summary

Council Focuses on Timely Implementation of Fishery Specifications; Recommends Changes to Habitat Research Area

Council Will Mark 50 Years of Regional Fisheries Management at June Meeting

U.S. Regional Fisheries Management Councils Mark 50 Years of Sustaining Fisheries and Fishing Communities Since 1976

April 2026 Council Meeting Summary

Council Discontinues Skate Wing and Monkfish IFQ Scoping; Approves Schedule for Listening Sessions

Council Addresses Recreational Groundfishing and Initiates Updates to Habitat Designations

Mid-Atlantic and New England Councils Take Joint Action on Spiny Dogfish Framework

NEFMC Responds to Reduced Federal Capacity, Sets 2026 Priorities without Revisiting Northern Edge

Council Proposes Catch Limits for Scallops and Some Groundfish Stocks

NOAA Fisheries Extends Emergency Measures for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Next Council Meeting

September 2026

Hotel 1620, Plymouth, MA

Sep. 15 — Sep. 17, 2026

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June 2026 Council Meeting

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3 Meeting Outlook — June 2026 through December 2026

Upcoming Events

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Jul. 14, 2026 Herring Plan Development Team and ASMFC Atlantic Herring Technical Team Webinar

Jul. 27, 2026 Climate and Ecosystem Steering Committee Webinar

Jul. 29, 2026 Whiting Plan Development Team Meeting

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