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Written Comments: Written comments that address specific items listed on the meeting agenda or issues that will be brought up under the open period for public comment must be received by Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Please address comments to Council Chair, Daniel Salerno or Executive Director Cate O’Keefe and Mail to: NEFMC, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950, or Email to: comments@nefmc.org

Public Comments: Interested members of the public may address the Council for up to three minutes. Please review the Council’s Guidelines for Providing Public Comments.

  • For in person comments please use the sign-up sheet on the table at the entrance to the Council meeting room.
  • For remote comments please email Alex Dunn at adunn@nefmc.org to be added to the commenter list.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

9:00 a.m. Executive Committee Closed Session - Pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, this closed session of the Executive Committee will be held to discuss information about Council resources

10:30 Introductions and Announcements (Council Chair Daniel Salerno)

10:35 Reports on Recent Activities - Council Chair, Council Executive Director, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) Regional Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) General Counsel, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Enforcement, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) report, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) report

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break

1:30 NOAA Guidance to Councils on Financial Disclosures and Voting Recusals (Mitch MacDonald, NOAA GC) NOAA

2:00 Status of Regional Science and Management (Executive Director Cate O’Keefe)

2:30 Whiting Committee Report (Jackie Odell)

3:30 Spiny Dogfish Report (Jason Didden, Mid-Atlantic Council staff)

5:00 Council Adjourns

6:00 Council Public Outreach (Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina – Saltwater Lounge) - Informational exchange among Council members, staff, industry, and meeting attendees; all are welcome

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

9:00 a.m. Risk Policy Working Group (Megan Ware)

9:30 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC Vice Chair Dr. Ed Camp)

10:15 Scallop Committee Report (Melanie Griffin)

12:00 Lunch Break

1:30 Transboundary Management Guidance Committee (TMGC)

2:15 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC Vice Chair Dr. Ed Camp)

3:45 Groundfish Committee Report (John Pappalardo)

Thursday, December 4, 2025

9:00 a.m. Holistic Strategic Plan Initiative (Brett Wiedoff, The Parnin Group)

10:00 Open Period for Public Comment - Public comments on Council issues that are not listed on the agenda (please limit remarks to 3-5 minutes)

10:15 2026 Council Priorities (Executive Director Cate O’Keefe)

11:30 Council Planning (Executive Director Cate O’Keefe)

11:45 Other Business

12:00 p.m. Council Adjourns

This meeting will be recorded, consistent with 16 USC 1852. Audio files of these recordings will be available on the NEFMC website.