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HOW TO GIVE COMMENTS AT A COUNCIL MEETING
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 Thursday, September 18, 2025. Please address comments to Acting 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, September 23, 2025

9:00 a.m. Introductions and Announcements (Acting Council Chair Daniel Salerno)

9:05 Swearing-In of New and Reappointed Council Members (GARFO)

9:15 Election of 2025-2026 Officers

9:30 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, Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel

10:45 Executive Order 14276 (Council staff)

11:30 Management Flexibility Action (Council staff)

12:15 p.m. Lunch Break

1:45 Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (Daniel Salerno)

2:15 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report (SSC Chair Dr. Conor McManus)

3:00 Monkfish and Skate Committees Report (Matt Gates and Scott Olszewski)

5:00 Council Adjourns

6:00 Council Public Outreach (Beauport Hotel) - Informational exchange to foster open lines of communication among Council members, staff, industry, and meeting attendees; all are welcome

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

9:00 a.m. NEFSC Cooperative Research Branch (Dr. Anna Mercer, NEFSC)

9:30 Scallop Committee Report (Melanie Griffin)

11:00 Groundfish Committee Report (Daniel Salerno, Acting Chair)

12:15 p.m. Council Photo

12:30 Lunch Break

2:00 Habitat Committee Report (Melissa Smith)

3:30 Climate and Ecosystem Steering Committee (John Pappalardo)

4:15 Open Period for Public Comment - Public comments on Council issues that are not listed on the agenda (please limit remarks to 3-5 minutes)

Thursday, September 25, 2025

9:00 a.m. On-Demand Gear Conflict Working Group (Mike Pierdinock; Caroline Potter, Alli Murphy, GARFO)

11:00 Initial Discussion of 2026 Council Priorities (Executive Director Cate O’Keefe)

11:15 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.