Public Webinar on Gulf Migratory King Mackerel Stock Assessment
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Announces a public webinar for the SEDAR 99 assessment of Gulf migratory king mackerel. The meeting will review stock assessment modeling work and discuss sex-selectivity issues, which can affect how scientists estimate fish population health. Fishing businesses, seafood stakeholders, environmental groups, researchers, and state or federal fishery staff may want to attend. The webinar is on May 18, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time, and participants should request access at least 24 hours in advance.
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Key Changes
- Schedules a public SEDAR 99 assessment webinar for Gulf migratory king mackerel on May 18, 2026.
- Sets the discussion agenda: review modeling work to date and discuss sex-selectivity issues.
- Requires interested public participants to request webinar access from SEDAR at least 24 hours in advance.
Obligations
What this law requires
Members of the public who want to participate in the SEDAR 99 Topical Working Group Assessment Webinar I must contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR to request an invitation with webinar access information.
Persons needing sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids for the webinar must direct those accommodation requests to the Council office.
The webinar group may not take formal action on non-emergency issues unless the issue is specifically identified in the notice; emergency issues arising after publication may be acted on only if they require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the public has been notified of the intent to take final action.