June 2026 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, June 16 – Thursday, June 18, 2026 at the Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria (801 North Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-836-4700).

LIVE STREAM: To listen to the meeting without joining the webinar, check out the Council meeting live stream on YouTube.

• Meeting Summary

• Motions

• Recordings

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Stock Status

• Combined Briefing Book

Tuesday, June 16th

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 2026 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report
Dr. Abby Tyrell, NEFSC

• Briefing Materials (Tab 01)

• Presentation

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Risk Assessment Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 02)

• Presentation

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Vessel Baseline Evaluation

• Briefing Materials (Tab 03)

• Presentation

Wednesday, June 17th    

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 04)

• Presentation

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 2027 Golden Tilefish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 05)

• Presentation

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 2027-2029 Blueline Tilefish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 06)

• Presentation

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ---------- LUNCH ----------

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Overview of NEFSC Atlantic Mackerel Cooperative Research Initiative (“MackPack”)
Dr. Anna Mercer, NEFSC

• Briefing Materials (Tab 07)

• Presentation

• Presentation - 2026 Mackerel Mesh Selectivity Pilot Study

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Overview of NEFSC Fisheries Monitoring and Research Division (FMRD) Programs
Katherine McArdle, NEFSC

• Presentation

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Scup Winter I Framework

• Briefing Materials (Tab 08)

• Supplemental Comment

• Late Comment(s) (comments submitted after 6/11/26)

• Presentation

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NEFSC Surveys Update (postponed until August meeting)
Peter Chase, NEFSC

• Briefing Materials (Tab 09)

• Presentation

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Acknowledgment of Outgoing Council Members

Thursday, June 18th     

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session

• Committee Reports:

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (Tab 10)

• Executive Director’s Report (Tab 11) – Dr. Chris Moore

  • Supplemental:

    • FDA approves marketing of scup as “golden sea bream”

    • MAFMC and ASMFC Seek Participants for Recreational Sector Separation Workshop

• Organization Reports:

  • NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office - GARFO Status of Actions Report

  • NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports (Tab 12)

  • New England: April 2026 Meeting Summary / June Meeting Agenda

  • South Atlantic - SAFMC June 2026 Liaison Report

• Other Business and General Public Comment (Tab 13)