TIME

TOPIC

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Opening of the Meeting

• Call to Order
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda
  • Agenda
• Election of Officials
• Consideration of the 189th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcript
  • Transcript
• Executive Director’s Report

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 

Actions and Amendments

Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) Amendments, Actions and Priorities Update for 2026 — María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries/SERO

• Presentation

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

E.O. 14276

NOAA Fisheries Response to CFMC on E.O. 14276 Council Priority Actions

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SEFSC

Southeast Fishery Science Center Updates — Kevin McCarthy, Caribbean Fisheries Branch, NOAA Fisheries, SEFSC

• Presentation

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

SSC & SEDAR

Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Update — Vance Vicente, Chair

• Presentation

Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 91 Puerto Rico Spiny Lobster

• Presentation

SEDAR 103 Terms of References

• Presentation

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Spiny Lobster

Discussion of actions to include in an amendment to the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster following Scientific and Statistical Committee Recommendations based on SEDAR 91.

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Managed Stocks

Evaluation of Managed Stocks in Need for Conservation and Management, Options Paper —Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries, SERO

• Presentation
• Document

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn of the day

5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Closed Session

TIME

TOPIC

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

CFMC/NOAA Scholarships

9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

IRA

Caribbean IRA-Funded Projects Update—Martha Prada, CFMC IRA Coordinator

• Presentation

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

FADs

Information on Permitting and Research on Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs)–Experience in Puerto Rico— Wessley Merteen, Beyond Our Shores

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. 

Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Outreach and Education Reports

Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) Report — Jannette Ramos García, Chair

• Presentation

CFMC Social Networks Report—Cristina D. Olán Martínez

• Presentation

CFMC Liaison Officers Report

St. Thomas/St. John, USVI — Anjolie LaPlace

• Presentation

Puerto Rico—Wilson Santiago Soler

• Presentation

St. Croix, USVI—Olivia L. Walton

• Presentation

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Grouper Unit 4

Overview of proposed action to review the Grouper Unit 4 seasonal closure in St. Thomas, USVI—María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries, SERO

• Presentation

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

DAP Reports

District Advisory Panel Reports

St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. — Julian Magras, Chair

St. Croix, U.S.V.I. — Gerson Martínez, Chair

Puerto Rico — Nelson Crespo, Chair

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Actions and Amendments

Updated List of Fishery Management Plans Amendments, Actions and Priorities for 2026–2027—María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries, SERO

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Enforcement Reports

Puerto Rico DNER

• Presentation

U.S.V.I. DPNR

U.S. Coast Guard

• Presentation

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement

• Presentation

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Artificial Intelligence

PCFMC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Advisory Bodies Memberships

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Other Business

5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)

5:15 p.m.

Adjourn