Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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#  Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

**AGENCY:**

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION:**

Notice of public hearings and webinars.

**SUMMARY:**

The Gulf Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) will hold three in-person public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on *Reef Fish* Amendment 58B: Modifications to *Deep-water Grouper* complex changes based on the recent stock assessment for *Yellowedge Grouper,* Scientific and Statistical Committee recommendations, and feedback from the June 2025 Council meeting.

**DATES:**

The public hearings will take place August 11-19, 2025. The in-person public hearings and webinar will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 9 p.m., EDT. For specific dates and times, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* . Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EDT on August 19, 2025.

**ADDRESSES:**

Please visit the Gulf Council website at *www.gulfcouncil.org* for meeting materials and webinar registration information.

*Meeting addresses:* The public hearings will be held in Madeira Beach, Ft. Myers, and Panama City, FL; and one virtual webinar. For specific locations, dates and times see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* below.

*Council address:* Gulf Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Emily Muehlstein; Public Information Officer; *[email protected],* Gulf Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The agenda for the following three in-person public hearings and webinar is as follows: Council staff will begin with a presentation on the purpose, need, and proposed management alternatives in *Reef Fish* Amendment 58B.

Staff and a Council member will be available to answer any questions, and the public will have the opportunity to provide testimony on the amendment and other related testimony.

**In-Person Locations and Webinars**

Monday, August 11, 2025; City of Maderia Beach Recreation Civic Center, 200 Rex Place, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, (727) 392-0665.

Thursday, August 14, 2025; Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 US Hwy. 231, Panama City, FL 32405, (850) 392-1093.

Monday, August 18, 2025; Doubletree by Hilton, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Ft. Myers, FL 33907, (239) 482-2900.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025; via webinar.

Visit *www.gulfcouncil.org* website and click on the “meetings and public hearings” tab for registration information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

**Special Accommodations**

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see *ADDRESSES* ), at least 10 working days prior to the meeting date.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* )

Dated: July 24, 2025.

Rey Israel Marquez,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.