# Gulf Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice; 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 Shallow-water Grouper.
**DATES:**
The public hearings will take place January 8-21, 2026. The in-person public hearings and webinar will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no later than 8 p.m. local time. For specific dates and times, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* . Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST on January 20, 2026.
**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, Galveston, TX and Lafayette, LA; 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 Shallow-water Grouper Amendment 58A.
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**
Thursday, January 8, 2026; Maderia Beach City Hall, 300 Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, (727) 391-9951.
Monday, January 12, 2026; Hilton Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551, (409) 744-5000.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Lafayette Office Large Conference Room #2039, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026; 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: December 19, 2025.
Anna Michelle Harrison,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.