# New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a webinar of its Risk Policy Working Group to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
**DATES:**
This webinar will be held on Monday, March 9, 2025, at 11 a.m. EST.
Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/-E2OVpt4SXSedrvme86RCg.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Council address:* New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
The Risk Policy Working Group will meet to plan the use of the Risk Policy Concept with Harvest Control Rules in Council actions. They will recommend further refinements to Risk Policy Concept, including the mechanics of the Risk Policy and the data used to score factors. The Working Group will also consider how the Risk Policy can be used to support longer-term (up to 5 years) specification setting. They will also prepare for a Council weightings exercise in June 2026. Other business will be discussed, if necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.
**Special Accommodations**
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* )
Dated: February 17, 2026.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.