# 2025-20024: Mid-Atlantic Council Hosts Meetings on 14 Fish Species Habitat Updates

2025-20024, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-11-17, effective 2025-12-02 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20024
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20024
- Title: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 51304
- Published: 2025-11-17
- Effective: 2025-12-02
- Comments close: 2026-02-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Mid-Atlantic Council Hosts Meetings on 14 Fish Species Habitat Updates

## Summary

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is updating important fish habitats for 14 species and wants your thoughts! They’re hosting five public meetings—mostly online from December 2025 to February 2026—and accepting comments until February 11. If you fish, care about ocean life, or live nearby, this could affect fishing rules and local waters.

## Abstract

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold five public hearings (one in-person, four webinars) and accept written comments regarding an action to revise Essential Fish Habitat designations.

## Effects PRIA read

- EFH changes for 14 fish species: mixed, medium. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is proposing to revise Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) designations for 14 managed fish species. This action could affect fishing rules and local waters. The Council will consider input at five hearings between December 2, 2025 and February 3, 2026 and is ac…
- Public hearings, comment deadline, and accessibility: benefit, low. The Council will hold five public hearings (four webinars and one in-person) from December 2, 2025 through February 3, 2026; the in-person hearing is on February 3, 2026 at the Westin Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Written comments are accepted until February 11, 2026, and requests for sign language…

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## Sources
- [2025-20024 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-20024/mid-atlantic-fishery-management-council-mafmc-public-meeting)
- [2025-20024 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-20024.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-20022, New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20022)
- [Next: 2025-20023, Notice of Fiscal Year 2025 Performance Review Board](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20023)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20024 (as of 2026-06-08).