Notice2021-17274
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
August 12, 2021
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Abstract
The Science and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17274]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB314]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Science and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, starting
at 9 a.m. and continue through 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar using the Webex
platform with a telephone-only connection option. Details on how to
connect to the webinar by computer and by telephone will be available
at: <a href="http://www.mafmc.org/ssc">http://www.mafmc.org/ssc</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
website: <a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to make
multi-year acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for
Atlantic Mackerel based on the results of the recently completed
management track stock assessment. The SSC will recommend 2022-23 ABC
specifications for Atlantic Mackerel rebuilding alternatives identified
by the Council. The SSC will also review the most recent survey and
fishery data and the previously recommended 2022 ABC for Spiny Dogfish
and Chub Mackerel. The SSC will discuss recent research that evaluates
the monitoring and science implications and fishery interactions
associated with offshore wind development. The SSC will review and
provide comment on the following documents: A draft exempted fishing
permit (EFP) application for thread herring, and the NMFS National
Standard 1 Technical Guidance document on data-limited annual catch
limits (ACLs). The SSC will also receive updates from the SSC economic
work group, the SSC ecosystem work group, and future stock assessment
schedules. In addition, the SSC may take up any other business as
necessary.
A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available
on the Council's website (<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>) prior to the meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should
be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 9, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17274 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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