Notice2022-04037
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
February 25, 2022
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Abstract
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 10775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04037]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB834]
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 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, starting at
9:30 a.m. and continue through 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
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">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: During this meeting, the SSC will review and
possibly modify the 2022 acceptable biological catch (ABC)
recommendations for Illex squid based on updated analysis and work
products developed as part of an ongoing Council contract to evaluate
recent changes to the fishery and stock dynamics. The SSC will also
provide 2023-24 Atlantic Mackerel rebuilding ABC recommendations for
different Council rebuilding alternatives and previous SSC guidance on
stock projections. The SSC will also review the most recent survey and
fishery data and the previously recommended 2023 ABC for Golden and
Blueline Tilefish. The SSC will also review and provide feedback on the
most recent Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem report, other Ecosystem
Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) related activities, and the
work plan of the SSC's Ecosystem Work Group. The SSC will discuss and
develop a plan to address the Council's motion for SSC input regarding
the Council's Recreational Harvest Control Rule management action. In
addition, the SSC will receive an update on the activities and future
products of the Economic Work Group. 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
These meetings are 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: February 22, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-04037 Filed 2-24-22; 8:45 am]
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