Notice2022-08403
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
April 20, 2022
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Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 23499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08403]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB964]
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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, starting at
12:30 p.m. and continue through 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with
options for both in-person and webinar participation.
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Royal Sonesta
Harbor Court, 550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. 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
provide feedback on a draft response to address the Council's motion
seeking SSC input on the Recreational Harvest Control Rule management
action. The SSC will also receive an introductory overview of the
recently peer reviewed Illex squid and Butterfish research track stock
assessment information and on the Ecosystem and Socio-economic Profiles
being developed for the Bluefish and Black Sea Bass research track
assessments. The SSC will also review the most recent survey and
fishery data and the previously recommended 2023 Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC) for Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog and will make 2023-
2025 ABC recommendations for Chub Mackerel. The SSC will also develop
guidance for Council consideration on constant/average ABC
recommendations. 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: April 14, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-08403 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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