Notice2022-09640
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
May 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Monkfish Committee 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26726-26727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09640]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC007]
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.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Monkfish Committee 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 meeting will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport Hotel,
2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-3000.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Monkfish Committee will meet to discuss the draft 2022 Monkfish
Fishery Performance Report: Including recent fishery data and input by
the Monkfish Advisory Panel on the current state of the fishery. They
will discuss Framework Adjustment 13 to the Monkfish Fishery Management
Plan: Develop alternatives for an action that is likely considering:
2023-25 monkfish fishery specifications, including Days-At-Sea
allocations and possession limits, and other management measures
(requiring 12[hyphen]inch minimum mesh size for monkfish gillnets,
requiring use of the Vessel Monitoring System across the federal
fishery, measures to reduce discards in the Southern Fishery Management
Area). The Committee will discuss research priorities: 2022-26 NEFMC
Research Priorities and Data Needs: Finalize recommended updates; 2023-
24 Monkfish Research-Set-Aside Program: Recommend research. Other
business will be discussed if necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on this 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.
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon request. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A.
Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: May 2, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-09640 Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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