Notice2022-10891
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
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Published
May 20, 2022
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Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council including a joint session with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program (ISFMP) Policy Board.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30891-30892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10891]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC048]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council
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including a joint session with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program (ISFMP) Policy
Board.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, June 7 through Thursday, June
9, 2022. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Long
Island/East End (431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901); telephone:
(631) 208-0002.
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options for
both in-person and webinar participation. Webinar registration details
will be available on the Council's website at <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/june-2022">https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/june-2022</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
<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. The Council's website, <a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a> also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and
briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible.)
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Update on Northeast Regional Habitat Assessment Products
Aquaculture Update
Review the draft MAFMC Aquaculture Policy and Aquaculture in the
Mid-Atlantic Region Background Document
Consider approval of MAFMC Aquaculture Policy
New Jersey Ocean Acidification Monitoring Newtork
(Dr. Grace Saba, Rutgers University)
2023 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
Review recommendations for 2023 specifications
Recommend changes to 2023 specifications if necessary
Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy Presentation
(Sharon Benjamin, NOAA Fisheries)
Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Update
(Dr. Gavin Fay, UMass Dartmouth, and Dr. Lou Carr-Harris, NEFSC)
Review of Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation model
development and outputs
Council Meeting With the ASMFC ISFMP Policy Board
Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda for Summer
Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Final Action
Review public comments
Review SSC evaluation
Review recommendations from Advisory Panel, FMAT/PDT, and Council
staff
Consider final action
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment Final Action
Review RH/S cap and 2023-25 Mackerel specifications
Recommend changes to 2023-25 Mackerel specifications if necessary
Consider final action
2023 Longfin Squid Specifications
Review recommendations for 2023 specifications
Recommend changes to 2023 specifications if necessary
2023-25 Chub Mackerel Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel, and Staff
Adopt specifications for 2023-25
Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report
Review annual report on landings of unmanaged species
NEFSC Shad and River Herring Update
Review spatial revenue analyses from NEFSC related to River Herring
and Shad bycatch
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Phase II
Update on Phase II of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
and request for input
Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Draft Action Plan
Update and request for input
Research Set-Aside Program Redevelopment
Review Committee recommendations
Consider Council action
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization
Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public Comment
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c).
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: May 17, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10891 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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