Notice2022-17238
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
August 11, 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). This meeting will be held in-person with a webinar option. 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 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 49581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17238]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC253]
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). This meeting will be held in-person with a webinar option.
Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for
formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This hybrid meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at
1 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02129; phone: (617) 567-6789.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/831629238471952143">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/831629238471952143</a>.
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 receive the revised draft Monkfish
Fishery Performance Report and have any further discussion before
finalizing the report. The Committee will also receive a progress
update on developing 2023-25 specifications and other management
measures (regarding Days-At-Sea, possession limits, and gillnet mesh
size) and make any further recommendations to the Committee on
alternatives. They will also develop monkfish priority recommendations
for 2023 Council management priorities regarding monkfish. This could
include an action to address the NOAA Fisheries Draft Action Plan to
Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch in Federal Large Mesh Gillnet
Fisheries. Other business may be discussed, as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. 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.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
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 date. This meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available
upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17238 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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