Notice2022-18924
East Coast Fishery Management Councils; Public Meetings
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Published
September 1, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Several fishery management bodies on the East Coast of the U.S. are convening three webinar meetings of fishery management representatives to continue work on the East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning initiative. This is a joint effort of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the New England Fishery Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and NOAA Fisheries. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53735-53736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18924]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC327]
East Coast Fishery Management Councils; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
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SUMMARY: Several fishery management bodies on the East Coast of the
U.S. are convening three webinar meetings of fishery management
representatives to continue work on the East Coast Climate Change
Scenario Planning initiative. This is a joint effort of the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission, the New England Fishery Management
Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and NOAA Fisheries. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
DATES: These webinars will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022, from
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, from 1 p.m. to
3:30 p.m., and on Monday, October 3, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar. Connection
information will be posted to the calendar prior to the meeting at
<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:
Background: Over the past year, East Coast fishery management
bodies have been collaborating on a climate change scenario planning
initiative designed to prepare fishing communities and fishery managers
for an era of climate change. The goals of this project are to assess
how climate change might affect stock
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distribution and availability of East Coast marine fisheries over the
next 20 years and to identify the implications for fishery management
and governance.
In June 2022, a group of about 70 stakeholders attended a workshop
to develop an initial set of scenarios, describing several different
possible futures facing East Coast fisheries out to 2042. These
scenarios are currently being refined and finalized with feedback
received from a set of ``scenario deepening'' webinars. The next step
in this process is to hold a series of virtual meetings of small groups
of fishery management representatives from participating organizations.
The purpose of these webinars is for these groups to brainstorm issues,
ideas, and options that should be discussed at scenario planning
conversations at meetings of the East Coast Fishery Management Councils
and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in late 2022, and
subsequently at a Summit Meeting in early 2023. These upcoming small
group manager conversations will be focused around applications of the
scenarios, discussing which aspects of governance and management may
need to change, and how, given the possible conditions described in the
scenarios.
These meetings will be open to the public and public comment may be
taken at designated times during the webinars. The final scenarios to
be discussed, as well as additional information about potential
applications, will be made available at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/climate-change-scenario-planning">https://www.mafmc.org/climate-change-scenario-planning</a>.
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: August 29, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18924 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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