Notice2022-25886
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
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Published
November 28, 2022
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Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Executive Committee, including joint sessions with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board and the ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program Policy Board.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72965-72967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25886]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC574]
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 and its Executive Committee,
including joint sessions with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Management Board and the ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program
Policy Board.
DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 12, 2022 through
Thursday, December 15, 2022. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This 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 Westin Annapolis,
100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401; telephone: (410) 972-4300.
Webinar registration details will be available on the Council's
website at <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/december-2022">https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/december-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)
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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.)
Monday, December 12, 2022
Executive Committee (Closed Session)
Ricks E Savage Award
Council Convenes
Habitat Activities Update
Presentation from Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Habitat
and Ecosystem Services Division on activities of interest (aquaculture,
wind, and other projects) in the region
Offshore Wind Updates
Updates from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Karen Baker, BOEM
Chief--Office of Renewable Energy Programs)
Updates on state working group on a fisheries compensation fund
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements
Amendment Final Action
Review public hearing comments
Review Committee and Staff recommendations
Consider final action
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Council Convenes With the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addendum Percent Change Approach and
Recreational Fishery Models
Review the Percent Change Approach approved by the Council and Policy
Board for setting recreational measures for summer flounder, scup, and
black sea bass
Review Accountability Measures under the Percent Change Approach
Overview of recreational fishery statistical models to inform setting
of 2023 measures
2023 Scup Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Adopt target level of coastwide harvest based on the Harvest Control
Rule Framework/Addendum Percent Change Approach
Recommend 2023 recreational management measures for Federal waters, as
well as any considerations for adjustments to state/regional measures
2023 Black Sea Bass Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Adopt target level of coastwide harvest based on the Harvest Control
Rule Framework/Addendum Percent Change Approach
Recommend conservation equivalency or coastwide management and
associated measures for 2023
Review and consider approval of Virginia's proposal for February 2023
recreational fishery (Board only)
2023 Summer Flounder Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Adopt target level of coastwide harvest based on the Harvest Control
Rule Framework/Addendum Percent Change Approach
Recommend conservation equivalency or coastwide management and
associated measures for 2023
Council and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Adjourn
Council Convenes with the ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program
Policy Board
Previously Initiated Recreational Reform Actions
Review issues to be addressed under Recreational Reform Initiative
Technical Guidance Document and Recreational Sector Separation and
Catch Accounting Amendment
Discuss and provide guidance on next steps
Council and Policy Board Adjourn
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Climate Change Scenario Planning: Review Final Scenarios and Discuss
Applications
(Jonathan Star, Scenario Insight)
Review final scenarios
Review and discuss initial challenges, opportunities, and potential
actions identified at Manager Brainstorming Sessions
Discuss recurring ideas and main takeaways, and identify key discussion
topics for February summit meeting
Monkfish Framework 13: 2023-25 Specifications and Management Measures
Review Framework 13, including recommendations from the Advisory Panel,
New England SSC, Joint Committee, and PDT
Review motions from the New England Fishery Management Council
Approve Framework 13
Protected Resources Updates
Review Protected Resources Committee Meeting Report and November/
December ALWTRT meeting outcomes
Discuss final Sturgeon Bycatch Action Plan recommendations and
potential joint action with NEFMC
2023 Implementation Plan
Review and approve 2023 Implementation Plan
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary
Presentation from LeAnn Hogan (Regional Operations Coordinator for NOAA
Sanctuaries Eastern Region) on the proposed sanctuary and the NMSA
section 304(a)(5) consultation process with Councils
Develop Council recommendations to NOAA Sanctuaries on whether it is
necessary to develop fishing regulations in the EEZ to implement the
proposed sanctuary
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC, Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee,
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee--Illex Permit Action disapproval
follow-up);
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.
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Dated: November 22, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-25886 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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