Notice2023-14070
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
July 3, 2023
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Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 42698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14070]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD116]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, July 24, 2023, starting at
10 a.m. and continue through 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option. SSC
members, other invited meeting participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in person at the Philadelphia
Marriott Old City, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA, or virtually via
Webex webinar. Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials
will be available at <a href="http://www.mafmc.org/ssc">www.mafmc.org/ssc</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
website: <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: During this meeting, the SSC will make
multi-year acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for
Longfin Squid, Atlantic Mackerel, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Bluefish
based on the results of the recently completed management track stock
assessments and peer review. The SSC will recommend new 2024-26 ABC
specifications for Longfin Squid and new 2024-25 ABC recommendations
Atlantic Mackerel, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Bluefish. The SSC will
review the most recent survey and fishery data for Black Sea Bass and
make a 2024 ABC recommendation. The SSC will review and provide comment
on the NMFS National Standard 1 Technical Guidance document on
reference points and status determination. The SSC will also review and
provide any additional comments on the draft report from their July 12,
2023 meeting regarding the draft Fisheries Climate Governance Policy
that was recently released by NMFS. The SSC may take up any other
business as necessary.
A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available
on the Council's website (<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>) prior to the meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is 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: June 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14070 Filed 6-30-23; 8:45 am]
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