Notice2023-26391
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
December 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its On-Demand Gear Conflict Working Group to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 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 88, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83923-83924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26391]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD555]
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 hybrid meeting of its On-Demand Gear Conflict
Working Group to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 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 Monday, December 18, 2023,
at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden
Inn, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 567-6789.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2711271864054869079">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2711271864054869079</a>.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
The On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict Working Group (ODWG) will meet
to discuss the analysis of gear conflict remediation measures in
regional and Federal fishery management plans as well as the analysis
of spatial and temporal overlap of fishing activity with protected
species closures. The ODWG will receive a presentation on experimental
gillnet gear by Blue Planet Strategies. They will also receive a
briefing from NOAA Office of Law Enforcement on on-demand gear training
workshop as well as a briefing from NOAA Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office (GARFO) on on-demand gear activities funded by the
Inflation Reduction Act. The group will receive a briefing from GARFO
on November Interoperability Workshop. Updates on other on-demand gear-
related activities will also be discussed. Other business will be
discussed, as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Council 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. The public also should be aware that the meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the
recording is available upon request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 27, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-26391 Filed 11-30-23; 8:45 am]
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