Notice2024-05447
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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Published
March 14, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold four port meetings in North Carolina to gather input on Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel fisheries, which are managed by the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18603-18604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05447]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD784]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of NC public port meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold four port meetings in North Carolina to gather input on Atlantic
king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel fisheries, which are
managed by the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal
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Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region.
DATES: The port meetings will take place April 1-4, 2024. The port
meetings will begin at 6 p.m., EST. For specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting addresses: The public meetings will be held in: Wilmington,
NC; Morehead City, NC; Hatteras, NC; and Manteo, NC. For specific
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#43202b312a30372a2d226d342a2624222d27033022252e206d2d2637"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e2d263c273d3a27202f6039272b292f202a0e3d2f28232d60202b3a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is hosting a series of port
meetings along the Atlantic coast throughout 2024 in order to take a
focused look at the Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish
mackerel fisheries. The agenda for the four in-person public meetings
is as follows: Council staff will briefly introduce port meetings and
the Council's goals and objectives. Attendees will then have the
opportunity, through a series of discussion-based breakout groups, to
provide input on issues related to the Atlantic king mackerel and
Spanish mackerel fisheries including changing environmental conditions,
needed management changes, commercial and recreational fishery
dynamics, and the goals and objectives of the Coastal Migratory
Pelagics Fishery Management Plan. Information provided during port
meetings will be summarized and presented to the Council for use in
management. Additional port meetings will be scheduled along the
Atlantic coast throughout the remainder of 2024. Meeting materials and
additional information will be posted on the Council's website at
<a href="http://www.safmc.net">www.safmc.net</a> as it becomes available.
In-Person Port Meeting Locations
Monday, April 1, 2024: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Southern District Office, 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC
28405; phone: (910) 796-7215;
Tuesday, April 2, 2024: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557;
phone: (252) 515-5500;
Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Hatteras Village Civic Center, 6658 North
Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, NC 27943; phone: (252) 986-2109; and
Thursday, April 4, 2024: Dare County Administrative Building Board
of Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Dr., Manteo, NC
27954; phone: (252) 475-5700.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aid should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 11, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05447 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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