Notice2024-06116
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
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Published
March 22, 2024
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Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council including a joint session with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20433-20434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06116]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD821]
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 including a joint session with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 9 through Thursday,
April 11, 2024. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be an in-person meeting with a virtual
option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the
public will have the option to participate in person at The Sheraton
Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel or virtually via Webex webinar.
Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be
available at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2024">https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2024</a>.
Meeting address: Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, 2
Convention Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401.
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)
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.)
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Proposed Rule To Update Regulations Associated With the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act's Confidentiality
Requirements--NOAA Fisheries Staff
Presentation and opportunity for questions/feedback.
Offshore Wind Fisheries Compensation Programs
Summary of fishery information requirement for compensation
eligibility.
Data needs and challenges.
Consider potential Council action.
2024 State of the Ecosystem Report--Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC
Review and provide feedback.
2024 Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Risk Assessment
Report
Review draft report and provide feedback for further development.
Habitat Activities Update--Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division
Presentation on activities of interest (aquaculture, wind, and
other projects) in the region.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Joint MAFMC/NEFMC Framework To Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon Interactions in
the Monkfish/Dogfish Gillnet Fisheries: Final Action
Review recommendations from the FMAT/PDT, Dogfish and Monkfish
Advisory Panels, and joint Dogfish and Monkfish Committee.
Review alternatives and impacts analyses.
Select preferred alternatives and take final action.
NTAP Progress Report for Industry-Based Survey Pilot Program
Review and provide feedback.
LUNCH
Golden Tilefish Catch Share Program Review
Review public comments received.
Approve program review and submit to NOAA Fisheries.
Review recommendations from the Oversight Team and discuss next
steps.
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Golden Tilefish Assessment Overview--Pual Nitschke, NEFSC
Overview of recently completed Research Track Stock Assessment.
Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Construction Sounds on Behavior of
Longfin Squid and Black Sea Bass--Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution
Review research on impacts of sound and behavior of longfin squid
and black sea bass.
Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Exemptions Framework Meeting #1 (With
ASMFC SFSBSB Board)
Review preliminary analysis and public input.
Approve draft range of alternatives for further analysis.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); 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.
Dated: March 19, 2024.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-06116 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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