Notice2024-19224
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
August 27, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel 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 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68594-68595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19224]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE214]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel 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 meeting will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at
8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will be held at the Four Points by
Sheraton, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-
9300.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsfuquqjkiH9dIQ1jpkU2pgrsfVn91VAr1">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsfuquqjkiH9dIQ1jpkU2pgrsfVn91VAr1</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:
Agenda
The Herring Advisory Panel will meet to review draft Atlantic
herring specifications and river herring and shad catch caps for
fishing years 2025-2027 and recommend preferred alternatives. In
response to the results of the 2024 management track stock assessment
and to meet conservation and management objectives for Atlantic
herring, possibly continue discussion on whether to recommend
additional management measures to the Committee, including the
possibility of initiating a framework adjustment or considering in-
season adjustments for 2024 and 2025 catch limits, along with any other
recommendations as appropriate. The Panel will make recommendations to
the Atlantic Herring Committee, as appropriate, and discuss other
business, 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
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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: August 22, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19224 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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