Notice2024-25395
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
October 31, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold a public workshop to collect input on the commercial Scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRA). This public workshop will be facilitated by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County-Marine Program to incorporate commercial fishing industry involvement in the MAFMC funded project, "Utilizing Collaborative Strategies to Assess and Adapt Scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs) in Response to Climate Change."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86788-86789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25395]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE435]
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 (MAFMC) will hold
a public workshop to collect input on the commercial Scup Gear
Restricted Areas (GRA). This public workshop will be facilitated by the
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County-Marine Program to
incorporate commercial fishing industry involvement in the MAFMC funded
project, ``Utilizing Collaborative Strategies to Assess and Adapt Scup
Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs) in Response to Climate Change.''
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from
9:45 a.m. until 3 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be conducted in person at three venues
simultaneously with a virtual option available.
The meeting locations are:
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<bullet> Superior Trawl Inc., 55 State Street, Narraganset, RI
02882, telephone: (401) 782-1171;
<bullet> Cornell Cooperative Extension, 423 Griffing Avenue,
Riverhead, NY 11901, telephone: 631-727-7850; and
<bullet> Lunds Fisheries, 997 Ocean Drive, Cape May, NJ 08204,
telephone: (609) 884-7600.
Webinar registration details will be posted to the calendar at
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a> prior to the meeting.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State Street, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
in coordination with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk
County-Marine Program will sponsor this public meeting to collect
public input on the current commercial Scup GRAs. Topics discussed at
the meeting will include scup management history and stock status,
industry input on socioeconomic impacts of GRAs, primary drivers of
scup discards and modeling strategies using existing data sources. This
public meeting is a deliverable to achieve the project's goal to
develop and implement a comprehensive program to investigate potential
modifications to the scup GRAs using fisheries and environmental data
and industry input. Additional information, background documents, and
instructions for providing written comments will be posted to the
Council's website at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/">https://www.mafmc.org/</a>.
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: October 28, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25395 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
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