82 FR 97 pgs. 23203-23204 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 97Pages: 23203 - 23204
Pages: 23203, 23204FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-10329 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY:
[top] National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
ACTION:
Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.
DATES:
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June 8, 2017. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
ADDRESSES:
The meetings will be held at: Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510; telephone: (757) 763-6200.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or on their Web site at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The following items are on the agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's Web site when possible).
Agenda
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
SARC Presentation-Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Assessments
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Specifications
Develop recommendations for 2018-2020 specifications.
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment
Approve scoping document.
Lobster Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Framework
Discuss alternatives.
Risk Policy Framework-First Meeting
Review and approve options for potential revision to current MAFMC Risk Policy and ABC Control Rules.
Climate Velocity Over the 21st Century and Its Implications for Fisheries Management in the Northeast U.S
Review climate-velocity-driven species distribution projections for 2020 through 2100 and identify potential propriety species for adaptation of fisheries management to climate change.
Cooperative Research in the Mid-Atlantic
Review of NEFSC Cooperative Research and response to MAFMC request and the Mid-Atlantic Council approach to collaborative research.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole-Specifications
Review fishery performance and make recommendations for 2018-20 specifications, including butterfish cap.
Shad/River Herring (RH/S) Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
Review RH/S cap operation and RH/S progress update and make recommendations for RH/S cap amount modification if necessary.
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole-Squid Amendment
Review alternatives, public comments, and staff recommendations and select preferred alternatives and adopt amendment.
Law Enforcement Reports
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Data Modernization in the Northeast Region
Habitat Update
EFH review progress and Mid-Atlantic fish habitat assessment project.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Business Session
The day will conclude with the SSC Committee Report, the Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, brief reports from the National Marine Fisheries Service's GARFO and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA's Office of General Counsel, the ASMFC, the New England and South Atlantic Fishery Council's liaisons and the Regional Planning Body Report, and discuss any continuing and/or new business.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10329 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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