88 FR 131 pgs. 44110-44111 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 131Pages: 44110 - 44111
Docket number: [RTID 0648-XD140]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-14627 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 44110, 44111

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD140]

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.

SUMMARY:

The MAFMC will hold a public meeting (webinar) of its Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Webinar connection information will be posted to the calendar prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 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:


[top] The main purpose of the meeting is for the Monitoring Committee to develop recommendations for future longfin squid and Atlantic mackerel specifications (including the river herring and shad cap for the Atlantic mackerel fishery). Recent evaluations of page 44111 scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs), which impact longfin squid fishing, may be discussed if related analyses have been completed. Public comments will also be taken.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is 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: July 6, 2023.

Rey Israel Marquez,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2023-14627 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]

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