[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 47820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19630]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), 
together with the Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science, will 
hold a workshop entitled ``Modeling Protogynous Hermaphrodite Fishes.''

DATES: The workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, August 30, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn at 
Raleigh-Durham Airport, 1500 RDU Center Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560; 
telephone: (919) 840-8088.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This workshop will address the need for 
improved stock assessment approaches for protogynous fish, by bringing 
together a range of stock assessment and other fisheries scientists to 
provide an overview of current and innovative methods for assessing 
protogynous fish, and to discuss data needs and modeling strategies.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 7, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-19630 Filed 8-9-12; 8:45 am]
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