[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77036-77037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31358]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC421


Mid-Atlantic 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) 
announces its intent to hold a workshop. The purpose of the workshop is 
to consider options for improving the management of the longfin and 
Illex squid fisheries, with a focus on responsive harvest strategies 
that account for changing stock conditions over the course of the year. 
The Council intends for managers, scientists, and fishermen to 
collaboratively consider if responsive harvest strategies are feasible 
and appropriate for optimizing yield in these fisheries. Discussions at 
the workshop will culminate in a workshop report and a series of 
follow-up port meetings that will inform consideration of future 
management actions.

DATES: The workshop will be held from 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013 
until 1 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013.

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ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at: Hyatt Place Long Island/East 
End; 451 East Main Street; Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 208-
0002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, (302) 526-5255, or 
Jason Didden, Mackerel-Squid-Butterfish Plan Coordinator, (302) 526-
5254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information (agenda, briefing 
materials, meeting summary, etc) will be posted to: http://www.mafmc.org/fmp/msb.htm.
    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 accessible to people with physical disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Chris Moore, Ph.D. (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 26, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-31358 Filed 12-28-12; 8:45 am]
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