[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26616-26617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10751]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC664


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Council will hold public meetings in Narragansett, Rhode 
Island (RI) and Cape May, New Jersey (NJ) to get public input on 
potential changes to squid (longfin and Illex) assessment and 
management.

DATES: The Narragansett, RI meeting will be on May 22, 2013 from 10 
a.m. to approximately noon, but may go later if necessary. The Cape 
May, NJ meeting will be on June 5, 2013 from 7 p.m. to approximately 9 
p.m. but may go later if necessary.

ADDRESSES: The Narragansett, RI meeting will be held at Superior Trawl, 
55 State Street, Narragansett, RI 02882, telephone: (401) 263-3671. The 
Cape May, NJ meeting will be held at the Congress Hall Hotel, 29 Perry 
St, Cape May, NJ 08204; telephone: (888) 944-1816.
    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: In January 2013, the Council held a workshop 
on squid (longfin and Illex) assessment and management. The workshop 
brought fishermen, managers, and academics together to discuss 
potential ways to make squid management more responsive to current 
conditions. A summary and additional materials from the workshop are 
available at: http://www.mafmc.org/workshop/squid-management-workshop-january-2013. Several recommendations came out of the workshop, 
including getting

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additional input from fishermen in convenient locations. These meetings 
address that recommendation and will solicit input from attendees on 
all of the potential ways to improve squid assessment and management 
that were recommended at the workshop.

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: May 2, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-10751 Filed 5-6-13; 8:45 am]
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