[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14880-14881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05789]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF308


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) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 11 through Thursday, 
April 13, 2017. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Icona Golden Inn, 7849 Dune 
Drive, Avalon, NJ 08202; telephone: (609) 368-5155.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State

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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, April 11, 2017

River Herring & Shad Committee
     Review draft metrics for river herring and shad 
conservation.
State of the Ecosystem and EAFM
     Report on the state of the Mid-Atlantic portion of the 
Northeast Large Marine Ecosystem, continue discussion and development 
of EAFM Risk Matrix, and discuss next steps in EAFM development/
implementation.
Law Enforcement Reports
Chub Mackerel Amendment
     Review amendment development and scoping plans.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Ricks E Savage Award
Golden Tilefish Specifications
     Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and 
staff recommendations regarding 2018-20 specifications.
     Adopt recommendations for 2018-20.
Blueline Tilefish Specifications
     Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and 
staff recommendations regarding 2018-19 specifications.
     Adopt recommendations for 2018-19.
A Review of Potential Approaches for Managing Marine Fisheries in a 
Changing Climate Presentation
Hudson Canyon Sanctuary Proposal
     Presentation, discussion and comment.
Update on Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
     Challenges faced in 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18.
Industry Funded Monitoring (IFM) Amendment
     Consider previous action on IFM Amendment.
     Possible adoption of IFM Amendment.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Business Session
    The day will conclude with Committee Reports, 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

    This meeting is 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: March 20, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-05789 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P