[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 66309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23049]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA557]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) on November 
4-6, 2020.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP will meet from 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on 
November 4, 2020; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 5, 2020; and 9 a.m. to 
12 p.m. on November 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AP meeting is open to the public and 
will be available via webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. 
Webinar registration information, a public comment form, and other 
meeting materials will be posted to the Council's website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/current-advisory-panel-meetings/ as it becomes 
available.
    The Snapper Grouper AP will discuss and provide recommendations on 
the following topics: The need for conservation and management of eight 
snapper grouper species (cubera snapper, margate, sailor's choice, 
coney, yellowfin grouper, saucereye porgy, misty grouper, and blackfin 
snapper); management measures for red porgy, best fishing practices and 
use of descending devices; and recreational management issues in the 
South Atlantic region. In addition, the AP will provide information to 
develop a Fishery Performance Report for red snapper. The AP will also 
receive updates on the MyFishCount voluntary recreational reporting 
project, the Council's Citizen Science Program initiatives, potential 
regional efforts to address management challenges related to climate 
change, shark depredation, and other items as needed.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


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

    Dated: October 14, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-23049 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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