[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73263-73264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25338]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA634]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel

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

ACTION: Notice of public webinar/conference call.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 1-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting via webinar in December 2020. The intent of 
the meeting is to consider options for the conservation and management 
of Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The AP meeting and webinar will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 
p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on Monday, December 7 will be accessible via 
conference call and webinar. Conference call and webinar access 
information are available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/december-2020-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
    Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in 15 minutes 
prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the presentations via webinar and 
allow public comment during identified times on the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at (301) 427-8503 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act requires the establishment of an AP for each Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP)

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for Atlantic HMS, i.e., tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. 16 
U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)-(B). Since the inception of the AP in 1998, NMFS 
has consulted with and considered the comments and views of AP members 
when preparing and implementing Atlantic HMS FMPs or FMP amendments.
    The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the 
conservation and management of all Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, 
and shark fisheries. We anticipate discussing:
     Draft Amendment 14, which would revise the framework used 
for the establishment of acceptable biological catch (ABCs) and annual 
catch limits (ACLs) for Atlantic shark fisheries consistent with the 
National Standard 1 guidelines;
     Management of the recreational billfish fishery in 2021 
resulting from overharvest of the Atlantic blue marlin, white marlin, 
and roundscale spearfish 250-fish landings limit in 2020; and
     The Draft HMS Electronic Technology Plan.
    Additional information on the meeting and a copy of the draft 
agenda will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/december-2020-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.

    Dated: November 12, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-25338 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]
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