[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 1942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA754]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public hearings pertaining to Amendment 10 to the Dolphin Wahoo 
Fishery Management Plan of the Atlantic. The amendment addresses 
proposed management measures for the dolphin and wahoo fisheries.

DATES: The public hearings will be held via webinar on January 26, 27, 
and 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    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 public hearings will be conducted via webinar and begin at 6 
p.m. each day. Registration for the webinars is required. Registration 
information will be posted on the Council's website at https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as it 
becomes available. A public hearing document will be posted two weeks 
prior to the hearings. An online public comment form will also be 
provided. Written comments may also be submitted to the Council (see 
ADDRESSES). Public comments are due by February 5, 2021.

Amendment 10 to the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan

    The draft amendment would revise catch levels and annual catch 
limits for both Dolphin and Wahoo, modify allocations between 
recreational and commercial sectors, and modify recreational 
accountability measures designed to help prevent exceeding annual catch 
limits. These measures are proposed in response to revised recreational 
data estimates from the NOAA Fisheries Marine Recreational Information 
Program (MRIP) and recalibration of numbers used to establish 
Acceptable Biological Catches for each species.
    The amendment also includes management alternatives to reduce 
recreational retention limits for dolphin and wahoo, eliminate a 
requirement for Operator Cards in the for-hire and commercial 
fisheries, address retention of dolphin and wahoo onboard permitted 
commercial vessels with specified prohibited gears onboard, and allow 
filleting of Dolphin at sea on board charter or headboat vessels in 
waters north of the Virginia/North Carolina line.
    During the public hearings, Council staff will present an overview 
of the amendment via webinar and answer clarifying questions relevant 
to the proposed actions. Members of the public will have an opportunity 
to go on record to record their comments for consideration by the 
Council.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the public hearings.

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


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

    Dated: January 6, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-00277 Filed 1-8-21; 8:45 am]
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