[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 1727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00424]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB715]


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

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel and Mackerel, Squid, and 
Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a joint public webinar meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, from 
2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Connection information 
will be posted to the calendar prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will 
meet via webinar jointly with the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
Advisory Panel. The purpose of this meeting is to review and provide 
feedback on sea turtle trawl bycatch issues and the ongoing research on 
mitigation measures in the Greater Atlantic Region. Fisheries bycatch 
is a primary threat to endangered and threatened sea turtles and occurs 
at high levels in trawl fisheries such as croaker, longfin squid, and 
summer flounder. NMFS and other partners have been investigating 
mitigation measures such as gear modifications called Turtle Excluder 
Devices (TEDs) or limited tow durations to reduce mortality of 
incidentally bycaught sea turtles.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 7, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-00424 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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