[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 75600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26851]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; National Marine Fisheries 
Service--Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of dolphin management strategy stakeholder workshops.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service will hold a series of 
in-person workshops on January 23, January 24, January 25, and January 
26, 2023.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 from 5:30 
p.m. until 8:30 p.m. EDT, on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from 5:30 p.m. 
until 8:30 p.m. EDT, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 from 5:30 p.m. 
until 8:30 p.m. EDT, and on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 5:30 p.m. 
until 8:30 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting is open to members of the 
public. The workshop on January 23 will be held at the South Carolina 
Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute, 
Room 145, 217 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412. The workshop on 
January 24 will be held at the UNCW--Center for Marine Science, 5600 
Marvin Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409. The workshop on January 25 will 
be held at the Coastal Studies Institute, Room 242, 850 NC-345, 
Wanchese, NC 27981. The workshop on January 26 will be held at the 
Brock Environmental Center, 3663 Marlin Bay Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 
23455. Those interested in participating should contact Cassidy 
Peterson (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassidy Peterson, Management Strategy 
Evaluation Specialist, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, phone 
(910) 708-2686; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In collaboration with the South Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council, NMFS is embarking on a Management Strategy 
Evaluation (MSE) to guide dolphin (i.e. dolphinfish or mahi mahi) 
management in the jurisdiction. The MSE will be used to develop a 
management procedure that best achieves the suite of management 
objectives for the U.S. Atlantic dolphin fishery. Stakeholder input is 
necessary for characterizing the management objectives of the fishery 
and stock, identifying any uncertainties in the system that should be 
built into the MSE analysis, and providing guidance on the 
acceptability of the proposed management procedures.
    Agenda items for the meeting include: developing an understanding 
of management procedures and management strategy evaluation, developing 
conceptual management objectives, and clarifying uncertainties that 
should be addressed within the framework.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to Cassidy 
Peterson (see contact information above) five (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: December 6, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-26851 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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