[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 41886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13772]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD113]


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 MAFMC will hold a public joint meeting (webinar) of its 
River Herring and Shad (RH/S) Committee and Advisory Panel to review 
recent RH/S developments and develop recommendations for the MAFMC, 
including for the Atlantic mackerel fishery's RH/S cap.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 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 RH/S Committee and Advisory Panel will 
review updated information on RH/S per the RH/S Update format last 
reviewed in October 2021. Recent publications regarding RH/S bycatch 
will also be reviewed. The Committee and Advisory Panel members will 
make recommendations including for the Atlantic mackerel fishery's RH/S 
cap, which is set by the MAFMC when catch limits for Atlantic mackerel 
are adopted. Public comments will also be taken.

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: June 23, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-13772 Filed 6-27-23; 8:45 am]
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