[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44110-44111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14627]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD140]


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 meeting (webinar) of its 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 12 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 main purpose of the meeting is for the 
Monitoring Committee to develop recommendations for future longfin 
squid and Atlantic mackerel specifications (including the river herring 
and shad cap for the Atlantic mackerel fishery). Recent evaluations of

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scup Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs), which impact longfin squid fishing, 
may be discussed if related analyses have been completed. 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: July 6, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-14627 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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