[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18603-18604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05447]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD784]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of NC public port meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold four port meetings in North Carolina to gather input on Atlantic 
king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel fisheries, which are 
managed by the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal

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Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region.

DATES: The port meetings will take place April 1-4, 2024. The port 
meetings will begin at 6 p.m., EST. For specific dates and times, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting addresses: The public meetings will be held in: Wilmington, 
NC; Morehead City, NC; Hatteras, NC; and Manteo, NC. For specific 
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social 
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is hosting a series of port 
meetings along the Atlantic coast throughout 2024 in order to take a 
focused look at the Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish 
mackerel fisheries. The agenda for the four in-person public meetings 
is as follows: Council staff will briefly introduce port meetings and 
the Council's goals and objectives. Attendees will then have the 
opportunity, through a series of discussion-based breakout groups, to 
provide input on issues related to the Atlantic king mackerel and 
Spanish mackerel fisheries including changing environmental conditions, 
needed management changes, commercial and recreational fishery 
dynamics, and the goals and objectives of the Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics Fishery Management Plan. Information provided during port 
meetings will be summarized and presented to the Council for use in 
management. Additional port meetings will be scheduled along the 
Atlantic coast throughout the remainder of 2024. Meeting materials and 
additional information will be posted on the Council's website at 
www.safmc.net as it becomes available.

In-Person Port Meeting Locations

    Monday, April 1, 2024: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries 
Southern District Office, 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC 
28405; phone: (910) 796-7215;
    Tuesday, April 2, 2024: North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries 
Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 28557; 
phone: (252) 515-5500;
    Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Hatteras Village Civic Center, 6658 North 
Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, NC 27943; phone: (252) 986-2109; and
    Thursday, April 4, 2024: Dare County Administrative Building Board 
of Commissioners Meeting Room, 954 Marshall C. Collins Dr., Manteo, NC 
27954; phone: (252) 475-5700.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aid should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 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: March 11, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05447 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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