[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 56315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15002]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE091]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold four in-person port meetings gathering input on Atlantic king 
mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel as managed by the Fishery 
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of 
Mexico and Atlantic Region.

DATES: The port meetings will take place July 30, 2024, August 1, 2024, 
August 7, 2024, and August 8, 2024. The port meetings will begin at 6 
p.m., local time. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting addresses: The public hearings will be held in Pooler, GA; 
Townsend, GA; Murrells Inlet, SC; Charleston, SC. For specific 
locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Please visit the South 
Atlantic Council website at www.safmc.net for meeting materials and 
location 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management 
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 hearings 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 a variety of 
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 decision-
making. Additional port meetings will be scheduled along the Atlantic 
coast throughout the remainder of 2024.
    In-Person Locations:
    Tuesday, July 30, 2024: National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air 
Force, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler, GA 31322; phone: (912) 748-8888;
    Thursday, August 1, 2024: Sapelo Saltwater Fishing Club, 3576 Old 
Shellman Rd., Townsend, GA 31331;
    Wednesday, August 7, 2024: Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 
Murrells Inlet Rd., Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (843) 545-3651; 
and
    Thursday, August 8, 2024: South Carolina Department of Natural 
Resources Outdoor Classroom, 217 Fort Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 
29412; phone: (843) 953-9300.

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: July 3, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15002 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]
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