[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 74924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20822]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE283]


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 six in-person port meetings to gather 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 September 30, 2024-October 8, 
2024. The port meetings will begin at 6 p.m., local time. For specific 
dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
    Meeting addresses: The port meetings will be held in Saint 
Augustine, FL; Cocoa Beach, FL; Stuart, FL; Lake Worth, FL; Murrells 
Inlet, SC; and Charleston, SC. For specific locations, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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]. Additional 
information about the port meetings is available from the Council's 
website at https://safmc.net/king-and-spanish-mackerel-port-meetings/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is hosting a series of port 
meetings along the Atlantic coast throughout 2024 to take a focused 
look at the Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel 
fisheries. The agenda for in-person port 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 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

     Monday, September 30, 2024: Willie Galimore Community 
Center, 399 Riberia Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084; phone: (904) 825-
1004;
     Tuesday, October 1, 2024: Cocoa Civic Center, 430 Delannoy 
Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922; phone: (321) 639-3500 x4;
     Wednesday, October 2, 2024: The Banyan Room (Women's Club 
of Stuart), 729 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL 34994; phone: (772) 291-
8820;
     Thursday, October 3, 2024: Palm Beach County Lantana Road 
Branch Library, 4020 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, FL 33462: phone: (531) 
304-4500;
     Monday, October 7, 2024: Murrells Inlet Community Center, 
4462 Murrells Inlet Road, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (843) 545-
3651; and
     Tuesday, October 8, 2024: South Carolina Department of 
Natural Resources Outdoor Classroom, 217 Fort Johnson Road, 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) 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: September 10, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-20822 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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