[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20642-20643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF639]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, starting at 
9:30 a.m. and continue through 12 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option. SSC 
members, other invited meeting participants, and members of the public 
will have the option to participate in person at the Marine Biology 
Lab, Meigs Room (7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA) or virtually via Webex 
webinar. Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be 
available at: https://www.mafmc.org/ssc.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
website: https://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: During this meeting, the SSC will make 
multi-year acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for 
Blueline Tilefish. The SSC will recommend new 2027-2029 ABC 
specifications for Blueline Tilefish based on updated catch and survey 
information. The SSC will also review the most recent survey and 
fishery data and the previously recommended 2027 ABC for Atlantic 
Golden Tilefish. The SSC will review and provide feedback on the Mid-
Atlantic State of the Ecosystem report, the Council's Ecosystem 
Approach to Fisheries Management risk assessment, and the results of a 
recently completed project evaluating the effectiveness of the scup 
Gear Restricted Areas (GRAs). The SSC will also discuss the activities 
and draft recommendations of the Overfishing Limit (OFL) Coefficient of 
Variation (CV) sub-group regarding the use of data updates. The SSC may 
take up any other business as necessary. A detailed agenda and 
background documents will be made available on the Council's website 
(www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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.


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    Dated: April 15, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-07565 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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