80 FR 16631 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 60 (March 30, 2015)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) in North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16631-16632]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07175]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD847


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) in 
North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

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DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 
April 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 
5265 International Blvd., N. Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 
308-9330.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The King and Spanish Mackerel AP will 
receive updates on recent amendments to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics 
Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic 
(Mackerel FMP). The AP will receive an update on Amendment 26 to the 
Mackerel FMP that includes alternatives for revisions to the annual 
catch limits and stock management boundary for king mackerel and to 
allow the sale of king mackerel bycatch in the shark gillnet fishery. 
The AP will also receive a presentation on electronic reporting and 
review the Generic Charterboat Reporting Amendment. Additionally, the 
AP will be briefed on genetic research on South Carolina sub-
populations of cobia. The AP will provide recommendations as 
appropriate and address other business as necessary.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids 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.


    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-07175 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P