80 FR 23259 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

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

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23259-23260]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09670]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD914


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 SSC meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 13-
14, 2015. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on May 13 and conclude by 2 
p.m. on May 14.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 West 
Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; telephone: (410) 539-8400.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items to be discussed at the SSC 
meeting include: Develop multi-year ABC specification for Atlantic 
mackerel;

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review shad/river herring cap in mackerel fishery; review data update 
and Fishery Performance Reports for long-finned squid, Illex squid, 
butterfish, surf clams and ocean quahogs; review butterfish mortality 
cap in the long-finned squid fishery; develop science and research 
needs for blueline tilefish; and receive an update on the Council's 
Research Plan.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 22, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-09670 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
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