81 FR 29253 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29253-29254]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11068]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE616


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) 
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: 617-567-6789.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their Web site at 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:

Agenda

    The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of the Mid-Atlantic and New 
England Fishery Management Council. It is composed of Council members, 
fishing industry, academic, and government and non-government fisheries 
experts who will provide advice and direction on the conduct of trawl 
research. The NTAP was established to bring commercial fishing, 
fisheries science, and fishery management professionals in the 
northeastern U.S. together to identify concerns about regional research 
survey performance and data, to identify methods to address or mitigate 
these concerns, and to promote mutual understanding and acceptance of 
the results of this work among their peers and in the broader 
community.
    Topics to be discussed at the meeting include review of recent 
NEFSC bottom trawl survey analyses, NEFSC bottom trawl survey re-
stratification efforts, and NEFSC gear efficiency work; develop 
recommended actions by the NTAP; and discussion of the use of currently 
contracted NEFSC vessel time and methods to supplement NEFSC surveys,

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potential new surveys, and other NTAP recommendations and actions.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-11068 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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