81 FR 62477 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62477-62478]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE874


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public 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 Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Boston 
Logan Airport, 225 William McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; 
telephone: (617) 569-5250.
    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; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org will also have details 
on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of the Mid-Atlantic and New 
England Fishery Management Councils composed of Council members, 
fishing industry, academic, and government and non-government fisheries 
experts. 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 membership 
changes; report of the NTAP Working Group meeting (August 2, 2016); 
results of witch flounder gear efficiency study and next steps for 
stock assessment; results of research on increasing the number of 
survey stations; group discussion on

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initial planning for 10 to 20-day field program; introduction of NEFSC 
Working Group on transition options (i.e., to transition to industry 
based sampling platforms--in full or in part); and next steps for NTAP 
including discussion about additional funding for future meetings.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21730 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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