81 FR 80016 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 220 (November 15, 2016)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold a public meeting of its Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 80016]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27433]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF034


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 (MAFMC) will hold 
a public meeting of its Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) 
Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m., to view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Doubletree Baltimore-BWI 
Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: 
410-859-8400. There will be a listen-only Webinar link available, at 
http://www.mafmc.org/council-events/dec-1-msb-committee-ap-meeting.
    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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Atlantic Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee will meet jointly with the MSB 
Advisory Panel to develop recommendations on alternatives to include in 
an Amendment that could affect the squid fisheries. The amendment could 
reduce the capacities of the longfin squid and Illex squid fleets. The 
Council is considering this action because of concern that activation 
of latent capacity in the squid fisheries could lead to excessive 
fishing effort and increased catch of non-target species. Several other 
issues are being considered as well: (1) New permits for Maine/northern 
states; (2) re-evaluation of longfin squid trimesters; (3) longfin 
squid buffer zones beyond state waters in the area south of Martha's 
Vineyard/Nantucket; and (4) revision of the goals and objectives of the 
MSB Fishery Management Plan. A detailed agenda and background documents 
will be made available on the Council's Web site, at www.mafmc.org, 
prior to the meeting. Additional information is also available at the 
Web page for this action: http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid-capacity-amendment.
    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 business days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: November 9, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-27433 Filed 11-14-16; 8:45 am]
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