83 FR 17803 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel and Committee will hold a public meeting.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 17803]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08498]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG183


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

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Advisory Panel and Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from 10 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton 
Baltimore--BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 21090; 
telephone: (410) 859-8400.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
website: 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: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel and Committee 
will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Linthicum, MD. The purpose of 
this meeting is to review development of the chub mackerel amendment 
and to develop recommendations to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council on management alternatives and other aspects of the amendment. 
The amendment will consider adding Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber 
colias) to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 
Management Plan. The amendment will consider potential catch limits, 
accountability measures, and other conservation and management measures 
required for stocks ``in the fishery.'' A detailed agenda and 
background documents will be made available on the Council's website 
(www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.

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: April 19, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-08498 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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