83 FR 17805 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Habitat AP in North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 17805]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08503]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG188


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's (Council) Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management 
(Habitat) Advisory Panel (AP).

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of its Habitat AP in North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open 
to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 4831 
Tanger Outlet Blvd., Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 744-4422.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Items to be addressed or sessions to be conducted during this 
meeting include: Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II Dashboard, FEP II 
Implementation Plan and Roadmap, and links and tools; policy/threat 
matrix development; renewable energy development; NOAA Fisheries 
Ecosystem activities (developing South Atlantic Ecosystem Status Report 
and Regional Action Plan for Climate); ocean observing needs; habitat 
conservation in fishery management plans; marine aquaculture; and 
regulation adjustments.
    Members of the AP will discuss items and provide recommendations as 
appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Dated: April 19, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-08503 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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