AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice; public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a workshop to create a focused discussion on how aspects of alternative 5 from the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements Amendment would be implemented by the Council and NOAA Fisheries.

DATES:

The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2024 through 3 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2024. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; telephone: (215) 625-6763. The meeting will be partially streamed by webinar for portions of the agenda that are held in plenary. Connection information will be posted to the calendar prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or on their website at www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.