Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, 15727 [2014-06216]
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Monitoring Committee’s
recommendations for 2015–17 harvest
levels and management measures. The
Council will review and discuss
comments received by Advisors on
modifications to the Scup GRA
Framework 8. The Council will review
a progress update on the initial analysis
of current alternatives on the Deep Sea
Coral Amendment. The Council will
receive an update on the overall
implementation of MRIP, review results
of the for-hire reporting pilot projects,
and discuss possible changes to the forhire reporting. The Council will receive
a presentation entitled Who Fishes
There—Establishing a baseline of spatial
fishing revenue along the Atlantic coast.
This presentation will show the Council
a GIS application that will identify areas
important to specific fishing
communities, species, gears, and
sessions that will establish a baseline of
commercial fishing effort for the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management. The
discussion during the Listening Session
will be on the United Kingdom
experience related to managing
navigational hazards for fishermen
during wind farm construction and data
collection by fishing vessels concerning
commercial species behavior in and
around wind farms.
On Thursday, April 10—The Council
will review and approve the SBRM
Amendment. The Council will receive a
briefing on the cost associated with the
current observer program for the
Industry-Funded Monitoring Omnibus
Amendment. The Council will hold its
regular Business Session to receive
Organizational Reports, the New
England and South Atlantic Council
Liaison Reports, the Executive Director’s
Report, Science Report, Committee
Reports, and conduct any continuing
and/or new business, which will
include the RSA permitting cycle,
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog industry
concerns regarding the NEFMC Habitat
Amendment and Council planning for
the Summer Flounder Amendment.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
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Special Accommodations
The 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 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public information meeting to
gather fishery industry perspectives on
the likely impacts of alternative spiny
dogfish trip limits.
DATES: The meeting will be Tuesday,
April 8, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. and
will conclude by 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with a listening station also
available at the Council address below.
Webinar link: https://mafmc.
adobeconnect.com/dogfish/.
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, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
(MAFMC) has formally recommended
maintaining existing (4,000 lb) federal
spiny dogfish trip limits for the 2014
and 2015 fishing years, while the New
England Fishery Management Council
has recommended eliminating federal
trip limits for this fishery. In order to
fully inform the impact analysis being
prepared by the MAFMC and its
development of comments during
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pending rulemaking, the MAFMC is
holding a webinar to collect industry
perspectives on the likely operational
and economic impacts of existing and
alternative spiny dogfish trip limit
options for this fishery.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–06216 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am]
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its and Hawaii and
Pacific Remote Island Area Archipelago
Plan Team (HI–PRIA PT), the Joint
Hawaii, Marianas and American Samoa
Archipelago Plan Team (Joint PT) and
the Council’s Fishery Data Collection
and Research Committee—Technical
Committee (FDCRC–TC). The HI–PRIA
PT and Joint PT will review the status
of the nearshore fisheries, data
collection issues and improvements,
improvements in the Annual Catch
Limit (ACL) specifications, and
developing Cooperative Research
Priorities and conduct a workshop to
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD197
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 (Council) will
hold a public information meeting to gather fishery industry
perspectives on the likely impacts of alternative spiny dogfish trip
limits.
DATES: The meeting will be Tuesday, April 8, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m.
and will conclude by 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a listening
station also available at the Council address below. Webinar link:
https://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dogfish/.
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, 800 N. State Street,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(MAFMC) has formally recommended maintaining existing (4,000 lb)
federal spiny dogfish trip limits for the 2014 and 2015 fishing years,
while the New England Fishery Management Council has recommended
eliminating federal trip limits for this fishery. In order to fully
inform the impact analysis being prepared by the MAFMC and its
development of comments during pending rulemaking, the MAFMC is holding
a webinar to collect industry perspectives on the likely operational
and economic impacts of existing and alternative spiny dogfish trip
limit options for this fishery.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06216 Filed 3-20-14; 8:45 am]
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