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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, June 12 through Thursday,
June 14, 2018, beginning at 9 a.m. on
June 12, 8:30 a.m. on June 13, and 8:30
a.m. on June 14.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring
Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:
(207) 775–2311; online at
www.innbythebay.com.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
After introductions and brief
announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman
and Executive Director, NMFS’s
Regional Administrator for the Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
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(GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, representatives from NOAA
General Counsel and the Office of Law
Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
and U.S. Coast Guard. Next, the Council
will hear from its Skate Committee. The
Council is expected to take final action
on Framework Adjustment 6 to the
Northeast Skate Complex Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), which was
developed to consider alternatives for
prolonging the skate wing fishery. The
Council then will discuss the Council
Program Review Panel’s final report and
potentially take action on next steps to
improve operations based on the panel’s
recommendations. The Observer Policy/
Industry-Funded Monitoring Committee
will be up next. The Council will
consider and potentially adopt the
committee’s comments on NMFS’s draft
policy directive for allocating costs in
electronic monitoring programs for
federally managed U.S. fisheries.
After the lunch break, members of the
public will have the opportunity to
speak during an open comment period
on issues that relate to Council business
but are not included on the published
agenda for this meeting. The Council
asks the public to limit remarks to 3–5
minutes. Following public comment,
the Atlantic Herring Committee will
provide a report on two items. First, the
committee will discuss and present its
recommendation on whether or not
river herring and shad should be added
as stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery.
The Council may take action based on
the committee’s advice. Next, the
Council will receive an initial overview
of the 2019–2021 specifications process.
The Council also may consider options
for mitigating impacts of potentially
lower catch limits through appropriate
adjustments authorized by the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
Council then will adjourn for the day.
Immediately thereafter and in the same
room, the Council will conduct a public
hearing on Amendment 8 to the Atlantic
Herring FMP, which proposes
alternatives to: (1) Establish an
acceptable biological catch (ABC)
control rule for Atlantic herring; and (2)
address potential localized depletion
and user conflicts in the fishery.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The second day of the meeting will
begin with a report on NMFS’s Fisheries
Allocation Policy Directive and two
associated Procedural Directives. The
Council will discuss these directives for
reviewing fisheries allocations, which
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include identifying ‘‘triggers’’ to initiate
an allocation review. Next, the Council
will receive an update from NEFSC staff
on the Northeast Fisheries Observer
Program and the 2018 fishing year sea
day schedule. The Groundfish
Committee report will follow. The
Council will initiate Framework
Adjustment 58 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP, which will include:
(1) 2019 Total allowable catches for
U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern Georges
Bank (GB) cod, Eastern GB haddock,
and GB yellowtail flounder; (2)
rebuilding plans for several groundfish
stocks; and (3) other measures.
Groundfish Monitoring Amendment 23
will be taken up next. The Council will
view video footage of electronic
monitoring in operation on fishing
vessels. It then will receive an update
on the potential range of alternatives in
the amendment, which is being
developed to improve the overall catch
and discard monitoring program in the
Northeast multispecies fishery. The
Council may select the range of
alternatives for further analysis at this
meeting. The Council also will receive
a progress report from its Fishery
Dependent Data Working Group
Following a lunch break, the Council
will continue with and conclude its
work on the groundfish items. Then, the
Council will receive a short update on
the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program
Review Panel Report, which is being
prepared by representatives from the
Council, GARFO, and NEFSC. Next, the
Scallop Committee will provide a list of
recommended 2019–2020 scallop RSA
priorities. The Council will discuss and
approve a final list of research priorities
for the program. The Scallop Committee
also will provide an initial overview of
the 2019–2020 scallop specifications
process. In its final item of business
before adjourning for the day, the
Council will finalize the list of
proposals being prepared for NMFS to
address regulatory reform as mandated
by Executive Orders 13777, 13771, and
13565.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
The third day of the meeting will
begin with Ecosystem-Based Fishery
Management (EBFM). The Council will
receive a summary report on the Center
for Independent Experts EBFM Strategy
Review from the peer review panel
chair. The Council also will receive an
update on future EBFM Committee
activities. The Habitat Committee will
be up next with two items. First will be
the Clam Dredge Framework, which is
being developed to consider continued
surfclam dredge fishery access to the
new Great South Channel Habitat
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Management Area and possible
consideration of a mussel dredge
exemption. The Council is expected to
select the framework’s range of
alternatives for further analysis at this
meeting. The Council also will receive
an update on ongoing offshore energy
activities in the Northeast and discuss
any needed consultations with federal
agencies. After that, the Council will
receive an update on efforts by the
Northeast Regional Coordinating
Council to improve timing and
scheduling of stock assessments and
stock assessment research. The Council
will close out the meeting with ‘‘other
business.’’
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 17, 2018.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG254
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 12 through Thursday,
June 14, 2018, beginning at 9 a.m. on June 12, 8:30 a.m. on June 13,
and 8:30 a.m. on June 14.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88
Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311; online at
www.innbythebay.com.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone (978) 465-0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
After introductions and brief announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman and Executive Director, NMFS's
Regional Administrator for the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office
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(GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, representatives from NOAA
General Counsel and the Office of Law Enforcement, and staff from the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and U.S. Coast Guard. Next,
the Council will hear from its Skate Committee. The Council is expected
to take final action on Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate
Complex Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which was developed to consider
alternatives for prolonging the skate wing fishery. The Council then
will discuss the Council Program Review Panel's final report and
potentially take action on next steps to improve operations based on
the panel's recommendations. The Observer Policy/Industry-Funded
Monitoring Committee will be up next. The Council will consider and
potentially adopt the committee's comments on NMFS's draft policy
directive for allocating costs in electronic monitoring programs for
federally managed U.S. fisheries.
After the lunch break, members of the public will have the
opportunity to speak during an open comment period on issues that
relate to Council business but are not included on the published agenda
for this meeting. The Council asks the public to limit remarks to 3-5
minutes. Following public comment, the Atlantic Herring Committee will
provide a report on two items. First, the committee will discuss and
present its recommendation on whether or not river herring and shad
should be added as stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery. The Council
may take action based on the committee's advice. Next, the Council will
receive an initial overview of the 2019-2021 specifications process.
The Council also may consider options for mitigating impacts of
potentially lower catch limits through appropriate adjustments
authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. The Council then will adjourn for the day. Immediately thereafter
and in the same room, the Council will conduct a public hearing on
Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP, which proposes alternatives
to: (1) Establish an acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rule for
Atlantic herring; and (2) address potential localized depletion and
user conflicts in the fishery.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The second day of the meeting will begin with a report on NMFS's
Fisheries Allocation Policy Directive and two associated Procedural
Directives. The Council will discuss these directives for reviewing
fisheries allocations, which include identifying ``triggers'' to
initiate an allocation review. Next, the Council will receive an update
from NEFSC staff on the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program and the
2018 fishing year sea day schedule. The Groundfish Committee report
will follow. The Council will initiate Framework Adjustment 58 to the
Northeast Multispecies FMP, which will include: (1) 2019 Total
allowable catches for U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern Georges Bank (GB)
cod, Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder; (2) rebuilding
plans for several groundfish stocks; and (3) other measures. Groundfish
Monitoring Amendment 23 will be taken up next. The Council will view
video footage of electronic monitoring in operation on fishing vessels.
It then will receive an update on the potential range of alternatives
in the amendment, which is being developed to improve the overall catch
and discard monitoring program in the Northeast multispecies fishery.
The Council may select the range of alternatives for further analysis
at this meeting. The Council also will receive a progress report from
its Fishery Dependent Data Working Group
Following a lunch break, the Council will continue with and
conclude its work on the groundfish items. Then, the Council will
receive a short update on the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review
Panel Report, which is being prepared by representatives from the
Council, GARFO, and NEFSC. Next, the Scallop Committee will provide a
list of recommended 2019-2020 scallop RSA priorities. The Council will
discuss and approve a final list of research priorities for the
program. The Scallop Committee also will provide an initial overview of
the 2019-2020 scallop specifications process. In its final item of
business before adjourning for the day, the Council will finalize the
list of proposals being prepared for NMFS to address regulatory reform
as mandated by Executive Orders 13777, 13771, and 13565.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
The third day of the meeting will begin with Ecosystem-Based
Fishery Management (EBFM). The Council will receive a summary report on
the Center for Independent Experts EBFM Strategy Review from the peer
review panel chair. The Council also will receive an update on future
EBFM Committee activities. The Habitat Committee will be up next with
two items. First will be the Clam Dredge Framework, which is being
developed to consider continued surfclam dredge fishery access to the
new Great South Channel Habitat Management Area and possible
consideration of a mussel dredge exemption. The Council is expected to
select the framework's range of alternatives for further analysis at
this meeting. The Council also will receive an update on ongoing
offshore energy activities in the Northeast and discuss any needed
consultations with federal agencies. After that, the Council will
receive an update on efforts by the Northeast Regional Coordinating
Council to improve timing and scheduling of stock assessments and stock
assessment research. The Council will close out the meeting with
``other business.''
Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Council 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. The public also
should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 17, 2018.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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