Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 47125 [2023-15447]
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The Council will hold public
comment testimony from 1:30 p.m. to 5
p.m., CDT on fishery issues or concerns.
Public comment may begin earlier than
1:30 p.m. CDT, but will not conclude
before that time. Persons wishing to give
public testimony in-person must register
at the registration kiosk in the meeting
room. Persons wishing to give public
testimony virtually must sign up via the
link on the Council website.
Registration for virtual testimony is
open at the start of the meeting,
Monday, August 14th at 8 a.m., CDT
and closes one hour before public
testimony begins on Wednesday, August
16th at 12:30 p.m. CDT. Public
testimony may end before the published
agenda time if all registered in-person
and virtual participants have completed
their testimony.
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Thursday, August 17, 2023; 8 a.m.–4:30
p.m., CDT
The Council will receive Committee
reports from Administrative/Budget,
Migratory Species, Data Collection,
Sustainable Fisheries, Reef Fish,
Mackerel and Shrimp Management
Committees. The Council will receive
updates from the following supporting
agencies: Texas Law Enforcement
Efforts; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; NOAA Office of
Law Enforcement (OLE); Gulf States
Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S.
Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and Department of State.
The Council will discuss any Other
Business items; any remaining updates
on Litigation and hold an Election of
Chair and Vice-Chair.
Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be a hybrid meeting;
both in-person and virtual participation
available. You may register for the
webinar to listen-in only by visiting
www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the
Council meeting on the calendar.
The timing and order in which agenda
items are addressed may change as
required to effectively address the issue,
and the latest version along with other
meeting materials will be posted on the
website as they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meeting. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
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issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid or
accommodations should be directed to
Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least
15 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 17, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of seminar series
presentation via webinar.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will host
a presentation on the status of ondemand gear for the U.S. South Atlantic
Black Sea Bass pot fishery via webinar
August 8, 2023.
DATES: The webinar presentation will be
held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The presentation will be
provided via webinar. The webinar is
open to members of the public.
Information, including a link to webinar
registration will be posted on the
Council’s website at: https://safmc.net/
safmc-seminar-series/ as it becomes
available.
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,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 302–8439 or toll
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUMMARY:
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The
Council will host a presentation from
the National Marine Fisheries Service
on the value and benefits of on-demand
fishing gear for the U.S. South Atlantic
Black Sea Bass pot fishery and North
Atlantic Right Whales. The presentation
will discuss the history of the current
area closure for pot fishing during North
Atlantic Right Whales calving season to
reduce entanglement risk. Since 2020,
experimental on-demand gear has been
authorized and trialled by commercial
fishermen in the black sea bass pot
fishery. The researchers will discuss the
potential benefits of the new gear for
fishermen and discuss how the new gear
presents minimal entanglement risk to
endangered North Atlantic Right
Whales. A question-and-answer session
will follow the presentation. Members
of the public will have the opportunity
to participate in the discussion. The
presentation is for informational
purposes only and no management
actions will be taken.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 17, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Request for Information; Advancing
Equity and Environmental Justice in
the Southeast Through the
Conservation and Management of
Living Marine Resources
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
In May 2023, NMFS finalized
its first-ever national Equity and
Environmental Justice Strategy. The
national strategy describes the path the
agency will take to incorporate equity
and environmental justice into the vital
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD166]
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of seminar series presentation via webinar.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
host a presentation on the status of on-demand gear for the U.S. South
Atlantic Black Sea Bass pot fishery via webinar August 8, 2023.
DATES: The webinar presentation will be held on Tuesday, August 8,
2023, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The presentation will be provided via webinar. The webinar
is open to members of the public. Information, including a link to
webinar registration will be posted on the Council's website at:
https://safmc.net/safmc-seminar-series/ as it becomes available.
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, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8439 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will host a presentation from
the National Marine Fisheries Service on the value and benefits of on-
demand fishing gear for the U.S. South Atlantic Black Sea Bass pot
fishery and North Atlantic Right Whales. The presentation will discuss
the history of the current area closure for pot fishing during North
Atlantic Right Whales calving season to reduce entanglement risk. Since
2020, experimental on-demand gear has been authorized and trialled by
commercial fishermen in the black sea bass pot fishery. The researchers
will discuss the potential benefits of the new gear for fishermen and
discuss how the new gear presents minimal entanglement risk to
endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. A question-and-answer session
will follow the presentation. Members of the public will have the
opportunity to participate in the discussion. The presentation is for
informational purposes only and no management actions will be taken.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 17, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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