New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 103785 [2024-30286]
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a new work plan, including topics on
IOOS Inflation Reduction Act projects,
(3) updates on Committee governance,
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to change.
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Carl C. Gouldman,
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System Office, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its OnDemand Fishing Gear Conflict Working
Group via webinar to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
SUMMARY:
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Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This webinar will be held on
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL
information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/
meeting/register/tJ0rceoqzwvG9OrjYClYDsKIlZtezi59UUj.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict
Working Group (ODWG) will meet to
review the status of Council action to
revise gear marking regulations; receive
updates from NOAA GARFO, NEFSC
Gear Research Team, NOAA Office of
Law Enforcement, and MA Division of
Marine Fisheries on various on-demand
gear related activities and other relevant
topics; receive feedback from the
Council’s Enforcement Committee. They
also plan to discuss the ODWG work
plan for 2025. Other business will be
discussed if necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this 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 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 Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 16, 2024.
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
[RTID 0648-XE535]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict
Working Group via webinar to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from
this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration
and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9
a.m.
ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rce-oqzwvG9OrjYClYDsKIlZtezi59UUj.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict Working Group (ODWG) will meet
to review the status of Council action to revise gear marking
regulations; receive updates from NOAA GARFO, NEFSC Gear Research Team,
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, and MA Division of Marine Fisheries on
various on-demand gear related activities and other relevant topics;
receive feedback from the Council's Enforcement Committee. They also
plan to discuss the ODWG work plan for 2025. Other business will be
discussed if necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come
before this 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 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 Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 16, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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