[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5145-5146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01097]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA817]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, from 9:30 
a.m. through 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 10, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. 
through 12:30 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-
only connection option. Details on how to connect to the webinar by 
computer and by telephone will be available at: http://www.mafmc.org/ssc.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
website: www.mafmc.org.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to make 
multi-year acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for 
Blueline tilefish for the 2022-24 fishing years. The SSC will review 
the results of the 2020 bottom longline survey for Golden tilefish and 
provide feedback on the future direction of the survey and upcoming 
management track assessment. The SSC Economic Work Group will update 
the full SSC on the Research Set-Aside economic case study the Council 
selected for development in 2021. The SSC will also review and provide 
feedback on the most recent Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem report 
and other Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) related 
activities. The Northeast Fisheries Science Center will give a 
presentation on the results and findings from the recently completed 
research track assessment on Index Based Methods and Harvest Control 
Rules. The SSC will also receive an update on ongoing Council actions, 
including the Recreational Reform Initiative and discuss potential 
opportunities for SSC engagement. In addition, the SSC may take up any 
other business as necessary.
    A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available 
on the Council's website (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Collins, (302) 526-5253, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)

    Dated: January 13, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-01097 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am]
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