[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8673-8674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3805]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XU57


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 
conduct an educational workshop on catch shares in cooperation with the 
Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum (FLSF), the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The intent of this workshop is to share 
information and concerns about the use of catch shares by the MAFMC in 
managing fisheries within its jurisdiction and help decision makers 
learn from catch share management successes, failures, and challenges 
in other regions.

DATES: The workshop will be held Tuesday, March 16, 2010 through 
Thursday, March 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Kingsmill Conference 
Center, 1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23185; telephone: (800) 
832-5665.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will begin with participants' 
registration at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 and recess at 5:30 
p.m. or when business is completed; reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 and recess at 5:45 p.m. or when business is 
completed; and, reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010 and 
recess no later than 4 p.m. An agenda and briefing materials will be 
posted to the Council website (www.mafmc.org) as they become available.
    The workshop will be an educational forum to discuss catch share 
fishery management strategies. The term <gr-thn-eq>catch 
share<gr-thn-eq> encompasses a broad spectrum of fishery management 
systems that share a common approach: allocating a portion of a 
scientifically determined catch limit to a discrete set of users (i.e. 
individuals, groups, or communities). The MAFMC adopted the first catch 
share programs in the United States when it implemented an ITQ 
(individual transferable quota) program for the surfclam and ocean 
quahog fisheries in 1990. The MAFMC also recently (2009) implemented a 
catch share system for tilefish (IFQ - individual fishing quota).
    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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other

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auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Bryan, (302) 674-2331 ext 
18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 22, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-3805 Filed 2-24-10; 8:45 am]
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