[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67250-67251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21458]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD415]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel on November 6-7, 
2023, and a meeting of the Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel on November 7-
8, 2023.

DATES: The Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel meeting will be held November 
6, 2023, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., EDT and November 7, 2023, from 9 
a.m. until 12 p.m. The Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel meeting will be 
held November 7, 2023, from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m., EDT and November 8, 
2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Town and County 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407.
    The meeting will also be available via webinar. Registration is 
required. Webinar registration, an online public comment form, and 
briefing book materials will be available two weeks prior to the 
meeting at: https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social 
Scientists, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1828993889295888f80cf96888486808f85a19280878c82cf8f8495"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d1dac0dbc1c6dbdcd39cc5dbd7d5d3dcd6f2c1d3d4dfd19cdcd7c6">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Dolphin Wahoo Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting

    The Dolphin Wahoo AP will develop and update a fishery performance 
report for wahoo, receive a presentation from the National Marine 
Fisheries Service

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Southeast Fisheries Science Center on a Dolphin Management Strategy 
Evaluation (MSE) under development and will be asked to provide 
feedback on climate-related and other aspects of the MSE. The Dolphin 
Wahoo AP will also receive updates on recent Council actions including 
Dolphin Wahoo Regulatory Amendment 3 (addressing minimum size limits 
and recreational retention limits for dolphin), the Council's Citizen 
Science Program, and the ``What It Means to Me'' outreach initiative. 
The AP will provide input on other topics as needed.

Mackerel Cobia AP

    The Mackerel Cobia AP will discuss Framework Amendment 13 to the 
Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagics Resources in the 
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region, which would update catch levels for 
Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel based on the most recent 
stock assessment (SEDAR 78) and Scientific and Statistical Committee 
recommendations. The Mackerel Cobia AP will also provide input on 
Mackerel Port Meetings, mackerel tournament landings, and complete a 
fishery performance report for Atlantic migratory group king mackerel. 
The Mackerel Cobia AP will receive updates on the Council's Citizen 
Science program, the `What It Means to Me'' outreach initiative, and 
offshore wind activities. The AP will provide input on other topics as 
needed.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aid 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: September 26, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21458 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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