Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2024 / Notices 103787 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE528] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting open to the 

public. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its second Recreational Initiative 

Working Group meeting in New 

Orleans, LA. 

DATES: The meeting will convene 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, from 9 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, January 

9, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., CST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Hyatt Centric New Orleans French 

Quarter, located at 800 Iberville Street, 

New Orleans, LA 70112. You may 

‘‘listen in’’ by accessing the log-on 

information by visiting our website at 

www.gulfcouncil.org. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Carrie Simmons, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to ensure 

collective understanding of stock status 

and management measures/history for 

each of the Recreational Initiative’s five 

focal species: 

Review the status of federally 

managed species in the Gulf of Mexico 

that are highly sought after by 

recreational anglers, including 

recreational sources of directed and 

bycatch mortality, review and assess 

recreational management measures, 

including how management measures 

have changed over time and assess the 

performance and efficacy of recreational 

accountability measures and 

recommended improvements. 

The meeting agenda is as follows: 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025; 9 a.m.– 

4:30 p.m., CST 

The meeting will begin with welcome 

and recap of Working Group Meeting 1 

and review Working Group Meeting 2 

purpose and agenda. The committee 

will give an overview of Public 

Engagement since Working Group 

Meeting 1 and Recreational Data in the 

Gulf of Mexico, review Federal 

Management Process and its role in Gulf 

Council Management, Accountability 

Measures Requirements and 

Application, and Management 

Outcomes: Changes in Landings and 

Discards over time and Management 

Review. 

The Group will then hear a 

presentation on the management history 

for red snapper and engage in a breakout 

session. The meeting will adjourn after 

the group hears a summary of work 

completed during breakouts. 

Thursday, January 9, 2025; 9 a.m.–4 

p.m., CST 

The Working Group will begin with 

review of agenda for Day 2, Management 

will give an overview of Gag and Red 

Grouper followed by the workgroup 

breaking in two breakout sessions for 

Gag and Red Grouper to engage in 

facilitated questions and discussion, 

followed by a Report-Out of each 

breakout. 

Following the lunch, Management 

will give an overview for Greater 

Amberjack and Gray Triggerfish. The 

workgroup will break out in two 

breakout sessions, Greater Amberjack 

and Gray Triggerfish, to engage in 

facilitated questions and discussion, 

followed by a Report-Out of each 

breakout. The consultants will give a 

presentation to put it all together with 

a synthesis of messages heard during 

Working Group meetings 1 and 2 and 

Working Group discussion. 

Lastly, Council staff will offer closing 

remarks and logistics. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The full agenda and additional 

information will be posted on https://

gulfcouncil.org/recreational-initiative/. 

You may register for the webinar to 

listen-in only by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the 

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. 

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: December 16, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30284 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE539] 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic and New 

England Fishery Management Councils 

(Councils) will hold a public meeting of 

their joint Northeast Trawl Advisory 

Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be 

conducted in person with a virtual 

option available. The meeting will be 

held at the Embassy Suites, 9000 

Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 

19153; telephone: (215) 365–4500. 

Webinar registration details will be 

posted to the calendar at 

www.mafmc.org prior to the meeting. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

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 

Councils’ Northeast Trawl Advisory 

Panel will meet to review recent 

developments and updates related to 

federal and state fishery surveys, the 

Research to Rule infographic, and a 

broader discussion related to fishy 

independent bottom trawl surveys. The 

Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel will 

also receive an update on the 

contingency plan for the NOAA Henry 

B. Bigelow vessel as well as discuss 

current and the ongoing efforts to design 

an Industry Based Multispecies Bottom 

Trawl Survey pilot project. 


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