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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31345]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE573]

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 three port meetings via webinar gathering input on Atlantic king 
mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel as managed by the Fishery 
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of 
Mexico and Atlantic Region.

DATES: The port meetings will take place January 21, 2025, January 23, 
2025, and January 29, 2025. The port meetings will begin at 6 p.m., 
local time. For additional information, including webinar registration, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 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 
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council hosted a series of port meetings 
along the Atlantic coast throughout 2024 in order to take a focused 
look at the Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel 
fisheries. They are now hosting a webinar version of these port 
meetings to gather input from members of the public that may have been 
unable to attend one of the previously held in-person port meetings.
    The agenda for the port meetings is as follows: Council staff will 
briefly introduce port meetings and the Council's goals and objectives. 
Attendees will then have the opportunity to provide input on a variety 
of issues related to the Atlantic king mackerel and Spanish mackerel 
fisheries including changing environmental conditions, needed 
management changes, commercial and recreational fishery dynamics, and 
the goals and objectives of the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery 
Management Plan. Information provided during port meetings will be 
summarized and presented to the Council for use in management decision-
making.

Webinar Information

    These port meetings will be conducted via webinar. The port 
meetings will begin at 6 p.m. Registration for the webinars is 
required. Registration information will be posted on the Council's 
website at https://safmc.net/king-and-spanish-mackerel-port-meetings/ 
as it becomes available.

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: December 23, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-31345 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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