90 FR 49 pg. 12145 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 49Page: 12145
Page: 12145Docket number: [RTID 0648-XE745]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-04118 Filed 3-13-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE745]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council including a joint session with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Policy Board.
DATES:
The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 8 through Thursday, April 10, 2025. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
ADDRESSES:
This meeting will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the public will have the option to participate in person at the Seaview Dolce Hotel (401 South New York Road, Galloway, NJ 08205) or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be available at: https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2025.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State St., 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. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org, also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The following items are on the agenda, although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible.)
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
2025 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report-Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC
Review report and provide feedback
2025 Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Risk Assessment Report
Review report and provide feedback
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-Year Review
Review and approve report
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Council Convenes With Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Policy Board
Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda
Review public comments
Review FMAT/PDT recommendations
Review Advisory Panel input
Consider final action
LUNCH
Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment
Review scoping comments
Review FMAT/PDT and Advisory Panel input
Discuss scope of action and next steps
ASMFC Policy Board Adjourns
Gear Making/On-Demand Gear Framework
Review the purpose of the framework
Provide guidance on draft alternatives
Council Awards Presentation
Presentation of the 2024 Ricks E. Savage Award and the 2025 James A. Ruhle Cooperative Research Award
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public Comment
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 11, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04118 Filed 3-13-25; 8:45 am]
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