94-1029. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 010794B]

 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Large Pelagic/Shark Committee, Executive Committee, Summer Flounder 
Monitoring Committee, and Scallop and Lobster Committee will meet on 
January 24-27, 1994, at the Dunes Manor Hotel, 28th Street and the 
Ocean, Ocean City, MD; telephone: [phone].
    The Large Pelagic/Shark Committee will meet on January 25 at 3:30 
p.m. and continue until 5 p.m. The Council will meet on January 26 at 8 
a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. On January 27 the Council will reconvene 
at 8 a.m. and continue until 12 noon.
    The following topics will be discussed:
    (1) NMFS proposed rule on undersized swordfish;
    (2) NMFS proposed rule on shark trip limits;
    (3) Possible action on National Fishing Association petition;
    (4) Summer flounder recreational fishery management measures for 
1994;
    (5) American Lobster fishery management plan Amendment #5; and
    (6) Committee reports and other fishery matters as deemed 
necessary.
    The Council meeting may be lengthened or shortened based on the 
progress of the agenda. The Council may go into closed session (not 
open to the public) to discuss personnel or national security matters. 
The Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee will meet with the Council 
during part of the session.
    In addition, the Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) will meet on 
January 24 beginning at 1 p.m. until approximately 5 p.m. On January 25 
the SAW meeting will reconvene at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 12 noon.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Joanna Davis on [phone] at least five (5) 
days prior to the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Keifer, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, room 2115, Federal Building, 
300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: [phone].

    Dated: January 10, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-1029 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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