[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29430]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102798C]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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's Squid, Mackerel,
and Butterfish Committee, together with the Industry Advisors, will
hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 1998 from
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, November 18, 1998 from 8:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn, 76 Industrial
Highway, Essington, PA; telephone: 610-521-9600.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S.
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Acting
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone:
302-674-2331, ext. 16.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss
and make recommendations on: Limits on the size of mackerel processing
vessels, exemptions from the vessel size limit for mackerel harvesting
vessels, upgrades on mackerel vessel size, overfishing definitions for
squids, and in season adjustment of annual specifications for squid,
mackerel, and butterfish.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted
to those issues specifically identified in this notice.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Joanna Davis at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: October 28, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-29430 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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