2022-08999. 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 Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a joint public meeting of its Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish, and River Herring and Shad Advisory Panels. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held via webinar. Connection information will be posted to the calendar prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: [phone]; www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish, and River Herring and Shad Advisory Panels will meet via webinar. The purposes of this meeting are for the Advisory Panels to develop recommendations regarding Atlantic Mackerel rebuilding, associated specifications, and recent river herring and shad spatial analyses.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, [phone], at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: April 22, 2022.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.