2024-11749. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of Herring Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES:

This hybrid meeting will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 High Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: [phone].

Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

The Herring Advisory Panel will meet to discuss a summary of Amendment 10 public comments received during the scoping period. They will receive an update including the timeline for Atlantic Herring Specifications for 2025-2027. The Panel will discuss an example of in-season estimates regarding River Herring and Shad Catch Caps and will make recommendations, as appropriate. Other business will be discussed as necessary. Atlantic Herring Stakeholder Engagement Session—3 p.m.-5 p.m.

Following the Advisory Panel meeting, the Atlantic Herring Research Track Working Group will hold a stakeholder engagement session. The session will begin with a progress report followed by an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions and provide feedback to the working group. This session is being hosted jointly by the New England Fishery Management Council and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at [phone], at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: May 23, 2024.

Diane M. DeJames-Daly,

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