2023-09712. 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's Tilefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar connection, agenda items, and any additional information will be available at www.mafmc.org/​council-events.

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 Tilefish Monitoring committee will meet via webinar to review previously adopted 2024 commercial and recreational catch limits for both blueline and golden tilefish and recommend changes as appropriate. In addition, the Monitoring Committee will review commercial and recreational management measures for both species and recommend changes if needed. During this meeting, the Monitoring Committee will consider recent fishery performance as well as recommendations from the Advisory Panel, Scientific and Statistical Committee, and Council staff. Meeting materials will be posted to www.mafmc.org.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: May 3, 2023.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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