Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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#  Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

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

**ACTION:**

Notice of a public meeting.

**SUMMARY:**

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to review methods for determining the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) in numbers for the Florida Keys/East Florida (FLK/EFL) Hogfish stock.

**DATES:**

The SSC meeting will be held via webinar on Friday, March 4, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

**ADDRESSES:**

The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact John Carmichael at the Council (see *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* ) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the webinar.

*Council address:* South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

John Carmichael; 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

This meeting is held to review proposed methods for calculating the recreational ACL of FLK/EFL Hogfish in numbers of fish. The Council stated at their September 2015 meeting in Hilton Head, SC that they would like the recreational ACL for the FLK/EFL stock of Hogfish to be set in numbers rather than in pounds. Items to be addressed during this meeting:

Review and comment on the risks and uncertainties associated with proposed methods for calculating the recreational ACL of the FLK/EFL Hogfish stock in numbers. The SSC will provide recommendations for Council consideration as appropriate.

**Special Accommodations**

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see *ADDRESSES* ) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

**Note:**

The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change.

**Authority:**

16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*

Dated: February 10, 2016.

Tracey L. Thompson,

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