# 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.
**SUMMARY:**
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) *Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,* and *Butterfish* ( *MSB* ) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to review recent fishery performance and develop Fishery Performance Reports for the *Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,* and *Butterfish* fisheries in preparation for the Council's review of existing 2015-2017 multi-year *MSB* specifications.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held Monday, May 2, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For agenda details, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held via Webinar with a telephone-only connection option: *http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msbap2016fpr/.*
*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or on their Web site at *www.mafmc.org.*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Agenda**
The purpose of the meeting is to create Fishery Performance Reports by the Council's *Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,* and *Butterfish* ( *MSB* ) Advisory Panel (AP). The intent of these reports is to facilitate structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the *Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,* and *Butterfish* specifications process.
**Special Accommodations**
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: April 8, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.