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 meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management (Habitat) Advisory Panel (AP).

**SUMMARY:**

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Habitat AP in North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

**DATES:**

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

**ADDRESSES:**

*Meeting address:* The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., Charleston, SC 29418; phone: (843) 744-4422.

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

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: *[email protected]* .

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

Items to be addressed or sessions to be conducted during this meeting include: Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) II Dashboard, FEP II Implementation Plan and Roadmap, and links and tools; policy/threat matrix development; renewable energy development; NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem activities (developing South Atlantic Ecosystem Status Report and Regional Action Plan for Climate); ocean observing needs; habitat conservation in fishery management plans; marine aquaculture; and regulation adjustments.

Members of the AP will discuss items and provide recommendations as appropriate.

**Special Accommodations**

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see *ADDRESSES* ) 3 days prior to the meeting.

**Note:**

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

Dated: April 19, 2018.

Tracey L. Thompson,

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