Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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#  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 (Council) will hold four public stakeholder meetings, including one webinar meeting, to solicit comments on the development of the Council's 2020-24 Strategic Plan.

**DATES:**

The meetings will be held between Wednesday, April 24, 2019 and Tuesday, May 21, 2019. For specific dates and times, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .

**ADDRESSES:**

The public stakeholder meetings will be held in Narragansett, Rhode Island; Toms River, New Jersey; and Fort Monroe, Virginia. In addition, one meeting will be held via internet webinar. For specific locations, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* . Details on the proposed agenda, connection information, and briefing materials will be posted at the MAFMC's website: *www.mafmc.org* .

*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; *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:**

The Council will seek stakeholder input on the development of its 2020-24 Strategic Plan through a series of public meetings. At the meetings, the public will have the opportunity to review preliminary results of a recent stakeholder survey, provide feedback on the Council's performance relative to the 2014-2018 strategic plan, and  provide recommendations for priority issues to be addressed in the 2020-24 plan.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

1. *Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 6 p.m.;* University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882.

2. *Monday, May 6, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.;* Ocean County Administrative Building Room 119, 101 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753.

3. *Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.;* Webinar meeting, with connection information to be posted at *www.mafmc.org* prior to the meeting.

4. *Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.;* Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 380 Fenwick Road, Bldg. 96, Fort Monroe, VA 23651.

Background documents will be posted at the Council's website ( *www.mafmc.org* ) prior to the meetings.

**Special Accommodations**

The meetings are 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.

Dated: April 3, 2019.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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