# Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of public meetings.
**SUMMARY:**
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.
**DATES:**
The meetings will be held Monday, December 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, December 11, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and, Thursday, December 12, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For agenda details, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Westin Annapolis, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401; telephone: (410) 972-4300.
*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255. The Council's website, *www.mafmc.org* also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The following items are on the agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible.)
**Monday, December 9, 2019**
**Executive Committee (Closed Session)**
Ricks E Savage Award
**2020-24 Strategic Plan**
Review public comments and approve 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
**2020-24 Research Priorities**
Review and approve research priorities document
**Risk Policy Framework—Meeting #2**
Review results of biological and economic management strategy evaluations and select preferred alternative(s)
**Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment**
Review public hearing comments and Committee recommendations and select preferred alternatives and take final action
**Tuesday, December 10, 2019**
**Habitat Update**
Update on NRHA Assessment, presentation on CCC Habitat Workshop and update of Projects of Interest in the Region
**EAFM Summer Flounder Conceptual Model**
**Presentation of Oscar E. Sette Award (American Fisheries Society)**
**SSC Membership White Paper**
Review and determine future SSC membership needs and expertise
**Bluefish 2020 Recreational Specifications**
Review recent fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and Advisory Panel recommendations, adopt recommendation for 2020 federal waters recreational management measures
**Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment**
Review and approve supplemental scoping document for additional scoping hearings
**Summer Flounder 2020 Recreational Specifications**
Review recent fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and Advisory Panel recommendations, recommend Conservation Equivalency or coastwide management and associated measures for 2020
**Wednesday, December 11, 2019**
**Scup 2020 Recreational Specifications**
Review recent fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and Advisory Panel recommendations, adopt recommendations for 2020 federal waters recreational management measures
**Black Sea Bass 2020 Recreational Specifications**
Review fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and Advisory Panel recommendations, adopt recommendations for 2020 federal waters recreational management measures
**Seized Commercial Catch and the Quota Monitoring/Accountability Process**
**Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment**
Review and approve draft scoping document
**Black Sea Bass Commercial Allocation Addendum/Amendment**
Discuss options for addressing potential impacts of coastwide quota management in federal waters on states
**Commercial eVTR Omnibus Framework—Meeting #2**
Select preferred alternatives and take final action
**Thursday, December 12, 2019**
**2020 Implementation Plan**
Review and approve 2020 Implementation Plan
**Business Session**
Committee Reports: SSC and Executive Committee; Executive Director's Report; Organization Reports; and, Liaison Reports
**Continuing and New Business**
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
**Special Accommodations**
These 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.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: November 12, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.