# 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 including joint sessions with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Bluefish and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Boards.
**DATES:**
The meetings will be held Monday, August 8 through Thursday, August 11, 2022. For agenda details, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
*Meeting address:* The meeting will be held at The Notary Hotel (21 N. Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107); telephone: (215) 496-3200.
This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options for both in person and webinar participation. Webinar registration details will be available on the Council's website at *https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/august-2022.*
*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., 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. 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, although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible.)
**Monday, August 8, 2022**
**Council Meeting With the ASMFC Bluefish Management Board**
**Bluefish 2023 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
Review previously adopted commercial and recreational catch and landings limits for 2023 and review as necessary
Review and review 2023 commercial and recreational measures if needed
*ASMFC Bluefish Board Only*
**Tuesday, August 9, 2022**
**Council Meeting With the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board**
**EAFM Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation**
Review MSE model results and work group recommendations
Provide feedback and direction for potential application of MSE results
**Summer Flounder 2023 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
Review previously adopted commercial and recreational catch and landings limits for 2023 and revise as necessary
Review and revise 2023 commercial measures if needed
**Scup 2023 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
Review previously adopted commercial and recreational catch and landings limits for 2023 and revise as necessary
Review and revise 2023 commercial measures if needed
**Black Sea Bass 2023 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
Review previously adopted commercial and recreational catch and landings limits for 2023 and revise as necessary
Review and revise 2023 commercial measures if needed
*ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Board Only*
**Wednesday, August 10, 2022**
**BOEM Guidance for Mitigating Impact of Offshore Wind Energy Projects on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries**
Review draft guidance and discuss Council comments
**Community Offshore Wind Project (lease OCS-A-0539 off New Jersey)**
Presentation by RWE representatives
**East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning**
Update on draft scenarios and next steps
**Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee Report**
Report on EOP Committee and Advisory Panel meeting on potential designation of Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary
**Update on New England Fishery Management Council Activities Affecting Mid-Atlantic**
Monkfish specifications update
Potential winter flounder accountability measures for squid fishery
New England response to Sturgeon Draft Action Plan
Next steps regarding SCOQ Nantucket Shoals Habitat Management Area
**Butterfish 2023-2024 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the Advisory Panel, SSC, and staff
Approve 2023-2024 specifications
**Report on Illex Squid Research Track Assessment Process**
Review report from Consensus Building Institute (CBI)
Discussion and recommendations on next steps
**Illex Preliminary 2023 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the Advisory Panel, SSC, and staff
Approve preliminary 2023 specifications
**Update on Illex Permit Amendment (Amendment 22 to the Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish FMP)**
Overview of alternatives that were selected as preferred at final action
Update on current status of NMFS rulemaking
*Acknowledgement of Outgoing Council Members*
**Thursday, August 11, 2022**
**Swearing In of New and Reappointed Council Members**
*Election of Officers*
*Business Session*
Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization Reports; and Liaison Reports
**Other Business and General Public Comment**
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).
**Special Accommodations**
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
*Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: July 18, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.