# 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 Executive Committee. This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options for both in-person and webinar participation.
**DATES:**
The meetings will be held Tuesday, October 4, 2022 through Thursday, October 6, 2022. For agenda details, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
*Council address:* The meeting will be held at The Hyatt Place Dewey Beach (1301 Coastal Highway Dewey Beach, DE 19971), telephone: (302) 864-9100.
Webinar registration details will be available on the Council's website at *https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/october-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).
**Tuesday, October 4, 2022**
**Executive Committee—2023 Implementation Plan (Open Session)**
Review progress on 2022 Implementation Plan
Review staff recommendations for 2023 actions and deliverables
Public comment opportunity
Approve draft actions and deliverables for further development in 2023 Implementation Plan
**Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements**
Approve Draft Amendment for Public Hearings
**Review Excessive Shares Amendment Proposed Rule**
Action addressing ownership and control of quota share/cage tags in the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fisheries
**Robert's Rules of Order Overview**
Colette Collier Trohan, A Great Meeting, Inc.
**Wednesday, October 5, 2022**
**Essential Fish Habitat Amendment (EFH)**
Overview of NRHA products and how to apply those to EFH designation development
Consider initiating an Omnibus (All Council Species) Amendment to review and revise EFH designations
**NOAA Fisheries Draft Ropeless Roadmap Report**
Protected Resources Staff, NOAA Fisheries
Discuss roadmap and provide input on draft
**NEFSC Fishery Monitoring and Research Division Update**
**NOAA's Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy**
Russell Dunn, NOAA Fisheries
Review and provide feedback on any changes or updates
**Private Recreational Tilefish Permitting and Reporting**
Receive update on recreational tilefish permitting and reporting
Discuss communication and outreach efforts and identify additional needs
**Climate Change Scenario Planning Update**
Update on recent activities and final scenarios
Initial Council discussion of applications
**Spiny Dogfish 2023 Specifications**
Review recommendations from the Advisory Panel, SSC, staff, Committee
Approve 2023 fishing year specifications
**Joint Council and SSC Meeting**
**Presentation of the 2021 Ricks E Savage Award**
**Thursday, October 6, 2022**
**Business Session**
Committee Reports (SSC, Protected Resources); 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: September 12, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.