[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01842]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC719]


East Coast Fisheries of the United States; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Fishery management bodies on the East Coast of the United 
States are convening a meeting to continue work on an initiative called 
East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning. This is a joint effort of 
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the New England 
Fishery Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and NOAA's 
National Marine Fisheries Service. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
agenda details.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2023 through 
Thursday, February 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway, 
801 N Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone: (703) 717-6200. The 
meeting will be partially streamed by webinar for portions of the 
agenda that are held in plenary. Connection information will be posted 
to the calendar prior to the meeting at 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: Climate change is a growing threat for 
marine fisheries worldwide. On the East coast of the United States, 
some species have already experienced considerable climate-related 
changes in distribution, abundance, and/or productivity. These changes 
have the potential to strain fisheries management and governance 
systems. Through the East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning 
Initiative, fishery scientists and managers are working collaboratively 
and engaging diverse fishery stakeholders to explore possible future 
scenarios and the associated governance and management issues that may 
arise related to climate change.
    The final stage of this initiative will include a two-day summit 
meeting in Arlington, VA, from February 15-16, 2023. Participants will 
consist of a select group of representatives from each of the three 
U.S. East Coast Fishery Management Councils, and from the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission and NOAA Fisheries. Summit 
participants will consider the scenarios previously developed to 
describe how climate change might affect East Coast fisheries in the 
next 20 years, as well as input received in previous stages on actions 
that should be taken now to ensure that fisheries are governed and 
managed effectively in an era of climate change. The goal of the summit 
is to develop a set of potential governance and management actions and 
priorities resulting from the scenario planning process.
    Summit participants have been selected by each participating 
organization. Others attending the meeting in person are invited to 
observe the plenary discussions and to provide comments during 
designated public comment opportunities. Only plenary sessions will be 
broadcast by webinar. Additional details about the summit will be 
posted to this page once available: https://www.mafmc.org/climate-change-scenario-planning.

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: January 25, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01842 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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