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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE091]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold four
in-person port meetings gathering input on Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish
mackerel as managed by the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic
Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region.
DATES: The port meetings will take place July 30, 2024, August 1, 2024, August 7,
2024, and August 8, 2024. The port meetings will begin at 6 p.m., local time. For specific
dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting addresses: The public hearings will be held in Pooler, GA; Townsend,
GA; Murrells Inlet, SC; Charleston, SC. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. Please visit the South Atlantic Council website at www.safmc.net for
meeting materials and location information.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 7694520; email: christina.wiegand@safmc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council is hosting a series of port meetings along the Atlantic coast throughout 2024 in
order to take a focused look at the Atlantic king mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel
fisheries. The agenda for the four in-person public hearings is as follows: Council staff
will briefly introduce port meetings and the Council’s goals and objectives. Attendees
will then have the opportunity, through a series of discussion-based breakout groups, to
provide input on a variety of issues related to the Atlantic king mackerel and Spanish
mackerel fisheries including changing environmental conditions, needed management
changes, commercial and recreational fishery dynamics, and the goals and objectives of
the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan. Information provided during
port meetings will be summarized and presented to the Council for use in management
decision-making. Additional port meetings will be scheduled along the Atlantic coast
throughout the remainder of 2024.
In-Person Locations:
Tuesday, July 30, 2024: National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 175
Bourne Ave, Pooler, GA 31322; phone: (912) 748-8888;
Thursday, August 1, 2024: Sapelo Saltwater Fishing Club, 3576 Old Shellman Rd,
Townsend, GA 31331;
Wednesday, August 7, 2024: Murrells Inlet Community Center, 4462 Murrells
Inlet Rd, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576; phone: (843) 545-3651; and
Thursday, August 8, 2024: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Outdoor Classroom, 217 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC 29412; phone: (843) 9539300.
Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aid should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to
the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 3, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director,
Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2024-15002 Filed: 7/8/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/9/2024]