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about, and seek input on, ecosystem
objectives for fisheries management.
DATES: The workshops will be held from
July 11 through August 3 at nine
locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
For specific dates and times see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The workshops will be held
in the following locations: Fort Myers
Beach, Tampa, Key West, and Panama
City, Florida; St. Rose, Louisiana; Biloxi,
Mississippi; Orange Beach, Alabama;
and Galveston and Corpus Christi,
Texas. For specific dates and times see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 3018
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000,
Tampa, FL 33619.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone:
813.228.2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) will hold a series of public
workshops to provide information
about, and seek input on, ecosystem
objectives for fisheries management.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) is one of
four Councils participating in a pilot
project to develop an ecosystem
approach to fisheries management (the
four Councils in the pilot project are
New England, Mid-Atlantic, South
Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico).
One of the initial tasks of this project
for the Council is to hold a series of
public meetings seeking input regarding
ecosystem objectives for fisheries
management. The purpose of these
meetings will be to facilitate wideranging discussions with stakeholder
groups and the general public in eight
topic areas: (1) views regarding the
adequacy of current approaches for
addressing ecosystem considerations,
(2) the nature of ecosystem-based
management and the goals to be
achieved in addressing ecosystem
issues, (3) the nature of the public
decision making processes within the
Council for addressing management
tradeoffs, consistent with identified
goals, (4) mechanisms for considering
activities outside the Council’s purview
but influencing ecosystem productivity,
(5) the boundaries of sub-regional
ecosystems within the Gulf of Mexico,
(6) the types of management measures
that would be incorporated into
ecosystem approaches for fishery
management, consistent with the
identified goals, (7) the specific regional
issues that need to be addressed in a
fisheries ecosystem plan (FEP), (8)
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techniques for determining success of
ecosystem-based management, and (9)
other issues considered important to the
stakeholders in the Gulf region.
The public workshops will be
conducted by an independent
facilitator, who will report the results to
the Council at its September 2005
meeting in New Orleans, LA. The
workshops will begin at 7 p.m. and
conclude no later than 9 p.m. at the
following locations and dates:
Monday, July 11, 2005, DiamondHead
Beach Resort, 2000 Estero Boulevard,
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931,
888.627.1595;
Monday, July 18, 2005, Best Western
The Westshore Hotel, 1200 North
Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607,
813.282.3636;
Tuesday, July 19, 2005, DoubleTree
Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt
Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040,
888.310.1540;
Monday, July 25, 2005, Mississippi
Department of Marine Resources, 1141
Bayview Drive, Biloxi, MS 39530,
228.374.5000;
Tuesday, July 26, 2005, Orange Beach
Community Center, 4849 Wilson
Boulevard, Orange Beach, AL 36561,
251.981.6028;
Wendesday, July 27, 2005, NMFS
Panama City Lab, 3500 Delwood Beach
Road, Panama City, FL 32408,
850.234.6541;
Monday, August 1, 2005, New Orleans
Airport Ramada Inn and Suites, 110
James Drive East, St. Rose, LA 70087,
504.466.1355;
Tuesday, August 2, 2005, The San
Luis Resort, 5222 Seawall Boulevard,
Galveston Island, TX 77551,
409.744.1500;
Wednesday, August 3, 2005, Omni
Corpus Christi Hotel, Bayfront Tower,
900 North Shoreline, Corpus Christi, TX
78401, 361.887.1600.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Dawn Aring at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) by June 27,
2005.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 062305B]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held July
11–15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held
at the DiamondHead Beach Resort, 2000
Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach,
Florida.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL, 33607 (as of July 1, 2005).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 813.228.2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
10:45 a.m. – Convene.
11:00 a.m. – 12 noon – The Council
will hear a presentation on the licensing
of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.
1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Receive public
testimony on the preliminary Red
Grouper Regulatory Amendment.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. – Receive the
SSC Selection Committee Report
(CLOSED SESSION).
8:40 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Receive
public testimony on (a) the preliminary
Red Grouper Regulatory Amendment,
(b) Reef Fish Amendment 18A/EA, (c)
Charter Vessel Permit Moratorium
Extension (CMP17/RF 25) and (d)
Exempted fishing permits (if any).
1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Receive a
presentation on a Permits Information
Management System.
1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. – Receive the
SSC Selection Committee Report.
1:35 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – Receive the
AP Selection Committee Report.
1:50 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Receive the Reef
Fish Management Committee Report.
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Friday, July 15, 2005
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Receive the
Shrimp Management Committee report.
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Receive the
Coral Management Committee report.
10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Receive the
Joint Budget/Personnel Committee
Report.
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Receive the
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee Report.
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Receive the
joint Reef Fish/Mackerel Management
Committees Report.
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Receive the
NRC Recreational Data Meeting report.
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Other
Business.
Committee
Monday, July 11, 2005
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – The Scientific
and Statistical (SSC) Selection
Committee will meet in closed session
to appoint SSC members.
8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. – The Advisory
Panel (AP) Selection Committee will
meet to develop the structure of the Ad
Hoc Red Grouper Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) AP.
10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – – The Coral
Management Committee will meet to
review the recommendations of the
Coral SSC on coral reef research and
other matters.
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – The Joint
Budget/Personnel Committee will meet
to consider options recommended by
staff under the Family Medical Leave
Act (FMLA) revision to the SOPPs.
1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – – The Reef Fish
Management Committee will review the
new red snapper stock assessment
conducted under the SouthEast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, which yields a peer-reviewed
assessment. They will also review the
recommendations of the SSC, SEP and
Red Snapper AP on this assessment.
The Committee will review Draft Reef
Fish Amendment 26 for a red snapper
IFQ program and select their preferred
alternatives for management measures
for public hearings. The Reef Fish
Management Committee will review
public hearing summaries, public
letters, AP recommendations, SSC
recommendations, Federal
recommendations and committee
recommendations on Reef Fish
Amendment 18A/EA, which addresses
the grouper fishery and make
recommendations to Council. The
Committee will then review public
hearing comments on the interim red
grouper rule and select preferred
alternatives for a regulatory amendment
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that will be presented at public hearings
in August.
Council (see ADDRESSES) by June 27,
2005.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – The Reef Fish
Management Committee resumes.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – The Shrimp
Management Committee will hear a
presentation on bycatch reduction
devices (BRDs), review a preliminary
scoping document on Amendment 14
and hear a report on the status of shrimp
stocks.
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – The Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
meet to consider the recommendations
of the Ecosystem SSC and to develop
recommendations to Congress on
amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – The joint
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee continues.
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – The Joint Reef
Fish/Mackerel Management Committees
will review public hearing summaries,
public letters, AP recommendations,
SEP comments, SSC recommendations
and committee recommendations on
Final Generic Amendment for Extension
of Charter Vessel Permit Moratorium
and make recommendations to the
Council.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (M-SFCMA), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions of
the Council and Committees will be
restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agendas and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the M-SFCMA,
provided the public has been notified of
the Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency. The established
times for addressing items on the
agenda may be adjusted as necessary to
accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the agenda items.
In order to further allow for such
adjustments and completion of all items
on the agenda, the meeting may be
extended from, or completed prior to
the date established in this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Dawn Aring at the
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Notice of Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)/Board of
Fisheries (BOF) Interim Joint Protocol
committee will meet on July 14, 2005,
at Anchorage at the Hilton Hotel.
DATES: The meeting will be held July 14,
2005, from 8:30am – 5 pm.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 500 w 3rd Avenue,
Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council staff, Phone: 907-271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
A further review of the BOF proposals
for a State water pollock fishery in the
Central and Western GOA areas and the
Aleutian Islands a review of additional
information on the pollock fisheries in
these regions, information on P cod
harvests in these areas, and additional
information on Steller sea lions receive
a report from NMFS on their
preliminary review of a revised proposal
for a state water pollock fishery in the
Central GOA continued work to refine
the proposals and determine what steps
need to be taken next.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
907–271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[ I.D. 062305B]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held July 11-15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the DiamondHead Beach Resort,
2000 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL, 33607 (as of July 1, 2005).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813.228.2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
10:45 a.m. - Convene.
11:00 a.m. - 12 noon - The Council will hear a presentation on the
licensing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.
1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Receive public testimony on the preliminary
Red Grouper Regulatory Amendment.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. - Receive the SSC Selection Committee Report
(CLOSED SESSION).
8:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Receive public testimony on (a) the
preliminary Red Grouper Regulatory Amendment, (b) Reef Fish Amendment
18A/EA, (c) Charter Vessel Permit Moratorium Extension (CMP17/RF 25)
and (d) Exempted fishing permits (if any).
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Receive a presentation on a Permits Information
Management System.
1:30 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. - Receive the SSC Selection Committee Report.
1:35 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. - Receive the AP Selection Committee Report.
1:50 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Receive the Reef Fish Management Committee
Report.
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Friday, July 15, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Receive the Shrimp Management Committee
report.
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Receive the Coral Management Committee
report.
10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Receive the Joint Budget/Personnel Committee
Report.
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Receive the Sustainable Fisheries/
Ecosystem Committee Report.
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Receive the joint Reef Fish/Mackerel
Management Committees Report.
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Receive the NRC Recreational Data Meeting
report.
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Other Business.
Committee
Monday, July 11, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - The Scientific and Statistical (SSC)
Selection Committee will meet in closed session to appoint SSC members.
8:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. - The Advisory Panel (AP) Selection Committee
will meet to develop the structure of the Ad Hoc Red Grouper Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) AP.
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - - The Coral Management Committee will meet
to review the recommendations of the Coral SSC on coral reef research
and other matters.
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Joint Budget/Personnel Committee will
meet to consider options recommended by staff under the Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) revision to the SOPPs.
1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - - The Reef Fish Management Committee will
review the new red snapper stock assessment conducted under the
SouthEast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, which yields a
peer-reviewed assessment. They will also review the recommendations of
the SSC, SEP and Red Snapper AP on this assessment. The Committee will
review Draft Reef Fish Amendment 26 for a red snapper IFQ program and
select their preferred alternatives for management measures for public
hearings. The Reef Fish Management Committee will review public hearing
summaries, public letters, AP recommendations, SSC recommendations,
Federal recommendations and committee recommendations on Reef Fish
Amendment 18A/EA, which addresses the grouper fishery and make
recommendations to Council. The Committee will then review public
hearing comments on the interim red grouper rule and select preferred
alternatives for a regulatory amendment that will be presented at
public hearings in August.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Reef Fish Management Committee
resumes.
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - The Shrimp Management Committee will hear a
presentation on bycatch reduction devices (BRDs), review a preliminary
scoping document on Amendment 14 and hear a report on the status of
shrimp stocks.
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee
will meet to consider the recommendations of the Ecosystem SSC and to
develop recommendations to Congress on amendments to the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The joint Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee continues.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/Mackerel Management
Committees will review public hearing summaries, public letters, AP
recommendations, SEP comments, SSC recommendations and committee
recommendations on Final Generic Amendment for Extension of Charter
Vessel Permit Moratorium and make recommendations to the Council.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the Council and Committees for discussion, in accordance with
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (M-SFCMA),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Actions of the Council and Committees will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in the agendas and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under Section 305(c) of the M-SFCMA, provided the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take action to address the
emergency. The established times for addressing items on the agenda may
be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the agenda items. In order to further allow for
such adjustments and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting
may be extended from, or completed prior to the date established in
this notice.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dawn Aring at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) by June 27, 2005.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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