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and minimize associated impacts on gag
and other groupers: Secretarial
Amendment 1 to the Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan of the Gulf of Mexico
established a rebuilding plan and 6.56
million pounds of gutted weight
allowable biological catch for red
grouper. During 2003 and 2004,
recreational red grouper landings
exceeded the 1.25 million pounds
gutted weight recreational allocation
and during 2004, commercial fishing
was closed on November 15 because the
commercial quota was reached. In
March 2005, the NMFS implemented an
emergency rule to set trip limits but
they will expire in February 2006 unless
continued through this regulatory
amendment. In July 2005, the NMFS
implemented an interim rule to reduce
the 2005 recreational red grouper
harvest to levels in Secretarial
Amendment 1 but they will expire in
January 2006 unless continued through
this regulatory amendment. The
purpose of this regulatory amendment is
to adjust regulatory management
measures for the Gulf of Mexico red
grouper fishery. New or adjusted
management measures are needed if the
Council intends to reduce the adverse
socioeconomic effects of derby fishing
in the commercial fishery, return
recreational landings to levels specified
in the red grouper rebuilding plan, and
prevent or minimize impacts on gag and
other groupers resulting from more
restrictive recreational red grouper
regulations.
A copy of the Amendment and related
materials can be obtained by calling the
Council office at (813) 348–1630.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action 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) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is 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 August 29, 2005.
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Dated: August 18, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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increase in the crew limits for
controlled access area trips; a new
bycatch data collection and monitoring
program; changes in controlled access
area trip exchange measures and
deadlines; a measure to further
liberalize the broken trip exemption
program, and changes in the research
set-aside program.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Thursday, September 8, 2005, at 8:30
a.m.
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Continuation of above agenda.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action 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) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; committee meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scallop Oversight Committee will meet
to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The two-day meeting will be
held on Wednesday, September 7, 2005,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday,
September 8, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Four Points by Sheraton, 407 Squire
Road, Revere, MA 02151; telephone:
(781) 284–7200.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at 9
a.m.
The Oversight Committee will review
the analysis of alternatives in
Framework Adjustment 18 (FW 18) and
identify preferred alternatives. The
Council will take a final vote on these
recommendations when it meets on
September 13–15, 2005 in Fairhaven,
MA. FW 18 includes alternatives
addressing the following: area rotation
measures; specifications for trip and
days-at-sea (DAS) allocations in 2006
and 2007; a proposed Notice Action
procedure to adjust 2007 Elephant
Trunk Area and open area allocations
based on surveys of scallop biomass;
measures to constrain the growth of the
general category scallop fishery; an
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory entities will hold public
meetings.
The Council and its advisory
entities will meet September 18–23,
2005. The Council meeting will begin
on Monday, September 19, at 4 p.m.,
reconvening each day through Friday.
All meetings are open to the public,
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 081705C]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scallop
Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The two-day meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 7,
2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, September 8, 2005, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 407
Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 284-7200.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at 9 a.m.
The Oversight Committee will review the analysis of alternatives in
Framework Adjustment 18 (FW 18) and identify preferred alternatives.
The Council will take a final vote on these recommendations when it
meets on September 13-15, 2005 in Fairhaven, MA. FW 18 includes
alternatives addressing the following: area rotation measures;
specifications for trip and days-at-sea (DAS) allocations in 2006 and
2007; a proposed Notice Action procedure to adjust 2007 Elephant Trunk
Area and open area allocations based on surveys of scallop biomass;
measures to constrain the growth of the general category scallop
fishery; an increase in the crew limits for controlled access area
trips; a new bycatch data collection and monitoring program; changes in
controlled access area trip exchange measures and deadlines; a measure
to further liberalize the broken trip exemption program, and changes in
the research set-aside program.
Thursday, September 8, 2005, at 8:30 a.m.
Continuation of above agenda.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action 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) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4598 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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