Meeting of Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Council Chairs and Executive Directors, 54799 [E6-15540]
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The meetings will be held at
the Hilton Mark Center, 5000 Seminary
Road, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone:
703–845–1010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at 301–
713–2347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting with the Atlantic CCED will
focus on science, coordination, and
communication issues between NMFS
and the Atlantic Regional Fishery
Management Councils (New England,
Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils) regarding
Atlantic HMS.
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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
Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at (301)
713–2347, at least 7 days prior to the
meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–15540 Filed 9–18–06; 8:45 am]
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Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
Meeting of Atlantic Regional Fishery
Management Council Chairs and
Executive Directors
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a half-day
meeting with the Atlantic Regional
Fishery Management Council Chairs
and Executive Directors in October
2006. The intent of this meeting is to
discuss science, coordination, and
communication issues related to
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS).
The meeting with the Atlantic
Regional Fishery Management Council
Chairs and Executive Directors will be
held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on
Thursday, October 5, 2006.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public meeting to gather public
comments on options to research and
manage shark viewing operations in
federal waters around Hawaii.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday October 5, 2006, from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Haleiwa Elementary School, 66–505
Haleiwa Rd., Haleiwa, HI 96712.
Council address: Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
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telephone: (808) 522–8220; fax: (808)
522–8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2001,
commercial shark viewing operations
began providing and promoting services
to swim, dive and snorkel with sharks
off the North Shore of Oahu. The
operations essentially consist of
deploying a protective cage into the
water into which individuals enter
while sharks swim freely outside of the
cage. To keep sharks near the cage for
viewing, tour operators often introduce
chum (i.e. fish parts) into the water. In
2002, citing concerns of the risk to
human safety, particularly, the potential
increased risk of shark attacks on
individuals not involved in shark
feeding operations, the State of Hawaii
promulgated regulations prohibiting the
feeding of sharks for commercial
purposes in state marine waters from 0
to three miles from shore. As a result of
the State’s law, commercial shark tour
operations relocated into federal waters
beyond three miles from shore where
there are no rules or regulations in place
to control this activity.
Currently, the commercial shark
viewing operations occur three to four
miles offshore of Haleiwa, HI in waters
approximately 400 to 600 feet in depth.
The precise locations are marked by
buoys deployed by the tour operators.
Species of sharks encountered during
these operations include the galapagos
shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), the
sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus),
the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna spp.)
and occasionally grey reef sharks
(Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) and tiger
sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier).
Presently, information on the effects
of commercial shark viewing operations
on shark behavior and ecology, fish
habitat and other user groups are largely
anecdotal. As a result, there remains
great uncertainty regarding the potential
impacts to humans as well as to shark
populations and the health of the
marine ecosystem in this area.
The Council will convene a public
meeting to gather public comments on
options to research and manage shark
viewing operations in federal waters
around Hawaii. These include but are
not limited to: (1) Conducting research
on shark movement and behavior and
population numbers in and around the
North Shore of Oahu; (2)
Recommending the State of Hawaii
establish a moratorium on any new
shark tour operations; (3) Establishing
federal regulations for shark tour
operations such as prohibiting or
limiting the amount of chum that may
be used, requiring shark tour operations
to move further offshore, limiting the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090706C]
Meeting of Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Council Chairs
and Executive Directors
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a half-day meeting with the Atlantic Regional
Fishery Management Council Chairs and Executive Directors in October
2006. The intent of this meeting is to discuss science, coordination,
and communication issues related to Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS).
DATES: The meeting with the Atlantic Regional Fishery Management
Council Chairs and Executive Directors will be held from 8:30 a.m. to
12 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Mark Center, 5000
Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone: 703-845-1010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at 301-
713-2347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting with the Atlantic CCED will
focus on science, coordination, and communication issues between NMFS
and the Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Councils (New England,
Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils) regarding Atlantic HMS.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at (301) 713-2347,
at least 7 days prior to the meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-15540 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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