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Dated: March 31, 2008.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Meeting
Pierce, FL. Registration for the
Workshop is limited.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids 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.
Dated: March 31, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a South Atlantic
Deepwater Coral Teacher’s Workshop.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, in partnership
with NOAA Undersea Research Center,
NOAA Fisheries, and Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution is conducting
a Deepwater Coral Teacher Workshop in
Ft. Pierce, FL.
DATES: The workshop will take place
April 19, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The workshop will be held
at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institute at Florida Atlantic University,
5600 U.S. 1, North, Ft. Pierce, FL;
telephone: (772) 465–2400.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Deepwater Coral Teacher’s Workshop
will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
on April 19, 2008.
The Workshop is designed for
teachers and educators targeting highschool grade students to better increase
their student’s knowledge and
awareness of these important marine
ecosystems. The Workshop will include
presentations on deepwater coral reefs
found off of Florida, an overview of the
Oculina Habitat Area of Particular
Concern, deepwater coral research,
mapping and monitoring, and
management. The Workshop also
includes a guided tour of the
Smithsonian Marine Station in Ft.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XG79
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) NonTarget Species Committee will meet
April 23, 2008 at the Alaska Fishery
Science Center, National Marine
Mammal Conference Room.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
April 23, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600
Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4, Seattle,
WA. It will also be held by
teleconference at the National Marine
Fisheries Service, 709 W 9th, Juneau,
AK (8 a.m. AST).
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane
DiCosimo, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NonTarget Species Committee will consider
possible priorities for breaking out
different groups from the ‘‘other
species’’ complexes in the BSAI and
GOA groundfish fishery management
plans. The need to set these priorities is
to take quicker action for more
vulnerable groups. The committee and
have expressed concern that analyzing a
broader set of alternatives (which
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addresses sharks, squids, sculpins, and
octopuses in the GOA; sharks, skates,
sculpins, and octopuses in the BSAI;
and possibly grenadiers in the GOA and
BSAI) in one analysis may result in an
unmanageable decision making
document. Management of these species
groups (plus additional multiple subarea, sub-allocation, and seasonal
apportionments) poses numerous
management and regulatory difficulties
and may result in unintended
consequences on fishing fleets. The
proposed priorities for action include:
(1) move BSAI and/or GOA squid into
the forage fish category; (2) move BSAI
and/or GOA octopus into the forage fish
category or remove it from the FMPs
and defer management to the State of
Alaska; (3) delete an alternative to add
grenadiers to the TAC specification
process; and (4) separate the proposed
alternatives into distinct BSAI and GOA
amendment packages. The Committee
will develop recommendations on these
priority actions.
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
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen,
(907) 271–2809, at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 31, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XG79
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Non-
Target Species Committee will meet April 23, 2008 at the Alaska Fishery
Science Center, National Marine Mammal Conference Room.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 23, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4, Seattle, WA. It will also be
held by teleconference at the National Marine Fisheries Service, 709 W
9th, Juneau, AK (8 a.m. AST).
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane DiCosimo, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Non-Target Species Committee will
consider possible priorities for breaking out different groups from the
``other species'' complexes in the BSAI and GOA groundfish fishery
management plans. The need to set these priorities is to take quicker
action for more vulnerable groups. The committee and have expressed
concern that analyzing a broader set of alternatives (which addresses
sharks, squids, sculpins, and octopuses in the GOA; sharks, skates,
sculpins, and octopuses in the BSAI; and possibly grenadiers in the GOA
and BSAI) in one analysis may result in an unmanageable decision making
document. Management of these species groups (plus additional multiple
sub-area, sub-allocation, and seasonal apportionments) poses numerous
management and regulatory difficulties and may result in unintended
consequences on fishing fleets. The proposed priorities for action
include: (1) move BSAI and/or GOA squid into the forage fish category;
(2) move BSAI and/or GOA octopus into the forage fish category or
remove it from the FMPs and defer management to the State of Alaska;
(3) delete an alternative to add grenadiers to the TAC specification
process; and (4) separate the proposed alternatives into distinct BSAI
and GOA amendment packages. The Committee will develop recommendations
on these priority actions.
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
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271-2809, at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 31, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-6880 Filed 4-2-08; 8:45 am]
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