Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 20029 [E8-7789]
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The meeting will be held in
the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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RIN: 0648–XH18
ADDRESSES:
Cheri McCarty, 301–713–9090,
Extension 183.
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The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at
the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Photo identification is required
to enter the building.
Special Accommodations
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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Cheri McCarty, 301–713–9090 by April
25, 2008.
Dated: April 8, 2008.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of its Ecosystem Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) and Ad Hoc
Marine Reserve Scientific and Statistical
Committee (ADMRSSC) in Tampa, FL
on May 6 & 7, 2008.
DATES: The Ecosystem SSC and Ad Hoc
Marine Reserve SSC meeting will begin
at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 and
conclude by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May
7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Quorum Hotel, 700 N. Westshore
Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Ecosystem SSC and Ad Hoc Marine
Reserves SSC will hold an ecosystem
modeling workshop to continue work
on development and evaluation of
ecosystem models as fishery
management tools in the Gulf of Mexico.
This will be the third such workshop
held by the Ecosystem SSC. One focus
of this upcoming workshop will be to
examine the utility of ecosystem
modeling to evaluate marine protected
area (MPA) alternatives. The charge of
the Ad Hoc Marine Reserves SSC
includes making recommendations
based on scientifically developed
criteria for establishing reserves and
testing their effectiveness as to whether
they were working. Therefore, the Ad
Hoc Marine Reserves SSC’s purpose in
this workshop is to provide their input
as to the efficacy of this approach to
evaluate reserves.
The objectives of this workshop are
to:
1. Continue the process of developing
and evaluating the Gulf of Mexico
Ecosim with Ecopath model as well as
other models that may provide
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alternative or supplemental type of
analyses.
2. Examine the utility of ecosystem
models as a tool to evaluate potential
MPA alternatives.
3. Begin the development of a
framework for incorporating ecosystem
evaluations into the management
decision-making process.
Copies of the agendas and other
related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348–1630.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
SSC and ADMRSSC for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions of
the SSC 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
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take 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 Tina Trezza at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: April 8, 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-XH18
Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
meeting of its Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and
Ad Hoc Marine Reserve Scientific and Statistical Committee (ADMRSSC) in
Tampa, FL on May 6 & 7, 2008.
DATES: The Ecosystem SSC and Ad Hoc Marine Reserve SSC meeting will
begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 and conclude by 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quorum Hotel, 700 N.
Westshore Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ecosystem SSC and Ad Hoc Marine Reserves
SSC will hold an ecosystem modeling workshop to continue work on
development and evaluation of ecosystem models as fishery management
tools in the Gulf of Mexico. This will be the third such workshop held
by the Ecosystem SSC. One focus of this upcoming workshop will be to
examine the utility of ecosystem modeling to evaluate marine protected
area (MPA) alternatives. The charge of the Ad Hoc Marine Reserves SSC
includes making recommendations based on scientifically developed
criteria for establishing reserves and testing their effectiveness as
to whether they were working. Therefore, the Ad Hoc Marine Reserves
SSC's purpose in this workshop is to provide their input as to the
efficacy of this approach to evaluate reserves.
The objectives of this workshop are to:
1. Continue the process of developing and evaluating the Gulf of
Mexico Ecosim with Ecopath model as well as other models that may
provide alternative or supplemental type of analyses.
2. Examine the utility of ecosystem models as a tool to evaluate
potential MPA alternatives.
3. Begin the development of a framework for incorporating ecosystem
evaluations into the management decision-making process.
Copies of the agendas and other related materials can be obtained
by calling (813) 348-1630.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come
before the SSC and ADMRSSC for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meetings. Actions of the SSC 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 Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council's intent to take 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 Tina Trezza at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: April 8, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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