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framework for addressing the issues
facing the sanctuary over the next five
years. It lays the foundation for restoring
and protecting the sanctuary’s
ecosystem; details the human pressures
that threaten the qualities and resources
of the sanctuary; and recommends
actions that should be taken both now
and in the future to better manage the
area and resources.
This document provides strategic
guidance for management actions and
focuses these actions on four priority
programmatic areas: capacity building,
ecosystem protection, marine mammal
protection and maritime heritage
management. The eleven action plans
detailed in the draft management plan
address issues relative to these four
areas, and are based extensively on the
advice of working groups established by
the SAC, cooperative coordination with
other government agencies and
organizations and ongoing public input.
The draft environmental assessment
analyzes the environmental impacts of
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Dated: April 21, 2008.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries.
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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.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
joint meeting of The Standing and
Special Reef Fish SSCs (SSC).
DATES: The Joint Standing and Special
Reef Fish SSC meeting will begin at 1:30
p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 and
conclude by 3 p.m. on Thursday, May
29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Quorum Hotel, 700 N. Westshore
Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone:
(813) 289–8200.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
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the revised management plan pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act. In doing so, it analyzes two
alternatives: the status quo (no change
to the 1993 management plan) and the
preferred alternative (revising the 1993
management plan).
Public Meetings
Public meetings will be held at the
following locations and dates:
University of Southern Maine Law School, Talbot Lecture Hall, 88 Bedford
Street.
Gordon College, Lane Student Center, President’s Dining Room, 255 Grapevine Road.
Boston University, School of Management, 4th Floor, Rooms 426 and 428, 595
Commonwealth Ave.
Hilton Garden Inn Plymouth, Plymouth Rooms 1 and 2, Four Home Depot
Drive.
The Cape Codder Resort, JFK Ballroom, 1225 Iyanough Road, Route 132 &
Bearse’s Way.
Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, Harbor’s Edge Room, 250 Market
Street.
University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth, Woodland Common, 285 Old Westport Road.
Mystic Aquarium, Main Exhibit Hall, 55 Coogan Boulevard.
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 Joint
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC will
meet to review scientific information on
the Gulf of Mexico gag and red grouper
stocks, and to review draft Reef Fish
Amendment 29 dealing with grouper
and tilefish effort management. At the
April 7–11, 2008 Council meeting, the
Council heard an outside review of the
gag stock assessment by Dr. Trevor
Kenchington, Gadus Associates, in
which it was suggested that overfishing
of gag had ended in 2006. The Council
also heard a review of the assessment
from the Southeast Fisheries Science
Center (SEFSC), along with updated
indices of abundance which suggested
that, after peaking in 2004, the gag and
red grouper stock levels are again
declining. The SSC will review and
discuss the information from Dr.
Kenchington and the SEFSC, and will
advise the Council with regard to recent
trends in abundance of gag and red
grouper, current estimates of spawning
stock biomass (SSB), current estimates
of natural mortality, the extent to which
reduced effort and/or reduced SSB are
contributing to a reduction in landings,
and recommendations for appropriate
catch levels. The SSC will also review
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the appropriate baseline to use when
determining percent reductions needed
in harvest. If time permits, the SSC will
also review a red grouper yield per
recruit analyses which was prepared
last fall by the SEFSC but has not yet
been reviewed by the SSC.
The SSC will also review the
alternatives in draft Reef Fish
Amendment 29. This Amendment
proposes to rationalize effort and reduce
overcapacity in the commercial Gulf of
Mexico grouper and tilefish fisheries in
order to achieve and maintain optimum
yield. Approaches being considered
include permit endorsements and
individual fishing quotas.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
SSCs 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 this meeting. Actions of the SSCs
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agenda 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.
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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 Tina
Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 of a public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Survey Advisory Panel in May,
2008 to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish
Boulevard, Taunton, MA 02780;
telephone: (508) 823–0430; fax: (508)
880–6480.
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 panel
will discuss planning and coordination
of calibration surveys to be conducted
this summer on the R/V Hugh Sharp
and other vessels. The Panel will also
continue its evaluation of potential
development and integration of new
optical and acoustic technology into the
annual resource survey, as well as
discuss potential expansion of
coordinated state and other surveys to
augment the annual National Marine
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Fishery Service scallop survey. The
panel may discuss other topics at their
discretion.
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.
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, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the panel’s agenda are
as follows:
The Recreational Advisory Panel will
meet to review draft Amendment 16
management measures and develop
recommendations for the Groundfish
Committee’s consideration.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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s Recreational
Advisory Panel will meet to consider
possible actions affecting New England
groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street,
Peabody, MA; telephone: (978) 535–
4600.
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
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) and
Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold
work sessions by telephone conference,
which are open to the public, to develop
recommendations for the June 2008
Council meeting.
DATES: The Salmon Advisory Subpanel
telephone conference will be held
Wednesday, June 4, 2008, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. The Salmon Technical Team
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XH68
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
joint meeting of The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSCs (SSC).
DATES: The Joint Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC meeting will begin
at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 and conclude by 3 p.m. on
Thursday, May 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Quorum Hotel, 700 N.
Westshore Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: (813) 289-8200.
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 Joint Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC
will meet to review scientific information on the Gulf of Mexico gag
and red grouper stocks, and to review draft Reef Fish Amendment 29
dealing with grouper and tilefish effort management. At the April 7-11,
2008 Council meeting, the Council heard an outside review of the gag
stock assessment by Dr. Trevor Kenchington, Gadus Associates, in which
it was suggested that overfishing of gag had ended in 2006. The Council
also heard a review of the assessment from the Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC), along with updated indices of abundance which
suggested that, after peaking in 2004, the gag and red grouper stock
levels are again declining. The SSC will review and discuss the
information from Dr. Kenchington and the SEFSC, and will advise the
Council with regard to recent trends in abundance of gag and red
grouper, current estimates of spawning stock biomass (SSB), current
estimates of natural mortality, the extent to which reduced effort and/
or reduced SSB are contributing to a reduction in landings, and
recommendations for appropriate catch levels. The SSC will also review
the appropriate baseline to use when determining percent reductions
needed in harvest. If time permits, the SSC will also review a red
grouper yield per recruit analyses which was prepared last fall by the
SEFSC but has not yet been reviewed by the SSC.
The SSC will also review the alternatives in draft Reef Fish
Amendment 29. This Amendment proposes to rationalize effort and reduce
overcapacity in the commercial Gulf of Mexico grouper and tilefish
fisheries in order to achieve and maintain optimum yield. Approaches
being considered include permit endorsements and individual fishing
quotas.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the SSCs 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 this meeting.
Actions of the SSCs will be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda 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.
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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 Tina Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: May 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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