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TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF HMS EXEMPTED PERMITS ISSUED IN 2007 AND 2008.—Continued
‘‘HMS’’ refers to multiple species being collected under a given permit type.
2007
Number of
Permits
Issued
Number of
Authorized
Fish
2008
Number of
Fish Kept/
Discarded
Dead
Number of
Authorized
Larvae
Number of
Larvae Kept
Number of
Permits
Issued
Number of
Authorized
Fish
Number of
Authorized
Larvae
Billfish
Tuna
0
1
0
12
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Display
HMS
Shark
3
6
90
276
0
0
0
71
0
0
1
5
36
239
0
0
Total
33
2,663
2,200
511
6,129
25
3,993
1,000
LOA*
Shark
8
3,140
0
87
0
6
2,625
0
*LOAs
are issued for bonafide scientific research activities involved non–ATCA managed species (i.e., sharks). Collections made under an
LOAs are not authorized; rather this estimated harvest for research is acknowledged by NMFS. Permitees are encouraged to report all fishing
activities in a timely manner.
Final decisions on the issuance of any
EFPs, SRPs, Display, and Chartering
Permits will depend on the submission
of all required information about the
proposed activities, NMFS’s review of
public comments received on this
notice, an applicant’s reporting history
on past permits issued, past law
enforcement violations, consistency
with relevant NEPA documents, and
any consultations with appropriate
Regional Fishery Management Councils,
states, or Federal agencies. NMFS does
not anticipate any significant
environmental impacts from the
issuance of these EFPs as assessed in the
1999 FMP and Amendment 2 to the
Consolidated HMS FMP.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 7, 2008.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
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public meeting of the Florida/Alabama
Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30
a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2008
and conclude no later than 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Embassy Suites Hotel, 555 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: Jeff
Rester, Habitat Support Specialist, Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commission;
telephone: (228) 875–5912.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this
meeting the AP will tentatively discuss
living shorelines, expansion of the Large
Area Artificial Reef Sites off Florida,
movement and growth of red snapper,
reeffish utilization of natural and
artificial habitats, the Port Dolphin
liquified natural gas (LNG) facility,
seagrass scarring penalties, and Florida
freshwater inflow issues.
The Florida/Alabama group is part of
a three unit Habitat Protection Advisory
Panel (AP) of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council. The principal role
of the advisory panels is to assist the
Council in attempting to maintain
optimum conditions within the habitat
and ecosystems supporting the marine
resources of the Gulf of Mexico.
Advisory panels serve as a first alert
system to call to the Council’s attention
proposed projects being developed and
other activities which may adversely
impact the Gulf marine fisheries and
their supporting ecosystems. The panels
may also provide advice to the Council
on its policies and procedures for
addressing environmental affairs.
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Although other issues not on the
agenda may come before the panel for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal panel action during this meeting.
Panel action will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the
agenda listed as available by this notice.
A copy of the agenda can be obtained
by calling (813) 348–1630.
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
O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES)
at least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: November 10, 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-XL72
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
public meeting of the Florida/Alabama Habitat Protection Advisory Panel
(AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3,
2008 and conclude no later than 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 555
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: Jeff Rester, Habitat Support
Specialist, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; telephone: (228)
875-5912.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting the AP will tentatively
discuss living shorelines, expansion of the Large Area Artificial Reef
Sites off Florida, movement and growth of red snapper, reeffish
utilization of natural and artificial habitats, the Port Dolphin
liquified natural gas (LNG) facility, seagrass scarring penalties, and
Florida freshwater inflow issues.
The Florida/Alabama group is part of a three unit Habitat
Protection Advisory Panel (AP) of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council. The principal role of the advisory panels is to assist the
Council in attempting to maintain optimum conditions within the habitat
and ecosystems supporting the marine resources of the Gulf of Mexico.
Advisory panels serve as a first alert system to call to the Council's
attention proposed projects being developed and other activities which
may adversely impact the Gulf marine fisheries and their supporting
ecosystems. The panels may also provide advice to the Council on its
policies and procedures for addressing environmental affairs.
Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the panel
for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of
formal panel action during this meeting. Panel action will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed
as available by this notice.
A copy of the agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 348-1630.
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 O'Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: November 10, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-27031 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]
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