New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 72775 [E8-28403]
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(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the
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and comments on this application
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: November 24, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XM04
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 (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will
meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at 9
a.m.
The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923;
telephone: (978) 777–2500.
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 items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
1. The Groundfish Oversight
Committee will meet to continue
development of Amendment 16 to the
Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). Amendment
16 will adjust management measures as
necessary to continue stock rebuilding.
Committee members will continue to
refine management measures for the
commercial fishery for both sector and
non-sector vessels. Specific details
addressed will include effort control
measures for non-sector vessels,
modifications of the Category B DAS
(days-at-sea) program, gear requirements
to reduce incidental catches of
groundfish species in small-mesh
fisheries, and measures to rebuild
windowpane flounder. Sector
monitoring requirements and other
details for sector operations will also be
discussed.
2. The committee will also refine
accountability measures for both the
commercial and recreational
components of the fishery.
3. Other elements of the management
program may also be discussed.
Committee recommendations will be
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presented to the New England Fishery
management Council at a later meeting.
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: November 25, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces free
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
and Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
to be held in January, February, and
March 2009. Certain fishermen and
shark dealers are required to attend a
workshop to meet regulatory
requirements and maintain valid
permits. Specifically, the Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop is mandatory
for all federally permitted Atlantic shark
dealers. Also, the Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop is mandatory for vessel
owners and operators who use bottom
longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet
gear, and have also been issued shark or
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XM04
New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting
New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at 9
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
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 items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
1. The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to continue
development of Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). Amendment 16 will adjust management measures as
necessary to continue stock rebuilding. Committee members will continue
to refine management measures for the commercial fishery for both
sector and non-sector vessels. Specific details addressed will include
effort control measures for non-sector vessels, modifications of the
Category B DAS (days-at-sea) program, gear requirements to reduce
incidental catches of groundfish species in small-mesh fisheries, and
measures to rebuild windowpane flounder. Sector monitoring requirements
and other details for sector operations will also be discussed.
2. The committee will also refine accountability measures for both
the commercial and recreational components of the fishery.
3. Other elements of the management program may also be discussed.
Committee recommendations will be presented to the New England Fishery
management Council at a later meeting.
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: November 25, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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