Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 23245 [2010-10184]
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Dated: April 27, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XW15
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:
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Reef
Fish and Special Red Drum Scientific
and Statistical Committees.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 9
a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 and
conclude by 3 p.m. on Friday, May 21,
2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
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
Committee will meet to discuss a
number of issues related to the
development of Reef Fish Amendment
32 (gag rebuilding and gag and red
grouper adjustments to annual catch
limits) and the Generic Annual Catch
Limits/Accountability Measures (ACL/
AM) Amendment. During part of the
meeting, the Standing SSC will meet
jointly with the Special Red Drum SSC
to review available information to
determine if a red drum acceptable
biological catch (ABC) can be
established in the exclusive economic
zone (EEZ). The remainder of the
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meeting will be a joint meeting of the
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC.
The SSC will (1) review updated yield
projections for gag and red grouper that
incorporate 2009 landings data and will
re-evaluate their ABC recommendations
for these stocks based on the new
information; (2) review a decisionmaking spreadsheet being prepared by
the Southeast Regional Office for
analyses of combinations of bag limits,
closed seasons, minimum size limits
and slot limits for the recreational gag
fishery to determine if use of the
spreadsheet represents the best available
scientific information when evaluating
potential management measures; (3)
review a critique by the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center of a species
groupings analyses prepared by the
Southeast Regional Office, and will
consider possible revisions to the
proposed species groupings for
purposes of setting annual catch limits;
(4) develop a strategy for assigning
ABCs to species and species groupings
that require an ABC under the Generic
ACL/AM Amendment; (5) continue the
process of developing an ABC control
rule for assigning future ABCs; (6)
review tentative ABC values used by the
Council on an interim basis in order to
develop alternatives for allowable
octocorals, stone crab claws, royal red
shrimp, and the Peneid shrimp species
in the Generic ACL/AM Amendment
options paper; and (7) discuss possible
strategies to resolve differences between
the Gulf Council SSC and the South
Atlantic Council SSC in ABC
recommendations for the black grouper
stock, which straddles jurisdictional
boundaries.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site,
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committees for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committees 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 Fishery
Conservation and Management 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
O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES)
at least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: April 27, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–10184 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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American Lobster Fishery
Management
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings;
request for comments.
SUMMARY: NMFS has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS)
that identifies several proposed
management actions and alternatives for
the American lobster fishery in Federal
waters. The management actions are
based on recommendations to NMFS by
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (Commission) as part of the
Commission’s Interstate Fishery
Management Plan for American Lobster
(ISFMP). Two of the three proposed
management measures evaluated in the
DEIS would implement limited access
programs (LAPs), limiting future access
in two Lobster Conservation
Management Areas (Areas) Area 2 and
the Outer Cape Area based upon
historical participation within the
fishery. The third proposed measure
would implement an individual
transferable trap program (ITT) in three
Areas--Area 2, Area 3, and the Outer
Cape Area. The DEIS evaluates four ITT
alternatives. NMFS has not selected a
preferred alternative to implement the
ITT program. NMFS will hold public
meetings to receive comments on the
potential biological, economic, and
social impacts of proposed measures
evaluated in this DEIS.
DATES: Written comments on the DEIS
must be received no later than 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, on June 29,
2010. Also, verbal comments may be
presented at public meetings which are
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XW15
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 the Standing, Special Reef Fish and Special Red Drum
Scientific and Statistical Committees.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
and conclude by 3 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
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 Committee will meet to discuss a number
of issues related to the development of Reef Fish Amendment 32 (gag
rebuilding and gag and red grouper adjustments to annual catch limits)
and the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures (ACL/AM)
Amendment. During part of the meeting, the Standing SSC will meet
jointly with the Special Red Drum SSC to review available information
to determine if a red drum acceptable biological catch (ABC) can be
established in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The remainder of the
meeting will be a joint meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish
SSC. The SSC will (1) review updated yield projections for gag and red
grouper that incorporate 2009 landings data and will re-evaluate their
ABC recommendations for these stocks based on the new information; (2)
review a decision-making spreadsheet being prepared by the Southeast
Regional Office for analyses of combinations of bag limits, closed
seasons, minimum size limits and slot limits for the recreational gag
fishery to determine if use of the spreadsheet represents the best
available scientific information when evaluating potential management
measures; (3) review a critique by the Southeast Fisheries Science
Center of a species groupings analyses prepared by the Southeast
Regional Office, and will consider possible revisions to the proposed
species groupings for purposes of setting annual catch limits; (4)
develop a strategy for assigning ABCs to species and species groupings
that require an ABC under the Generic ACL/AM Amendment; (5) continue
the process of developing an ABC control rule for assigning future
ABCs; (6) review tentative ABC values used by the Council on an interim
basis in order to develop alternatives for allowable octocorals, stone
crab claws, royal red shrimp, and the Peneid shrimp species in the
Generic ACL/AM Amendment options paper; and (7) discuss possible
strategies to resolve differences between the Gulf Council SSC and the
South Atlantic Council SSC in ABC recommendations for the black grouper
stock, which straddles jurisdictional boundaries.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committees 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 Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council's intent to take 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 Tina O'Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: April 27, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10184 Filed 4-30-10; 8:45 am]
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