Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction, 60807 [2011-25248]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA720
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an addendum to a
Council meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Shrimp
and Special Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committees (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will convene at
1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
and conclude by 12 p.m. on Thursday,
October 13, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice was originally published in the
Federal Register on September 22, 2011
(76 FR 58783). This notice is being
republished in its entirety due to an
additional agenda item.
The Standing and Special Shrimp
SSC will meet jointly on Tuesday,
October 11, 2011 to review benchmark
stock assessments on brown shrimp,
white shrimp and pink shrimp, and may
consider recommending definitions of
overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable
biological catch (ABC) based on those
assessments. The remainder of the
meeting will be a joint meeting of the
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC.
The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC
will review and make recommendations
on the SEDAR stock assessment
schedule. The SSC will then review
update assessments of gray triggerfish
and vermilion snapper, and will
recommend OFL and ABC for those
stocks based on the assessments. The
SSC will also discuss data needs from
the Southeast Fisheries Science Center
in order to reevaluate the 2012 red
snapper annual catch limit during their
next meeting. A representative from the
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Southeast Regional Office will present
the methodology used to calculate the
length of the red snapper recreational
season, and will review a set of Excel
spreadsheets used as decision tools for
evaluating commercial and recreational
greater amberjack management
measures under Reef Fish Amendment
35. SSC members who attended the
October 4–6, 2011 National SSC meeting
in Williamsburg, VA will give a report
on that meeting, and the Chair of the
Ecosystem SSC will present a summary
of the September 15, 2011 Ecosystem
SSC webinar. The SSC will review the
tentative schedule of SSC meetings
planned for 2012.
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
Kathy Pereira at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior
to the meeting.
Dated: September 27, 2011.
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–XA720
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting; Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene public
meeting.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Reef Fish Advisory Panel
(AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at
1 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011
and conclude by 12 p.m. on Friday,
October 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice originally published in the
Federal Register on September 22, 2011
(76 FR 58783). It is being republished in
its entirety due to an agenda change.
The AP will review actions by the
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) which meets immediately prior to
the AP meeting. The AP will also
receive presentations from
representatives of the SSC on how
acceptable biological catch is set, and on
how stock assessments are done. The
AP will then review presentations on
update assessments for vermilion
snapper and gray triggerfish, and will
make recommendations on management
of those stocks. The AP will review its
ABC recommendation for greater
amberjack and will draft Reef Fish
Amendment 35, which contains actions
to modify the rebuilding plan and
management measures for greater
amberjack. The AP will also discuss red
snapper issues relating to the five year
review of the red snapper individual
fishing quota program, and to the data
collection programs for the recreational
red snapper fishery.
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
Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel will be
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA720
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting;
Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an addendum to a Council meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Shrimp and Special Reef Fish
Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
and conclude by 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
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: This notice was originally published in the
Federal Register on September 22, 2011 (76 FR 58783). This notice is
being republished in its entirety due to an additional agenda item.
The Standing and Special Shrimp SSC will meet jointly on Tuesday,
October 11, 2011 to review benchmark stock assessments on brown shrimp,
white shrimp and pink shrimp, and may consider recommending definitions
of overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) based
on those assessments. The remainder of the meeting will be a joint
meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC. The Standing and
Special Reef Fish SSC will review and make recommendations on the SEDAR
stock assessment schedule. The SSC will then review update assessments
of gray triggerfish and vermilion snapper, and will recommend OFL and
ABC for those stocks based on the assessments. The SSC will also
discuss data needs from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in order
to reevaluate the 2012 red snapper annual catch limit during their next
meeting. A representative from the Southeast Regional Office will
present the methodology used to calculate the length of the red snapper
recreational season, and will review a set of Excel spreadsheets used
as decision tools for evaluating commercial and recreational greater
amberjack management measures under Reef Fish Amendment 35. SSC members
who attended the October 4-6, 2011 National SSC meeting in
Williamsburg, VA will give a report on that meeting, and the Chair of
the Ecosystem SSC will present a summary of the September 15, 2011
Ecosystem SSC webinar. The SSC will review the tentative schedule of
SSC meetings planned for 2012.
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 Kathy Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 27, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-25248 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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