Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing, 36472-36473 [2014-15057]
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Dated: June 19, 2014.
Willie E. May,
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Technology and Acting Director.
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Administration
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of a public hearing.
The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public hearing to obtain
comments from fishers, the general
public and the local agencies
representatives on the proposed actions
for closed seasons in each of the Abrir
la Sierra, Bajo de Sico and Tourmaline
Bank closed areas.
DATES: The hearing will be held on July
18, 2014, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at
the Mayaguez Holiday Inn, 2701 Hostos
Avenue, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
telephone: (787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will hold a public hearing to
take comments on the following
proposed actions:
SUMMARY:
Action 1: Modify the Length of the
Closed Fishing Season
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the
existing length of the closed season
in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank,
Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Modify the Bajo de Sico
closed season to be December 1–
February 28.
Alternative 3: Modify the closed season
to be October 1–March 31
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Tourmaline Bank
(Preferred).
Alternative 4: Modify the closed season
to be December 1–May 31.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 5: Modify the closed season
to be year round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Action 2: Modify Reef Fish Fishing
Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the
existing reef fish harvest regulations
in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank,
Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit fishing for
Council-managed reef fish in Bajo
de Sico during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1.
Alternative 3: Prohibit fishing for and
possession of Council-managed reef
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fish during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1 (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Tourmaline Bank
(Preferred).
Action 3: Modify Spiny Lobster Fishing
Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the
existing spiny lobster regulations in
each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank,
Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit fishing for spiny
lobster in Bajo de Sico during the
seasonal closure established in
Action 1.
Alternative 3: Prohibit fishing for and
possession of spiny lobster during
the seasonal closure established in
Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 4: Prohibit fishing for spiny
lobster year round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 5: Prohibit fishing for and
possession of spiny lobster year
round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 6: Allow fishing for spiny
lobster year round (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank
(Preferred).
Action 4: Prohibit Anchoring
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the
existing anchoring prohibitions in
each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank,
Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit anchoring during
the seasonal closure established in
Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 3: Prohibit anchoring year
round (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Tourmaline Bank
(Preferred).
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Action 5: Modify Highly Migratory
Species Fishing Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the
current Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) fishing regulations in each of
the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de
Sico, and Tourmaline Bank closed
areas.
Alternative 2: Upon request of the
Council, prohibit bottom longline
fishing for HMS year-round in Bajo
de Sico (Preferred).
Alternative 3: Upon request of the
Council, prohibit fishing for, and
possession of, HMS in some or all
of the three areas during the
seasonal closure established in
Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 4: Upon request of the
Council, prohibit fishing for HMS
in some or all of the three areas
during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1, with an
exception that would allow only
surface trolling, as defined at
§ 635.21(a)(4)(iv), for all HMS
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank
(Preferred).
Alternative 5: Upon request of the
Council, allow fishing for bigeye,
albacore, yellowfin and skipjack
(BAYS) tunas with speargun fishing
gear in some or all of the three areas
during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
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Action 6: Modify Spearfishing
Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the
existing spearfishing regulations in
each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank,
Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit spearfishing for
Council-managed reef fish during
the seasonal closure established in
Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 3: Prohibit spearfishing for
all non-HMS-managed species
during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1 (Preferred).
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Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank
(Preferred).
Alternative 4: Prohibit spearfishing for
all non-HMS-managed species yearround.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra
Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Written comments can be sent to the
Council not later than July 31st, 2014,
by regular mail to the address below, or
via email to graciela_cfmc@yahoo.com.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
For more information or request for sign
language interpretation and other
auxiliary aids, please contact Mr.
´
Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
˜
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903,
telephone (787) 766–5926, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: June 24, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
ad hoc Lower Columbia River Natural
Coho Workgroup (LRC Workgroup) will
hold a public work session in Portland,
OR. The meeting is open to the public,
but is not intended as a public hearing.
Public comments will be taken at the
discretion of the LRC Workgroup chair
as time allows.
DATES: The work session will begin at 9
a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 and
will proceed until 5 p.m. or until
business for the day is completed.
ADDRESSES: The work session will be
held at the Pacific Council office, 7700
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NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
Portland, OR 97220–1384; telephone:
(503) 820–2280 (voice) or (503) 820–
2299 (fax). The Pacific Council may
provide one-way streaming of the
meeting audio and presentations to
broaden the potential audience. If such
arrangements are made, the details will
be posted on the Pacific Council Web
page in advance of the session.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Mike Burner, telephone: (503) 820–
2414.
The
primary purpose of the work session is
to review and respond to Pacific
Council guidance from the June 2014
Pacific Council meeting and to continue
to develop recommendations on the
status of Lower Columbia River coho
stocks, alternative harvest policies, and
risk assessment analyses and criteria.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the LRC Workgroup
meeting agendas may come before the
LRC Workgroup for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
LRC Workgroup action during this
meeting. LRC Workgroup action will be
restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this document and to any
issues arising after publication of this
document requiring emergency action
under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the LRC
Workgroup’s intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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This public meeting is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2425 (voice),
or (503) 820–2299 (fax) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 24, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD356
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a
public hearing to obtain comments from fishers, the general public and
the local agencies representatives on the proposed actions for closed
seasons in each of the Abrir la Sierra, Bajo de Sico and Tourmaline
Bank closed areas.
DATES: The hearing will be held on July 18, 2014, from 7 p.m. to 10
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Mayaguez Holiday Inn, 2701
Hostos Avenue, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold a public hearing to
take comments on the following proposed actions:
Action 1: Modify the Length of the Closed Fishing Season
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the existing length of the closed
season in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, and
Tourmaline Bank closed areas.
Alternative 2: Modify the Bajo de Sico closed season to be December 1-
February 28.
Alternative 3: Modify the closed season to be October 1-March 31
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Tourmaline Bank (Preferred).
Alternative 4: Modify the closed season to be December 1-May 31.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 5: Modify the closed season to be year round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Action 2: Modify Reef Fish Fishing Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the existing reef fish harvest
regulations in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, and
Tourmaline Bank closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit fishing for Council-managed reef fish in Bajo
de Sico during the seasonal closure established in Action 1.
Alternative 3: Prohibit fishing for and possession of Council-managed
reef fish during the seasonal closure established in Action 1
(Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Tourmaline Bank (Preferred).
Action 3: Modify Spiny Lobster Fishing Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the existing spiny lobster regulations
in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit fishing for spiny lobster in Bajo de Sico
during the seasonal closure established in Action 1.
Alternative 3: Prohibit fishing for and possession of spiny lobster
during the seasonal closure established in Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 4: Prohibit fishing for spiny lobster year round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 5: Prohibit fishing for and possession of spiny lobster
year round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 6: Allow fishing for spiny lobster year round (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank (Preferred).
Action 4: Prohibit Anchoring
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the existing anchoring prohibitions in
each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit anchoring during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 3: Prohibit anchoring year round (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Tourmaline Bank (Preferred).
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Action 5: Modify Highly Migratory Species Fishing Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the current Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) fishing regulations in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de
Sico, and Tourmaline Bank closed areas.
Alternative 2: Upon request of the Council, prohibit bottom longline
fishing for HMS year-round in Bajo de Sico (Preferred).
Alternative 3: Upon request of the Council, prohibit fishing for, and
possession of, HMS in some or all of the three areas during the
seasonal closure established in Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 4: Upon request of the Council, prohibit fishing for HMS in
some or all of the three areas during the seasonal closure established
in Action 1, with an exception that would allow only surface trolling,
as defined at Sec. 635.21(a)(4)(iv), for all HMS (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank (Preferred).
Alternative 5: Upon request of the Council, allow fishing for bigeye,
albacore, yellowfin and skipjack (BAYS) tunas with speargun fishing
gear in some or all of the three areas during the seasonal closure
established in Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Action 6: Modify Spearfishing Activities
Alternative 1: No Action: Retain the existing spearfishing regulations
in each of the Abrir La Sierra Bank, Bajo de Sico, and Tourmaline Bank
closed areas.
Alternative 2: Prohibit spearfishing for Council-managed reef fish
during the seasonal closure established in Action 1.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Alternative 3: Prohibit spearfishing for all non-HMS-managed species
during the seasonal closure established in Action 1 (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico (Preferred).
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank (Preferred).
Alternative 4: Prohibit spearfishing for all non-HMS-managed species
year-round.
Sub-Alternative a: Abrir La Sierra Bank.
Sub-Alternative b: Bajo de Sico.
Sub-Alternative c: Tourmaline Bank.
Written comments can be sent to the Council not later than July
31st, 2014, by regular mail to the address below, or via email to
graciela_cfmc@yahoo.com.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A.
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
00918-1903, telephone (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: June 24, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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