Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 5518-5519 [2015-01899]
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U.S. entities. Applications to arrange for
a transfer of U.S. fishing opportunities
should contain a letter of consent from
the receiving NAFO Contracting Party,
and should also be accompanied by a
detailed description of anticipated
benefits to the United States. As in the
case of chartering operations, the United
States may also consider a NAFO
Contracting Party’s previous compliance
with NAFO bycatch, reporting and other
provisions, as outlined in the NAFO
Conservation and Enforcement
Measures, before entering agreeing to a
transfer. More details on NAFO
requirements for transferring NAFO
allocations are available from Patrick E.
Moran (see ADDRESSES).
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Contracting Party. Prior notification to
the NAFO Executive Secretary is
necessary in either case. Expressions of
interest intending to make use of
another NAFO Contracting Party vessel
under chartering arrangements should
provide the following information: The
name and registration number of the
intended vessel; a copy of the charter
agreement; a detailed fishing plan; a
written letter of consent from the
applicable NAFO Contracting Party; the
date from which the vessel is authorized
to commence fishing; and the duration
of the charter (not to exceed six
months). Note that expressions of
interest using another NAFO
Contracting Party vessel under charter
should be accompanied by a detailed
description of anticipated benefits to the
United States, as described above.
Any vessel wishing to enter into a
chartering arrangement with the United
States must be in full current
compliance with the requirements
outlined in the NAFO Convention and
Conservation and Enforcement
Measures. These requirements include,
but are not limited to, submission of the
following reports to the NAFO
Executive Secretary: Notification that
the vessel is authorized by its flag state
to fish within the NAFO Regulatory
Area during 2015; provisional monthly
catch reports for all vessels of that
NAFO Contracting Party operating in
the NAFO Regulatory Area; daily catch
reports for each day fished by the
subject vessel within the Regulatory
Area; observer reports within 30 days
following the completion of a fishing
trip; and an annual statement of actions
taken by its flag state to comply with the
NAFO Convention. The United States
may also consider the vessel’s previous
compliance with NAFO bycatch,
reporting and other provisions, as
outlined in the NAFO Conservation and
Enforcement Measures, before entering
into a chartering arrangement. More
details on NAFO requirements for
chartering operations are available from
Patrick E. Moran (see ADDRESSES).
What if I want to arrange to receive a
transfer of NAFO quota allocations
from another NAFO party?
Under NAFO rules in effect for 2015,
the United States may receive transfers
of additional fishing opportunities from
other NAFO Contracting Parties. The
United States is required to provide a
letter of consent to this transfer and
prior notification to the NAFO
Executive Secretary. In the event that an
applicant is able to arrange for the
transfer of additional fishing
opportunities from another NAFO
Contracting Party, the United States may
agree to facilitate such a transfer insofar
as fulfilling the NAFO requirements for
such transfers after soliciting additional
public input on such transfers as
appropriate. As in the case of chartering
operations, the United States may also
consider a NAFO Contracting Party’s
previous compliance with NAFO
bycatch, reporting and other provisions,
as outlined in the NAFO Conservation
and Enforcement Measures, before
agreeing to accept a transfer. Any
fishing quota or other harvesting
opportunities received via this type of
transfer are subject to all U.S. and
NAFO rules as detailed below. For more
details on NAFO requirements for
transferring NAFO allocations, contact
Patrick E. Moran (see ADDRESSES).
What if I want to arrange for a transfer
of U.S. quota allocations to another
NAFO party?
Under NAFO rules in effect for 2015,
the United States may transfer fishing
opportunities with the consent of the
receiving NAFO Contracting Party and
with prior notification to the NAFO
Executive Secretary. An applicant may
request to arrange for any of the above
U.S. opportunities to be transferred to
another NAFO party, although such
applications will likely to be given
lesser priority than those that involve
more direct harvesting or processing by
What rules must I follow while fishing?
U.S. applicant vessels must be in
possession of, or obtain, a valid HSFCA
permit, which is available from the
NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office. Note that vessels
issued valid HSFCA permits under 50
CFR part 300 are exempt from the
Northeast multispecies and monkfish
permit, mesh size, effort-control, and
possession limit restrictions, specified
in §§ 648.4, 648.80, 648.82, 648.86,
648.87, 648.91, 648.92, and 648.94,
respectively, while transiting the U.S.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with
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multispecies and/or monkfish on board
the vessel, or landing multispecies and/
or monkfish in U.S. ports that were
caught while fishing in the NAFO
Regulatory Area, provided:
1. The vessel operator has a letter of
authorization issued by the Regional
Administrator on board the vessel;
2. For the duration of the trip, the
vessel fishes, except for transiting
purposes, exclusively in the NAFO
Regulatory Area and does not harvest
fish in, or possess fish harvested in, or
from, the U.S. EEZ;
3. When transiting the U.S. EEZ, all
gear is properly stowed and not
available for immediate use as defined
under § 648.2; and
4. The vessel operator complies with
the provisions, conditions, and
restrictions specified on the HSFCA
permit and all NAFO Conservation and
Enforcement Measures while fishing in
the NAFO Regulatory Area.
Relevant NAFO Conservation and
Enforcement Measures include, but are
not limited to, maintenance of a fishing
logbook with NAFO-designated entries;
adherence to NAFO hail system
requirements; presence of an on-board
observer; deployment of a functioning,
autonomous vessel monitoring system
authorized by issuance of the HSFCA
permit; and adherence to all relevant
minimum size, gear, bycatch, and other
requirements. Further details regarding
U.S. and NAFO requirements are
available from the NMFS Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, and
can also be found in the 2015 NAFO
Conservation and Enforcement
Measures on the Internet (see
ADDRESSES).
Dated: January 28, 2015.
Paul Doremus,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs
and Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of the Shrimp Permit
Moratorium Working Group.
SUMMARY:
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The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 18, 2015, from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council office, 2203 North Lois Avenue,
Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax: (813)
348–1711; email: morgan.kilgour@
gulfcouncil.org.
DATES:
The items
of discussion on the agenda are as
follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working
Group Agenda, Wednesday, February
18, 2015, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
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Special Accommodations
The 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 Office (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
(1) Introduction—Shrimp 17 Scoping
Document
(2) Council Charge—To have staff
convene a meeting of a Shrimp
Working Group as recommended by
the SSC
(3) Overview of Shrimp Amendment 13
(4) Biological yield—MSY workshop
summary/ABC control rule
(5) CPUE
a. SEAMAP
b. Fishery Dependent
(6) Permit activity status
a. Transfers
b. Terminations
c. Landings per permit
(7) Economic yield
(8) Community make-up of the shrimp
fishery
(9) Ecosystem considerations
a. Bycatch—review of BiOp
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem Working Group
recommendations
(10) Other Business
—Adjourn—
For meeting materials see folder
‘‘Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working
Group Feb 2015 ’’ on Gulf Council file
server. To access the file server, the URL
is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/
webman/index.cgi, or go to the
Council’s Web site and click on the FTP
link in the lower left of the Council Web
site (https://www.gulfcouncil.org). The
username and password are both
‘‘gulfguest’’. The Agenda is subject to
change.
The meeting will be webcast over the
internet. A link to the webcast will be
available on the Council’s Web site,
https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
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
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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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 28, 2015.
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
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:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of the Shrimp Advisory
Panel.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 19, 2015, from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council office, 2203 North Lois Avenue,
Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax: (813)
348–1711; email: morgan.kilgour@
gulfcouncil.org.
SUMMARY:
The items
of discussion on the agenda are as
follows:
Shrimp Advisory Panel Agenda,
Thursday, February 19, 2015, 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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(1) Adoption of agenda
(2) Approval of minutes from March 5,
2014 meeting
(3) Plan of work
(4) Biological review of the Texas
closure
a. Shrimp AP recommendations
(5) Status update on Shrimp
Amendment 16 ‘‘Adjustments to the
Annual Catch Limit and
Accountability Measure for Royal
Red Shrimp’’
(6) Gulf of Mexico Penaeid Shrimp
Stock Synthesis MSY Estimates
a. Summary of Shrimp MSY
workshop recommendations
b. Shrimp AP recommendations
(7) Status update on Shrimp
Amendment 15 ‘‘Status
Determination Criteria for Penaeid
Shrimp and Adjustments to the
Shrimp Framework Procedure’’
a. Shrimp AP recommendations
(8) Review of the Shrimp Permit
Moratorium Scoping Document
(Shrimp Amendment 17)
a. Timeline
b. Summary of the Shrimp Permit
Moratorium Working Group
meeting on Feb. 18, 2015
c. Shrimp AP recommendations
(9) Other Business
a. Request for identifying appropriate
people to attend the next Coral
SSC/AP meeting
–Adjourn–
For meeting materials see folder
‘‘Shrimp Advisory Panel Feb 2015’’ on
the Gulf Council file server. To access
the file server, the URL is https://public.
gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi,
or go to the Council’s Web site and click
on the FTP link in the lower left of the
Council Web site (https://
www.gulfcouncil.org). The username
and password are both ‘‘gulfguest’’. The
Agenda is subject to change.
The meeting will be Webcast over the
Internet. A link to the Webcast will be
available on the Council’s Web site,
https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
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
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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 (Council) will
hold a meeting of the Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working Group.
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DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council office, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630;
fax: (813) 348-1711; email: morgan.kilgour@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as
follows:
Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working Group Agenda, Wednesday, February 18,
2015, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
(1) Introduction--Shrimp 17 Scoping Document
(2) Council Charge--To have staff convene a meeting of a Shrimp Working
Group as recommended by the SSC
(3) Overview of Shrimp Amendment 13
(4) Biological yield--MSY workshop summary/ABC control rule
(5) CPUE
a. SEAMAP
b. Fishery Dependent
(6) Permit activity status
a. Transfers
b. Terminations
c. Landings per permit
(7) Economic yield
(8) Community make-up of the shrimp fishery
(9) Ecosystem considerations
a. Bycatch--review of BiOp
b. Habitat
c. Ecosystem Working Group recommendations
(10) Other Business
--Adjourn--
For meeting materials see folder ``Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working
Group Feb 2015 '' on Gulf Council file server. To access the file
server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's Web site and click on the FTP link in
the lower left of the Council Web site (https://www.gulfcouncil.org).
The username and password are both ``gulfguest''. The Agenda is subject
to change.
The meeting will be webcast over the internet. A link to the
webcast will be available on the Council's Web site, https://www.gulfcouncil.org.
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
The 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 Office (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 28, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-01899 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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