Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 9700 [2015-03700]
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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: February 19, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–03701 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD785
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold scoping workshops for Reef Fish
Amendment 36.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be
held from Tuesday, March 10 through
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at seven
locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
The scoping meetings will begin at 6
p.m. and will conclude no later than 9
p.m. For specific dates and locations see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The public hearings
will be held in the following locations:
Mobile, AL; Pascagoula, MS; Panama
City Beach and St. Petersburg, FL;
Houma, LA; and Galveston and Port
Aransas, TX.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630; fax: (813)
348–1711; email: ava.lasseter@
gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the public hearings are
as follows:
The Council is examining a broad
scope of potential modifications to the
Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) program. These include changes to
the program’s eligibility requirements;
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redistribution of shares held in inactive
accounts to address regulatory discards;
consideration of a full retention
commercial fishery for red snapper;
exploring share, allocation, and vessel
caps on quota; requirements for the use
of shares and/or allocation; withholding
full distribution of shares in the event
of an anticipated mid-year quota
change; and increasing enforcement of
all commercial reef fish landings.
Although this action focuses on red
snapper specifically, the implication of
Red Snapper IFQ program changes on
the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program, and
other potential issues with in the
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program will also
be discussed.
The scoping workshops will begin at
6 p.m. and conclude at the end of public
testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the
following locations:
Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Courtyard
Marriott, 142 Library Drive, Houma, LA
70360, telephone: (985) 223–8996;
Thursday, March 12, 2015, Hilton
Garden Inn, 6703 Denny Avenue,
Pascagoula, MS 39567, telephone: (228)
762–7182;
Monday, March 16, 2015, Hilton
Galveston Island Hotel, 5400 Seawall
Boulevard, Galveston Island, TX 77551,
telephone: (409) 744–5000;
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Hawthorn
Suites by Wyndham, 501 East
Goodnight Avenue, Aransas Pass, TX
78336, telephone: (361) 758–1774;
Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza
Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile,
AL 36602, telephone: (251) 438–4000;
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Hilton
Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231,
Panama City, FL 32405, telephone: (850)
392–1093; and
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Hilton St.
Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake
Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716,
telephone: (727) 540–0050.
Copies of the scoping workshop
documents can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or visiting
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 these meetings. 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.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: February 19, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–03700 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
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Peer Review Meeting To Review Sea
Scallop Survey Methods
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS and the Northeast
Regional Science Center (NEFSC) will
convene a Peer Review meeting for the
purpose of a review of the survey
methods for the Sea Scallop. The scope
of the review is broad and includes the
statistical design and data collection
methods and procedures for several
survey systems, including scallop
dredges, video drop cameras, and
HabCam. The objectives of this review
will be to assess the relative merits of
each sampling method, to identify
complementary aspects among the
survey methodologies, and to determine
areas of future research and
collaboration. The public is invited to
attend the presentations and
discussions.
SUMMARY:
The public meeting will be held
from March 17 through March 19, 2015.
The meeting will commence on March
17, 2015 at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for the daily meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Waypoint Event Center at the
Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
02740.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD785
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold scoping workshops for Reef Fish Amendment 36.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be held from Tuesday, March 10 through
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at seven locations throughout the Gulf of
Mexico. The scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude no
later than 9 p.m. For specific dates and locations see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The public hearings will be held in the following
locations: Mobile, AL; Pascagoula, MS; Panama City Beach and St.
Petersburg, FL; Houma, LA; and Galveston and Port Aransas, TX.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ava Lasseter, Anthropologist, Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax:
(813) 348-1711; email: ava.lasseter@gulfcouncil.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the public
hearings are as follows:
The Council is examining a broad scope of potential modifications
to the Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. These
include changes to the program's eligibility requirements;
redistribution of shares held in inactive accounts to address
regulatory discards; consideration of a full retention commercial
fishery for red snapper; exploring share, allocation, and vessel caps
on quota; requirements for the use of shares and/or allocation;
withholding full distribution of shares in the event of an anticipated
mid-year quota change; and increasing enforcement of all commercial
reef fish landings. Although this action focuses on red snapper
specifically, the implication of Red Snapper IFQ program changes on the
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program, and other potential issues with in the
Grouper-Tilefish IFQ program will also be discussed.
The scoping workshops will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end
of public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at the following locations:
Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Courtyard Marriott, 142 Library Drive,
Houma, LA 70360, telephone: (985) 223-8996;
Thursday, March 12, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn, 6703 Denny Avenue,
Pascagoula, MS 39567, telephone: (228) 762-7182;
Monday, March 16, 2015, Hilton Galveston Island Hotel, 5400 Seawall
Boulevard, Galveston Island, TX 77551, telephone: (409) 744-5000;
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, 501 East
Goodnight Avenue, Aransas Pass, TX 78336, telephone: (361) 758-1774;
Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street,
Mobile, AL 36602, telephone: (251) 438-4000;
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231,
Panama City, FL 32405, telephone: (850) 392-1093; and
Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950
Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, telephone: (727) 540-
0050.
Copies of the scoping workshop documents can be obtained by calling
(813) 348-1630 or visiting 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 these meetings. 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
These meetings are 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: February 19, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-03700 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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