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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 143 / Monday, July 27, 2015 / Notices
Dated: July 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–18253 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(SAFMC); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public scoping meeting for
Amendment 37 and Regulatory
Amendment 23 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Snapper
Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region.
AGENCY:
The Council will hold a
scoping meeting via webinar on August
10, 2015 to solicit public input on
management actions affecting the
snapper grouper fishery.
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SUMMARY:
Snapper Grouper Amendment 37
(Hogfish)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission completed a
stock assessment for hogfish in 2014
with data through 2012 (SEDAR 37
2014). The assessment took into account
recent genetic evidence indicating that
hogfish in the South Atlantic comprise
two distinct stocks: Georgia through
North Carolina (GA-NC) and Florida
Keys & East Florida (FLK/EFL). Each
assessment was then evaluated with
regard to fishing level
recommendations. The Council’s
Scientific and Statistical Committee
developed catch level recommendations
for the GA-NC stock using the Only
Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) approach,
as outlined in Level 4 of the Council’s
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
control rule. This approach is applied
when there are not sufficient data on a
stock or species to conduct a formal
stock assessment. Consequently the
approach relies only on landings data.
For the FLK/EFL stock, the SSC
considered the stock assessment to
represent the best available science and
recommended it for use in management.
The assessment results indicate the
FLK/EFL stock is undergoing
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overfishing and is overfished and,
therefore, in need of a rebuilding plan.
Amendment 37 would address
specifying the boundary between the
FLK/EFL stock, managed by the South
Atlantic Council, and the West Florida
stock, managed by the Gulf of Mexico
Council. This demarcation is necessary
to manage the stocks separately and to
aid in enforcing regulations.
Amendment 37 also includes actions to
specify Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC), Annual Catch Limits (ACLs),
Annual Catch Targets (ACTs), and
Optimum Yield (OY) for both the NCGA and FLK/EFL stocks, establish a
rebuilding plan for the FLK/EFL stock,
and implement or modify management
measures for both stocks to attain the
desired level of harvest.
Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 23 (Golden Tilefish, Black
Sea Bass and the Jacks Complex)
Regulatory Amendment would
include actions pertaining to
management of the commercial golden
tilefish fishery, recreational
management measures for black sea
bass, and commercial management
measures for the Jacks Complex. The
Council has indicated that the following
items should be included in the
amendment: (1) Modification to the
fishing year start date for the hook-andline component of the commercial
golden tilefish fishery; (2) establishment
of a commercial trip limit for the Jacks
Complex; and (3) adjustment to the bag
limit for black sea bass.
DATES: The scoping webinar will be
held on Monday, August 10, 2015,
beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is
required. Information for registration,
along with copies of the Scoping
Documents for each amendment will be
posted on the Council’s Web site at
www.safmc.net as it becomes available.
ADDRESSES: South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myra Brouwer, Fishery Biologist,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: myra.brouwer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the
Webinar, Council staff will present an
overview of each amendment and
answer questions. Written comments
may be mailed to Bob Mahood,
Executive Director, SAFMC (see
ADDRESSES); emailed to Mike.Collins@
safmc.net (please indicate appropriate
amendment in subject line); or faxed
(see ADDRESSES). Comments on
Amendment 37 and Regulatory
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Amendment 23 will be accepted until 5
p.m. on August 17, 2015.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Dated: July 21, 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
RIN 0648-XE049
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a public scoping meeting for Amendment 37 and Regulatory Amendment
23 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of
the South Atlantic Region.
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SUMMARY: The Council will hold a scoping meeting via webinar on August
10, 2015 to solicit public input on management actions affecting the
snapper grouper fishery.
Snapper Grouper Amendment 37 (Hogfish)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission completed a
stock assessment for hogfish in 2014 with data through 2012 (SEDAR 37
2014). The assessment took into account recent genetic evidence
indicating that hogfish in the South Atlantic comprise two distinct
stocks: Georgia through North Carolina (GA-NC) and Florida Keys & East
Florida (FLK/EFL). Each assessment was then evaluated with regard to
fishing level recommendations. The Council's Scientific and Statistical
Committee developed catch level recommendations for the GA-NC stock
using the Only Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) approach, as outlined in
Level 4 of the Council's Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control
rule. This approach is applied when there are not sufficient data on a
stock or species to conduct a formal stock assessment. Consequently the
approach relies only on landings data. For the FLK/EFL stock, the SSC
considered the stock assessment to represent the best available science
and recommended it for use in management. The assessment results
indicate the FLK/EFL stock is undergoing overfishing and is overfished
and, therefore, in need of a rebuilding plan.
Amendment 37 would address specifying the boundary between the FLK/
EFL stock, managed by the South Atlantic Council, and the West Florida
stock, managed by the Gulf of Mexico Council. This demarcation is
necessary to manage the stocks separately and to aid in enforcing
regulations. Amendment 37 also includes actions to specify Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC), Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), Annual Catch
Targets (ACTs), and Optimum Yield (OY) for both the NC-GA and FLK/EFL
stocks, establish a rebuilding plan for the FLK/EFL stock, and
implement or modify management measures for both stocks to attain the
desired level of harvest.
Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 23 (Golden Tilefish, Black Sea
Bass and the Jacks Complex)
Regulatory Amendment would include actions pertaining to management
of the commercial golden tilefish fishery, recreational management
measures for black sea bass, and commercial management measures for the
Jacks Complex. The Council has indicated that the following items
should be included in the amendment: (1) Modification to the fishing
year start date for the hook-and-line component of the commercial
golden tilefish fishery; (2) establishment of a commercial trip limit
for the Jacks Complex; and (3) adjustment to the bag limit for black
sea bass.
DATES: The scoping webinar will be held on Monday, August 10, 2015,
beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is required. Information for
registration, along with copies of the Scoping Documents for each
amendment will be posted on the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net as
it becomes available.
ADDRESSES: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myra Brouwer, Fishery Biologist,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843)
769-4520; email: myra.brouwer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the Webinar, Council staff will
present an overview of each amendment and answer questions. Written
comments may be mailed to Bob Mahood, Executive Director, SAFMC (see
ADDRESSES); emailed to Mike.Collins@safmc.net (please indicate
appropriate amendment in subject line); or faxed (see ADDRESSES).
Comments on Amendment 37 and Regulatory Amendment 23 will be accepted
until 5 p.m. on August 17, 2015.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Dated: July 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18265 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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