Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 49989-49990 [2015-20311]
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Sea Monitoring Framework Adjustment
and a review analysis from the PDT then
discuss recommendations to the
council. They will also receive an
overview of the Amendment 18 (A18)
Public Hearings and develop if
necessary final recommendations to the
council on preferred alternatives in A18.
The committee also plans to discuss
concerns raised by the recreational
fishery regarding Gulf of Maine cod and
haddock. Additionally, they will
discuss enforcement concerns for the
Groundfish Fishery on EGB in order to
improve identification of the separator
panel within the trawl net and discuss
recommendations to the council. They
will also discuss other business as
necessary.
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
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final 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
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Operational Stock Assessments of
twenty fish stocks. These stocks are
managed by the New England Fishery
Management Council and are included
within the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan. This will be
a formal, scientific peer review of
operational assessments which
incorporate recent data. Results of the
review will be used as a basis for
management decisions for fish stocks in
U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic.
Assessments are prepared by stock
assessment scientists primarily from the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center and
reviewed by a panel of stock assessment
experts. The public is invited to attend
the presentations and discussions by
reviewers and scientists who have
participated in the stock assessment
process.
The public portion of the Stock
Assessment Review Committee Meeting
will be held from September 14, 2015
through September 18, 2015. The
meeting will commence on September
14, 2015 at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight
Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the daily meeting
agenda.
DATES:
The meeting will be held in
the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the
Aquarium Building of the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166
Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Sheena Steiner, 508–495–2177; email:
sheena.steiner@noaa.gov; or, James
Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email:
james.weinberg@noaa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
further information, please visit the
NEFSC Web site at https://
www.nefsc.noaa.gov/.
ADDRESSES:
Daily Meeting Agenda—Operational
Assessments for 20 Groundfish Stocks *
Monday, September 14
10–10:30 a.m.
Welcome
Introductions
10:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Gulf of Maine Cod
Georges Bank Cod
Gulf of Maine Haddock
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NMFS and the Northeast
Regional Stock Assessment Workshop
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Georges Bank Haddock
Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine Yellowtail
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Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
Yellowtail Flounder
Georges Bank Winter Flounder
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Wednesday, September 16
8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Acadian Redfish
American Plaice
Witch Flounder
White Hake
Thursday, September 17
8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Pollock
Wolffish
Atlantic Halibut
Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank
Windowpane
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
Windowpane
Ocean Pout
Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder
Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder
Friday, September 18
9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Assessment Report
Writing
* Subject to Change
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Special
requests should be directed to Sheena
Steiner at the NEFSC, 508–495–2177, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 will hold a twoday meeting of its Standing and Special
Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1–
2, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday
and at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, and
will end at approximately 3 p.m. on
Wednesday.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Westshore Tampa Airport
Hotel, 2225 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 877–6688.
SUMMARY:
Tuesday, September 15
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
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Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
The Chairman will start the meeting
with introductions and adoption of the
agenda, and will hold elections for a
new chair and vice-chair. The
Committee will then review and
approve the minutes from the May 20,
2015 Standing and Special Reef Fish
SSC meeting. The Committee will
receive a report from the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) on the
SEDAR 42 Red Grouper Benchmark
Assessment. If the Committee accepts
the assessment and sufficient
information is available, the Committee
will recommend overfishing limits
(OFL) and acceptable biological catch
(ABC) levels for red grouper. The
Committee will discuss best practices
for constant catch Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC) projections, and will
recommend a constant catch ABC for
the west Florida shelf stock of hogfish
based on analysis provided by the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research
Institute. The Committee will also
receive a report from the SEFSC on the
SEDAR 43 Gray Triggerfish Standard
Assessment. If the Committee accepts
the assessment and sufficient
information is available, the Committee
will recommend overfishing limits
(OFL) and acceptable biological catch
(ABC) levels for gray triggerfish. The
Committee will review and discuss best
practices for determining the number of
years to provide Overfishing Limits
(OFL) and ABC projections. They will
review and approve the terms of
reference for a review of an upcoming
SEDAR 47 Goliath Grouper Standard
Assessment, and will select two SSC
members to participate as the Chair and
Reviewer at the Review Workshop. The
Committee will receive a report on
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment and
Management Strategy Evaluation as it
pertains to single-species assessments.
Finally, the Committee will review the
SEDAR Assessment Schedule and
tentative meeting dates for 2016 SSC
meetings; and will discuss of Other
Business, if any.
Meeting Adjourns
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version along with other
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meeting materials will be posted on the
Council’s 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’’. Click on the ‘‘Library
Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘SSC
meeting-2015–09’’.
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 other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committee 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
Committee 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 Gulf Council Office
(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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scheduling a public meeting of its
Whiting Oversight Committee and
Advisory Panel to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 10
a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 Post
Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 739–8888; fax: (401) 739–1550.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee will review the 2015 Annual
Monitoring Report produced by the
Whiting Plan Development Team and a
draft scoping document for Amendment
22 to develop limited access
alternatives. Other business may be
discussed if time permits.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–20338 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am]
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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 will hold a two-
day meeting of its Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1-
2, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
and will end at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Westshore Tampa
Airport Hotel, 2225 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813)
877-6688.
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Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Senior Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Chairman will start the meeting with introductions and adoption
of the agenda, and will hold elections for a new chair and vice-chair.
The Committee will then review and approve the minutes from the May 20,
2015 Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC meeting. The Committee will
receive a report from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) on
the SEDAR 42 Red Grouper Benchmark Assessment. If the Committee accepts
the assessment and sufficient information is available, the Committee
will recommend overfishing limits (OFL) and acceptable biological catch
(ABC) levels for red grouper. The Committee will discuss best practices
for constant catch Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) projections, and
will recommend a constant catch ABC for the west Florida shelf stock of
hogfish based on analysis provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute. The Committee will also receive a report from the
SEFSC on the SEDAR 43 Gray Triggerfish Standard Assessment. If the
Committee accepts the assessment and sufficient information is
available, the Committee will recommend overfishing limits (OFL) and
acceptable biological catch (ABC) levels for gray triggerfish. The
Committee will review and discuss best practices for determining the
number of years to provide Overfishing Limits (OFL) and ABC
projections. They will review and approve the terms of reference for a
review of an upcoming SEDAR 47 Goliath Grouper Standard Assessment, and
will select two SSC members to participate as the Chair and Reviewer at
the Review Workshop. The Committee will receive a report on Integrated
Ecosystem Assessment and Management Strategy Evaluation as it pertains
to single-species assessments. Finally, the Committee will review the
SEDAR Assessment Schedule and tentative meeting dates for 2016 SSC
meetings; and will discuss of Other Business, if any.
Meeting Adjourns
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on the Council's 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''.
Click on the ``Library Folder'', then scroll down to ``SSC meeting-
2015-09''.
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 other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Scientific and Statistical Committee 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
Committee 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 Gulf Council Office (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-20311 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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