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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish
and Halibut Seabird Working Group;
Public Meeting
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS Alaska Groundfish and
Halibut Seabird Working Group will
meet to discuss emerging seabird
mitigation technologies and additional
seabird species that could warrant more
attention as bycatch in fisheries off
Alaska.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
September 21, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., and on September 22, 2017, from
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Alaska Daylight
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the NMFS Alaska Regional Office
located at 709 W. 9th St., Room 445C,
Juneau, AK. Photo identification is
required to enter this facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Marie Eich, 907–586–7172.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird
Working Group formed as a result of the
2015 biological opinion on effects of the
Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian
Islands groundfish fisheries on shorttailed albatross. The working group is
tasked with reviewing information for
mitigating effects of the groundfish
fisheries on short-tailed albatross and
other seabirds. The working group will
hold its first in-person meeting in
Juneau, AK, on September 21 and 22,
2017. Meeting topics include emerging
seabird mitigation technologies and
additional seabird species that could
warrant more attention as bycatch in
fisheries off Alaska. NMFS will keep the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) apprised of the
working group’s activities and any
resulting recommendations for methods
to reduce seabird bycatch. Any changes
to seabird avoidance regulations are
expected to follow the standard Council
process.
SUMMARY:
Special Accommodations
This workshop will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
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should be directed to Anne Marie Eich,
907–586–7172, at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 1, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Alaska
Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group will
meet to discuss emerging seabird mitigation technologies and additional
seabird species that could warrant more attention as bycatch in
fisheries off Alaska.
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 21, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., and on September 22, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Alaska
Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Alaska Regional Office
located at 709 W. 9th St., Room 445C, Juneau, AK. Photo identification
is required to enter this facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Marie Eich, 907-586-7172.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird
Working Group formed as a result of the 2015 biological opinion on
effects of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands
groundfish fisheries on short-tailed albatross. The working group is
tasked with reviewing information for mitigating effects of the
groundfish fisheries on short-tailed albatross and other seabirds. The
working group will hold its first in-person meeting in Juneau, AK, on
September 21 and 22, 2017. Meeting topics include emerging seabird
mitigation technologies and additional seabird species that could
warrant more attention as bycatch in fisheries off Alaska. NMFS will
keep the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) apprised of
the working group's activities and any resulting recommendations for
methods to reduce seabird bycatch. Any changes to seabird avoidance
regulations are expected to follow the standard Council process.
Special Accommodations
This workshop will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Anne Marie Eich, 907-586-7172, at
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 1, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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