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and Pelagic Non-Longline Fisheries
6. Council’s Research Priorities
A. Five-year Research Priorities
B. Cooperative Research Priorities
C. Discussion
7. Public Comment
Friday, April 20, 2018, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
8. Pelagic Longline Fisheries Issues
A. Review of the Draft 2017 FEP
Annual SAFE Report
i. Summary of relevant fishery data:
2017 Hawaii and American Samoa
Logbook Reports
ii. 2017 Protected species section
iii. 2017 Albatross Workshop Report
iv. Olive ridley and leatherback turtle
analysis
v. Developing a standardized metric
to monitor protected species
interactions
vi. Discussion and synthesis
B. Council Fishery Actions on Pelagic
Longline Fisheries
i. Framework for Managing Sea Turtle
Interactions in the Hawaii Shallowset Longline Fishery
a. Overview of the action
b. Characterization of loggerhead
turtle interactions in the Hawaii
shallow-set longline fishery
c. Review of sea turtle impacts
assessment approaches
ii. Other actions
C. Discussion on Emerging Issues,
Data Gaps and Research Needs
9. Public Comment
10. Committee Discussion and
Recommendations
11. Other Business and Next Meeting
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 27, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ACTION: Notice of public scoping
meetings.
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold two public scoping meetings via
webinar pertaining to Amendment 42 to
the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) of the South
Atlantic Region. The amendment
addresses modifications to sea turtle
release gear requirements for the
snapper grouper fishery.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be
held via webinar on April 23 and April
24, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Council address: South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
scoping meetings will be conducted via
webinar accessible via the internet from
the Council’s website at www.safmc.net.
The scoping meetings will begin at 6
p.m. Registration for the webinars is
required. Registration information will
be posted on the Council’s website at
www.safmc.net as it becomes available.
SUMMARY:
Amendment 42 to the Snapper Grouper
Fishery Management Plan
The draft amendment addresses
changes to sea turtle release gear types
for the commercial and for-hire
components of the snapper grouper
fishery. The National Marine Fisheries
Service’s Release Protocols for protected
species were originally published in
2004, with updates in 2008 and 2010. A
new update is ready for publication. In
the pending update, three additional sea
turtle release gears, used for handling
and releasing incidentally caught sea
turtles, have been approved by the
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
(SEFSC). The new gear requires less
space on vessels while still providing
the necessary function. For fishermen
operating in the snapper grouper fishery
to utilize the newly approved gears,
they need to be listed as acceptable gear
in the Snapper Grouper FMP and made
a requirement in the regulations. The
amendment would also revise the
snapper grouper framework procedure
to include modifications to protected
resources release gear requirements and
handling procedures after they are
approved by the SEFSC to allow for
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more timely modifications to these
regulations.
During the scoping meetings, Council
staff will present an overview of the
amendment and will be available for
informal discussions and to answer
questions via webinar. Members of the
public will have an opportunity to go on
record to record their comments for
consideration by the Council.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 27, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 through
Thursday, April 19, 2018, beginning at
9 a.m. on April 17, 8:30 a.m. on April
18, and 8:30 a.m. on April 19.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan
Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355;
telephone: (860) 572–0731; online at
www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/
connecticut/hilton-mystic-MYSMHHF/
index.html.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
SUMMARY:
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold two public scoping meetings via webinar pertaining to Amendment 42
to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) of the South
Atlantic Region. The amendment addresses modifications to sea turtle
release gear requirements for the snapper grouper fishery.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be held via webinar on April 23 and
April 24, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scoping meetings will be conducted via
webinar accessible via the internet from the Council's website at
www.safmc.net. The scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. Registration
for the webinars is required. Registration information will be posted
on the Council's website at www.safmc.net as it becomes available.
Amendment 42 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan
The draft amendment addresses changes to sea turtle release gear
types for the commercial and for-hire components of the snapper grouper
fishery. The National Marine Fisheries Service's Release Protocols for
protected species were originally published in 2004, with updates in
2008 and 2010. A new update is ready for publication. In the pending
update, three additional sea turtle release gears, used for handling
and releasing incidentally caught sea turtles, have been approved by
the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). The new gear requires
less space on vessels while still providing the necessary function. For
fishermen operating in the snapper grouper fishery to utilize the newly
approved gears, they need to be listed as acceptable gear in the
Snapper Grouper FMP and made a requirement in the regulations. The
amendment would also revise the snapper grouper framework procedure to
include modifications to protected resources release gear requirements
and handling procedures after they are approved by the SEFSC to allow
for more timely modifications to these regulations.
During the scoping meetings, Council staff will present an overview
of the amendment and will be available for informal discussions and to
answer questions via webinar. Members of the public will have an
opportunity to go on record to record their comments for consideration
by the Council.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 27, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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