South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 7924-7926 [2020-02772]
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Day 6—Sunday, March 8, 2020
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory
Subpanel 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management
Team 8 a.m.
Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants As Necessary
Tribal Policy Group As Necessary
Tribal and Washington Technical Group
As Necessary
Day 7—Monday, March 9, 2020
California State Delegation 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.
Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before the Pacific Council for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Council action during
these meetings. Council 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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Pacific 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 Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2412 at least
10 business days prior to the meeting
date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
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
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Committee 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, February 27, 2020 at 8:30
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman
Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone:
(617) 567–6789.
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:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Scallop Committee will receive
an update on Framework Adjustment 32
submission and 2020 scallop work
priorities. The committee plans to
discuss 2019 fishery performance and
outlook for 2020. They will also talk
about Amendment 21: Reviewing
progress in 2019 and discuss outlook for
2020. They also plan to review Plan
Development Team progress on
Committee tasking and develop input
on range of alternatives. The focus on
this discussion will primarily be about
Northern Gulf of Maine measures. The
Advisory Panel and Committee will
have additional discussion on Limited
Access General Category (LAGC)
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) trip
limits and the one-way transfer of IFQ
from Limited Access (LA) to LAGC at
the March 26 and 27, 2020 meetings.
They plan to discuss modifications to
scallop dredge exemption areas, status
of type-approved vessel monitoring
system units, and implications of larger
crew limits on trips to the Nantucket
Lightship South Deep (NLS-S-deep) area
on ability of vessels to carry observers
(lift raft capacity). Other business may
be discussed 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
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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. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Habitat
Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee; Mackerel
Cobia Committee; Shrimp Committee;
Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Statement
of Organization Practices and
Procedures (SOPPs) Committee (Closed
Session); Executive Finance Committee;
and Snapper Grouper Committee. The
meeting week will also include a
meeting of the Committee of the Whole,
a formal public comment session, and a
meeting of the Full Council.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020
until 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6,
2020.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Westin Jekyll Island, 110
Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527;
phone: (912) 635–4545.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
SUMMARY:
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Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 302–8440 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
Meeting information is available from
the Council’s website at: https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments
may be directed to John Carmichael,
Executive Director, South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (see
Council address) or electronically via
the Council’s website at https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. Comments received by close
of business the Monday before the
meeting (2/24/20) will be compiled,
posted to the website as part of the
meeting materials, and included in the
administrative record; please use the
Council’s online form available from the
website. For written comments received
after the Monday before the meeting
(after 2/24/20), individuals submitting a
comment must use the Council’s online
form available from the website.
Comments will automatically be posted
to the website and available for Council
consideration. Comments received prior
to noon on Thursday, March 5, 2020
will be a part of the meeting
administrative record.
The items of discussion in the
individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Committee of the Whole—Monday,
March 2, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30
p.m. and Tuesday, March 3, 2020,
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
overview of proposed management
changes in the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Restoration
Blueprint, a presentation from the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
(FWC) regarding the proposed measures,
an update from FKNMS staff, and an
overview of the Council’s role regarding
the measures in the Restoration
Blueprint from NOAA General Counsel.
The Committee will discuss and take
action as appropriate.
2. The Committee will also receive a
staff presentation on analysis of the
need for conservation and management
of selected species, discuss and provide
recommendations as needed.
3. The Committee will receive a
presentation from staff providing
background information on allocations,
consider allocation approaches and
annual catch limits (ACLs), and provide
guidance to staff as appropriate.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee—
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
until 9:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update on Council actions relative to
habitat and ecosystems, receive a report
from the November 2019 meeting of the
Habitat Advisory Panel, and provide
guidance to staff.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Wednesday,
March 4, 2020, 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
update on the status of commercial
landings and amendments currently
under formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive an
overview of Framework Amendment 9
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic
Resources Fishery Management Plan
addressing Spanish mackerel
commercial trip limits in the Northern
Zone, review public hearing comments,
and consider approving the amendment
for Secretarial review.
Shrimp Committee, Wednesday, March
4, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an
overview of Amendment 11 to the
Shrimp Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) addressing transit provisions for
penaeid shrimp vessels,
recommendations from the Council’s
Shrimp Advisory Panel and Law
Enforcement Advisory Panel, review
public hearing comments, and discuss
and consider approving the amendment
for final Secretarial review.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday,
March 3, 2020, 2:30 p.m. until 3:45
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial landings.
2. The Committee will receive an
overview of draft Amendment 12 to the
Dolphin Wahoo FMP with measures to
add bullet mackerel and frigate
mackerel as Ecosystem Component
species to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP and
provide guidance to staff.
3. The Committee will receive an
update from staff on the Dolphin Wahoo
Participatory Workshops.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday,
March 4, 2020, 4 p.m.—Public comment
will be accepted on items on the
Council meeting agenda scheduled to be
approved for Secretarial Review:
Amendment 11 to the Shrimp FMP
(penaeid shrimp transit provisions); and
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources
Framework Amendment 9 (Spanish
mackerel Northern Zone trip limits).
Public comment will also be accepted
on all other agenda items. The Council
Chair, based on the number of
individuals wishing to comment, will
determine the amount of time provided
to each commenter.
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SOPPs Committee, Thursday, March 5,
2020, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. (Closed
Session)
1. The Committee will discuss
revisions to the Council’s travel policy
and Handbook and provide
recommendations for Council
consideration.
Executive Finance Committee,
Thursday, March 5, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
until 10:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will address the
Council follow-up and priorities listing,
receive an update from staff on the GulfSouth Atlantic Recreational Flexibility
Workgroup, and an update on Council
Policies and Practices. The Committee
will discuss and take action as
appropriate.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Thursday,
March 5, 2020, 10:30 a.m. until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial landings and the status of
amendments under formal Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive an
update from NOAA Fisheries on
modifications to the red snapper
seasons as addressed in Snapper
Grouper Regulatory Amendment 33
(removing the minimum number of days
requirement for opening the season) and
the 2020 red snapper season.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 34 addressing
proposed Special Management Zones in
North Carolina and South Carolina and
consider approving the amendment for
public hearings.
4. The Committee will provide topics
to be addressed on the agenda for the
next meeting of the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel.
Council Session: Thursday, March 5,
2020, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and
Friday, March 6, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until
11:30 a.m.
The Full Council will begin with the
Call to Order, adoption of the agenda,
and approval of minutes. The Council
will receive a legal briefing during
Closed Session if needed.
The Council will receive a
presentation on Shark Depredation from
NOAA Fisheries Highly Migratory
Species Division staff.
The Council will receive staff reports
including the Executive Director’s
Report, updates on the MyFishCount
recreational reporting pilot program, a
report on the Council’s System
Management Plan (SMP), and an update
on the Citizen Science Program.
Presentations will be provided by
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional
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Office staff including a report on the
status of commercial landings for
species not covered during an earlier
committee meeting, bycatch reporting,
protected resources, and a presentation
on the status of the of the For-Hire
Electronic Reporting Amendment.
NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries
Science Center staff will provide a
presentation on the status of the
Commercial Electronic Logbook
Program and updates on the Atlantic
Science Coordination Workshop, the
Fishery Independent Surveys
Workshop, and changes to the Marine
Recreational Information Program
(MRIP) weight estimates.
The Council will discuss and take
action as necessary.
The Council will review any
Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary.
The Council will receive an update on
the Kitty Hawk Wind Project.
The Council will receive reports from
the following committees: Committee of
the Whole; Shrimp; Habitat; Mackerel
Cobia; Snapper Grouper; Dolphin
Wahoo; SOPPs, and Executive Finance.
The Council will take action as
appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and
liaison reports; and discuss other
business and upcoming meetings and
take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
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
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 auxiliary aids should be
directed to the council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 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.
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Marine Site
Characterization Surveys Off of New
Jersey and New York
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind,
LLC (Atlantic Shores) for authorization
to take marine mammals incidental to
marine site characterization surveys off
the coasts of New York and New Jersey
in the area of the Commercial Lease of
Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy
Development on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS–A 0499) and along potential
submarine cable routes to a landfall
location in New York or New Jersey.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
requesting comments on its proposal to
issue an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA) to incidentally take
marine mammals during the specified
activities. NMFS is also requesting
comments on a possible one-year
renewal that could be issued under
certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than March 13,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
comments should be sent to 1315 East-
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West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent
to ITP.carduner@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-other-energyactivities-renewable without change. All
personal identifying information (e.g.,
name, address) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the applications
and supporting documents, as well as a
list of the references cited in this
document, may be obtained by visiting
the internet at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizations-otherenergy-activities-renewable. In case of
problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental take authorization may be
provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; Shrimp Committee;
Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Statement of Organization Practices and
Procedures (SOPPs) Committee (Closed Session); Executive Finance
Committee; and Snapper Grouper Committee. The meeting week will also
include a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, a formal public
comment session, and a meeting of the Full Council.
DATES: The meetings will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2,
2020 until 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Westin Jekyll
Island, 110 Ocean Way, Jekyll Island, GA 31527; phone: (912) 635-4545.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8440 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax:
(843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]. Meeting information is
available from the Council's website at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public comment: Written comments may be directed to John
Carmichael, Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (see Council address) or electronically via the Council's
website at https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments
received by close of business the Monday before the meeting (2/24/20)
will be compiled, posted to the website as part of the meeting
materials, and included in the administrative record; please use the
Council's online form available from the website. For written comments
received after the Monday before the meeting (after 2/24/20),
individuals submitting a comment must use the Council's online form
available from the website. Comments will automatically be posted to
the website and available for Council consideration. Comments received
prior to noon on Thursday, March 5, 2020 will be a part of the meeting
administrative record.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Committee of the Whole--Monday, March 2, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 5:30
p.m. and Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an overview of proposed management
changes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)
Restoration Blueprint, a presentation from the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Commission (FWC) regarding the proposed measures, an update
from FKNMS staff, and an overview of the Council's role regarding the
measures in the Restoration Blueprint from NOAA General Counsel. The
Committee will discuss and take action as appropriate.
2. The Committee will also receive a staff presentation on analysis
of the need for conservation and management of selected species,
discuss and provide recommendations as needed.
3. The Committee will receive a presentation from staff providing
background information on allocations, consider allocation approaches
and annual catch limits (ACLs), and provide guidance to staff as
appropriate.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee--Wednesday,
March 4, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on Council actions relative
to habitat and ecosystems, receive a report from the November 2019
meeting of the Habitat Advisory Panel, and provide guidance to staff.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 9:30 a.m. until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an update on the status of commercial
landings and amendments currently under formal Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive an overview of Framework Amendment 9
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources Fishery Management Plan
addressing Spanish mackerel commercial trip limits in the Northern
Zone, review public hearing comments, and consider approving the
amendment for Secretarial review.
Shrimp Committee, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive an overview of Amendment 11 to the
Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP) addressing transit provisions for
penaeid shrimp vessels, recommendations from the Council's Shrimp
Advisory Panel and Law Enforcement Advisory Panel, review public
hearing comments, and discuss and consider approving the amendment for
final Secretarial review.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 2:30 p.m. until 3:45
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial landings.
2. The Committee will receive an overview of draft Amendment 12 to
the Dolphin Wahoo FMP with measures to add bullet mackerel and frigate
mackerel as Ecosystem Component species to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP and
provide guidance to staff.
3. The Committee will receive an update from staff on the Dolphin
Wahoo Participatory Workshops.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 4 p.m.--Public
comment will be accepted on items on the Council meeting agenda
scheduled to be approved for Secretarial Review: Amendment 11 to the
Shrimp FMP (penaeid shrimp transit provisions); and Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources Framework Amendment 9 (Spanish mackerel Northern Zone
trip limits). Public comment will also be accepted on all other agenda
items. The Council Chair, based on the number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of time provided to each commenter.
SOPPs Committee, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.
(Closed Session)
1. The Committee will discuss revisions to the Council's travel
policy and Handbook and provide recommendations for Council
consideration.
Executive Finance Committee, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 9:30 a.m. until
10:30 a.m.
1. The Committee will address the Council follow-up and priorities
listing, receive an update from staff on the Gulf-South Atlantic
Recreational Flexibility Workgroup, and an update on Council Policies
and Practices. The Committee will discuss and take action as
appropriate.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 10:30 a.m. until 12
p.m.
1. The Committee will receive updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial landings and the status of amendments under formal
Secretarial review.
2. The Committee will receive an update from NOAA Fisheries on
modifications to the red snapper seasons as addressed in Snapper
Grouper Regulatory Amendment 33 (removing the minimum number of days
requirement for opening the season) and the 2020 red snapper season.
3. The Committee will receive an overview of Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 34 addressing proposed Special Management Zones in
North Carolina and South Carolina and consider approving the amendment
for public hearings.
4. The Committee will provide topics to be addressed on the agenda
for the next meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel.
Council Session: Thursday, March 5, 2020, 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and
Friday, March 6, 2020, 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
The Full Council will begin with the Call to Order, adoption of the
agenda, and approval of minutes. The Council will receive a legal
briefing during Closed Session if needed.
The Council will receive a presentation on Shark Depredation from
NOAA Fisheries Highly Migratory Species Division staff.
The Council will receive staff reports including the Executive
Director's Report, updates on the MyFishCount recreational reporting
pilot program, a report on the Council's System Management Plan (SMP),
and an update on the Citizen Science Program.
Presentations will be provided by NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional
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Office staff including a report on the status of commercial landings
for species not covered during an earlier committee meeting, bycatch
reporting, protected resources, and a presentation on the status of the
of the For-Hire Electronic Reporting Amendment. NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Fisheries Science Center staff will provide a presentation on
the status of the Commercial Electronic Logbook Program and updates on
the Atlantic Science Coordination Workshop, the Fishery Independent
Surveys Workshop, and changes to the Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) weight estimates.
The Council will discuss and take action as necessary.
The Council will review any Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary.
The Council will receive an update on the Kitty Hawk Wind Project.
The Council will receive reports from the following committees:
Committee of the Whole; Shrimp; Habitat; Mackerel Cobia; Snapper
Grouper; Dolphin Wahoo; SOPPs, and Executive Finance. The Council will
take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and liaison reports; and discuss
other business and upcoming meetings and take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are available from the Council
office (see ADDRESSES).
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 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 auxiliary aids should be directed to the
council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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 7, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-02772 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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