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2. October 26, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Holiday Inn Express, 210 Seminole
Boulevard, Largo, FL 33770.
3. November 2, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Hampton Inn, 230 Lee Burbank
Highway, Revere, MA, 02151.
4. November 9, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 North Virginia
Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949.
5. December 2, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Hilton Hotel, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner,
LA 70062.
6. December 30, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Holiday Inn, 99701 Overseas Highway,
Key Largo, FL 33037.
Registration
Dated: August 18, 2021.
Kelly Denit,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
following specific items with them to
the workshop:
• Individual vessel owners must
bring a copy of the appropriate
swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy
of the vessel registration or
documentation, and proof of
identification;
• Representatives of a businessowned or co-owned vessel must bring
proof that the individual is an agent of
the business (such as articles of
incorporation), a copy of the applicable
swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and
proof of identification; and
• Vessel operators must bring proof of
identification.
Workshop Objectives
The Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops are designed
to teach longline and gillnet fishermen
the required techniques for the safe
handling and release of entangled and/
or hooked protected species, such as sea
turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth
sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and
prohibited sharks. In an effort to
improve reporting, the proper
identification of protected species and
prohibited sharks will also be taught at
these workshops. Additionally,
individuals attending these workshops
will gain a better understanding of the
requirements for participating in these
fisheries. The overall goal of these
workshops is to provide participants
with the skills needed to reduce the
mortality of protected species and
prohibited sharks, which may prevent
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overviews, and briefing book materials
will be posted on the Council’s website
at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/
council-meetings/. Webinar registration
links for the meeting will also be
available from the Council’s website.
Public comment: Public comment on
items on this agenda may be submitted
through the Council’s online comment
form available from the Council’s
website at: https://safmc.net/safmcmeetings/council-meetings/. Comments
will be accepted from August 30, 2021,
until September 17, 2021. These
comments are accessible to the public,
part of the Administrative Record of the
meeting, and immediately available for
Council consideration.
The items of discussion in the
individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council.
Council Session I, Monday, September
13, 2021, 1 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
The Council will receive reports from
state agencies, Council liaisons, NOAA
Office of Law Enforcement, and the U.S.
Coast Guard. The Council will receive
updates on the Council’s Citizen
Science Program, outreach and
communications efforts, development of
the Allocations Decision Tool, the
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
Control Rule, the Atlantic Large Whale
Take Reduction Plan, and additional
topics as needed.
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Snapper
Grouper Committee; Dolphin Wahoo
Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee;
and Habitat and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee. The meeting
week will also include a formal public
comment session and a meeting of the
Full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 1 p.m. on Monday, September
13, 2021, until 12 p.m. on Friday,
September 17, 2021. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Town and
Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway,
Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (884) 201–
3033. The meeting will also be available
via webinar. Registration is required.
Details are included in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
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: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting
information, including agendas,
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday,
September 14, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until
5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, September
15, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Committee will receive an
overview of the current two-for-one
permit requirement for the South
Atlantic Unlimited Snapper Grouper
Commercial Fishing Permit and review
comments from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel (AP). The committee
will also receive an overview proposed
modifications to greater amberjack
management through Amendment 49 to
the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) and review
recommendations from the Snapper
Grouper AP. The Committee will review
recommendations from the Snapper
Grouper AP on proposed management
measures for snowy grouper through
Snapper Grouper Amendment 51 and
consider approving the amendment for
public scoping. Snapper Grouper
Amendment 44 addressing yellowtail
snapper management measures will also
be reviewed and considered for scoping
approval.
The Committee will review
recommendations from its Scientific
and Statistical Committee regarding red
snapper management and review an
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Registration Materials
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Online Recertification Workshops
NMFS anticipates the implementation
of online recertification workshops
beginning in the fall of 2021 for persons
who have already taken in-person
training. Affected permit holders will be
notified of this option when it becomes
available.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
[FR Doc. 2021–18021 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am]
To register for a scheduled Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop, please contact Angler
Conservation Education at (386) 682–
0158. Pre-registration is highly
recommended, but not required.
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options paper addressing short-term
management measures. The Committee
will review proposed measures for the
wreckfish fishery through Snapper
Grouper Amendment 48 and
modifications to red porgy management
through Snapper Grouper Amendment
50. The Committee will receive
guidance on rebuilding options from
NOAA Fisheries for gag grouper, discuss
vermilion snapper trip limits, receive an
update on the South Atlantic Red
Snapper Count and the Greater
Amberjack Count in the South Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico, discuss topics for
the next meeting of the Snapper
Grouper AP, and receive a brief on an
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application.
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Dolphin Wahoo Committee,
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 1:30
p.m. Until 3:45 p.m.
The Committee will receive an update
on the status of Amendment 10 to the
Dolphin Wahoo FMP. The Amendment
includes actions addressing: Revisions
to recreational data and catch level
recommendations; modifications to
recreational accountability measures;
measures to allow properly permitted
commercial vessels with trap, pot or
buoy gear on board to possess
commercial quantities of dolphin and
wahoo; removal of the current Operator
Card requirement; and reductions in the
recreational vessel limit for dolphin.
The Council approved the amendment
for Secretarial review during its June
2021 meeting. The Committee will also
consider management measures to
include in a future framework
amendment.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday,
September 15, 2021, 4 p.m.—Public
comment will be accepted from
individuals attending the meeting on all
items on the Council meeting agenda.
The Council will be accepting public
hearing comments on Amendment 50 to
the Snapper Grouper FMP addressing
management measures for red porgy.
The Council Chair will determine the
amount of time provided to each
commenter based on the number of
individuals wishing to comment.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday,
September 16, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12
p.m.
The Committee will review Coastal
Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment
34 addressing management measures for
Atlantic king mackerel in the South
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and CMP
Amendment 32 addressing management
measures to end overfishing for Gulf of
Mexico cobia. Both amendments will be
considered for public hearing approval.
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Habitat Protection and EcosystemBased Management Committee,
Thursday, September 16, 2021, 1:30
p.m. Until 3 p.m.
The Committee will review
Amendment 10 to the Coral FMP, which
would establish a shrimp fishery access
area for the deepwater shrimp fishery
along the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of
Particular Concern and consider
approving the amendment for
Secretarial Review. The Committee will
also receive an update on the Habitat
and Ecosystem Blueprint and discuss
topics for the next meeting of the
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management AP.
Council Session II, Thursday,
September 16, 2021, From 3 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m., and Friday, September 17,
2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will present the 2020
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Award and hold elections of the Chair
and Vice-Chair.
The Council will receive an update
from NOAA Fisheries Office of
Protected Resources, review the
Exempted Fishing Permit request,
review the FMP Workplan, receive a
staff report from the Executive Director
and an update on Climate Change
Scenario Planning. The Council will
receive reports from NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Fisheries Science Center and
from the Southeast Regional Office.
The Council will receive reports from
the following committees: Snapper
Grouper; Dolphin Wahoo; Mackerel
Cobia; and Habitat Protection and
Ecosystem-Based Management.
The Council will discuss other
business, 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 these meetings. 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
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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: August 18, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 (Council) will
hold a one day in-person and virtual
meeting (hybrid) of its Ecosystem
Technical Committee (ETC).
DATES: The meeting will take place
Friday, September 10, 2021, 8:30 a.m.–
5 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will
take place at the Gulf Council office. If
you prefer not to travel at this time, you
may attend via webinar. Registration
information will be available on the
Council’s website by visiting
www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the
Ecosystem Technical Committee
meeting on the calendar.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; natasha.mendez@
gulfcouncil.org, telephone: (813) 348–
1630.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Friday, September 10, 2021; 8:30 a.m.
Until 5 p.m.; EDT
The meeting will begin with
Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
Approval of Minutes from the March 2,
2020 meeting and review of Scope of
Work with its members.
The ETC will receive a Mid-Term
Project Summary on the Overview of
Fisheries Ecosystem Planning (FEP),
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Dolphin
Wahoo Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; and Habitat and Ecosystem-
Based Management Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal
public comment session and a meeting of the Full Council.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday,
September 13, 2021, until 12 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Town and
Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (884)
201-3033. The meeting will also be available via webinar. Registration
is required. Details are included in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including agendas,
overviews, and briefing book materials will be posted on the Council's
website at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Webinar
registration links for the meeting will also be available from the
Council's website.
Public comment: Public comment on items on this agenda may be
submitted through the Council's online comment form available from the
Council's website at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments will be accepted from August 30, 2021, until
September 17, 2021. These comments are accessible to the public, part
of the Administrative Record of the meeting, and immediately available
for Council consideration.
The items of discussion in the individual meeting agendas are as
follows:
Council Session I, Monday, September 13, 2021, 1 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m.
The Council will receive reports from state agencies, Council
liaisons, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The
Council will receive updates on the Council's Citizen Science Program,
outreach and communications efforts, development of the Allocations
Decision Tool, the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule, the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, and additional topics as
needed.
Snapper Grouper Committee, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until
5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Committee will receive an overview of the current two-for-one
permit requirement for the South Atlantic Unlimited Snapper Grouper
Commercial Fishing Permit and review comments from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel (AP). The committee will also receive an overview
proposed modifications to greater amberjack management through
Amendment 49 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and
review recommendations from the Snapper Grouper AP. The Committee will
review recommendations from the Snapper Grouper AP on proposed
management measures for snowy grouper through Snapper Grouper Amendment
51 and consider approving the amendment for public scoping. Snapper
Grouper Amendment 44 addressing yellowtail snapper management measures
will also be reviewed and considered for scoping approval.
The Committee will review recommendations from its Scientific and
Statistical Committee regarding red snapper management and review an
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options paper addressing short-term management measures. The Committee
will review proposed measures for the wreckfish fishery through Snapper
Grouper Amendment 48 and modifications to red porgy management through
Snapper Grouper Amendment 50. The Committee will receive guidance on
rebuilding options from NOAA Fisheries for gag grouper, discuss
vermilion snapper trip limits, receive an update on the South Atlantic
Red Snapper Count and the Greater Amberjack Count in the South Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico, discuss topics for the next meeting of the Snapper
Grouper AP, and receive a brief on an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application.
Dolphin Wahoo Committee, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 1:30 p.m. Until
3:45 p.m.
The Committee will receive an update on the status of Amendment 10
to the Dolphin Wahoo FMP. The Amendment includes actions addressing:
Revisions to recreational data and catch level recommendations;
modifications to recreational accountability measures; measures to
allow properly permitted commercial vessels with trap, pot or buoy gear
on board to possess commercial quantities of dolphin and wahoo; removal
of the current Operator Card requirement; and reductions in the
recreational vessel limit for dolphin. The Council approved the
amendment for Secretarial review during its June 2021 meeting. The
Committee will also consider management measures to include in a future
framework amendment.
Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 4 p.m.--
Public comment will be accepted from individuals attending the meeting
on all items on the Council meeting agenda. The Council will be
accepting public hearing comments on Amendment 50 to the Snapper
Grouper FMP addressing management measures for red porgy.
The Council Chair will determine the amount of time provided to
each commenter based on the number of individuals wishing to comment.
Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, September 16, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until
12 p.m.
The Committee will review Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP)
Amendment 34 addressing management measures for Atlantic king mackerel
in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and CMP Amendment 32
addressing management measures to end overfishing for Gulf of Mexico
cobia. Both amendments will be considered for public hearing approval.
Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Thursday,
September 16, 2021, 1:30 p.m. Until 3 p.m.
The Committee will review Amendment 10 to the Coral FMP, which
would establish a shrimp fishery access area for the deepwater shrimp
fishery along the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern and
consider approving the amendment for Secretarial Review. The Committee
will also receive an update on the Habitat and Ecosystem Blueprint and
discuss topics for the next meeting of the Habitat Protection and
Ecosystem-Based Management AP.
Council Session II, Thursday, September 16, 2021, From 3 p.m. Until
5:30 p.m., and Friday, September 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Council will present the 2020 Law Enforcement Officer of the
Year Award and hold elections of the Chair and Vice-Chair.
The Council will receive an update from NOAA Fisheries Office of
Protected Resources, review the Exempted Fishing Permit request, review
the FMP Workplan, receive a staff report from the Executive Director
and an update on Climate Change Scenario Planning. The Council will
receive reports from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center
and from the Southeast Regional Office.
The Council will receive reports from the following committees:
Snapper Grouper; Dolphin Wahoo; Mackerel Cobia; and Habitat Protection
and Ecosystem-Based Management.
The Council will discuss other business, 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 these meetings. 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: August 18, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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