96-1147. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 2232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1147]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 011796D]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 public meetings of its Advisory Panel Selection, Snapper-Grouper, 
Mackerel, and Shrimp Committees; Wreckfish Advisory Panel; and a 
Council session.

DATES: The meetings will be held from February 12 to February 14, 1996. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Ponce de Leon, 4000 U.S. 
Highway 1 North, St. Augustine, FL 32095; telephone: [phone].
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: [phone]; fax: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

    February 12, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Mackerel Committee;
    The Mackerel Committee will review public hearing comments and NMFS 
informal review comments for Draft Amendment 8 to the fishery 
management plan (FMP) for Coastal Migratory Pelagics. The Committee 
will develop recommendations that the Council will discuss at the April 
8-12, 1996 Council meeting in Jekyll Island, GA. In addition, the 
Committee will develop recommendations for daily commercial trip limits 
for Atlantic group king mackerel. The Council will consider the options 
included in the public hearing draft of Amendment 8. Trip limits will 
be discussed and action will possibly be taken at this meeting. Options 
for the trip limit in Monroe County, FL, range from 50 to 125 fish. 
Should the Council approve a trip limit at the February Council 
meeting, the Director, Southeast Region, NMFS, Dr. Andrew Kemmerer, has 
indicated that the trip limit could be implemented by the start of the 
fishing year on April 1, 1996.
    February 13, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Wreckfish Advisory 
Panel (AP) and Snapper Grouper Committee;
    The Snapper-Grouper Committee will meet with the Wreckfish AP to 
review the wreckfish stock assessment. The AP and the Committee will 
make recommendations concerning the total allowable catch (TAC) for the 
upcoming 1996-97 fishing year. The Council may also consider changes to 
the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), acceptable biological catch (ABC), 
trip limits, minimum size limits, gear restrictions, and seasonal or 
area closures as allowed by the framework procedure included in the 
FMP.
    February 13, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Shrimp Committee;
    The Shrimp Committee will review public hearing comments and NMFS 
informal review comments for Draft Amendment 2 (Bycatch) to the Shrimp 
FMP. The Committee will develop final recommendations for the Council 
for approval of Draft Amendment 2.
    February 13, 1996, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.--Advisory Panel (AP) 
Selection Committee;
    February 14, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.--Council session;
    The Council will hear a report from the AP Selection Committee and 
will appoint AP members during a closed session.
    February 14, 1996, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Council session;
    The Council will convene and receive reports from the Mackerel, 
Snapper-Grouper, and Shrimp Committees. The Council will set TAC and 
make any other necessary changes for wreckfish, and it may take final 
action on Atlantic group king mackerel trip limits. The Council will 
also take final action on Shrimp Amendment 2 (Bycatch) for formal 
submission to the Secretary of Commerce.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by February 5, 1996.

    Dated: January 19, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-1147 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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