96-1148. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meetings  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 2231-2232]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-1148]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    [I.D. 011796B]
    
    
    North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meetings
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of meetings.
    
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    SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
    advisory bodies will meet the week of January 29, 1996, in Anchorage, 
    AK. The Council will also hold a joint meeting with the Alaska Board of 
    Fisheries (ABOF) on January 30. Other committee and workgroup meetings 
    may be held on short notice during the week; notices will be posted at 
    the meeting site. All meetings are open to the public with the 
    exception of Council executive sessions to discuss personnel issues, 
    international issues, and litigation.
    
    DATES: The Advisory Panel and Scientific and Statistical Committee 
    meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. on January 29, 1996, and continue 
    through January 31. The Council will meet jointly with the ABOF on 
    January 30, tentatively set to begin at 10:30 a.m., and begin their 
    normal plenary session at 8:00 a.m. on January 31, 1996, continuing 
    into February 4.
    
    ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 
    500 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.
        Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
    4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Council staff, telephone: 907-271-
    2809.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the joint meeting of the 
    Council and the ABOF on January 30, 1996, includes the following 
    subjects.
        1. Reports on the North Pacific Fisheries Research (Observer) Plan, 
    crab stocks 1995/96 fishery updates, and an update on Bering Sea/
    Aleutians Islands (BSAI) crab research.
        2. A report on the use of length base-analysis to estimate Bristol 
    Bay red king crab abundance.
        3. Discussion of Council action on Bering Sea trawl closures to 
    protect crab.
        4. Discussion of Tanner crab bycatch cap transfers between Zones 1 
    and 2 in the BSAI.
        5. Proposals before the Board of Fisheries that require Council 
    consultation.
        6. Report on plans by the State of Alaska for managing groundfish 
    and scallops in 1996.
        The agenda for the Council's plenary session, beginning on January 
    31, 1996 includes:
        1. Report from NMFS on domestic fisheries and the Sablefish and 
    Halibut Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ) fisheries.
        2. Review of management actions under the Sablefish and Halibut IFQ 
    program, including:
        (a) Final review of a ``buydown'' amendment.
        (b) Initial review of a ``sweep-up'' amendment.
        3. Under the Council's Comprehensive Rationalization Plan, the 
    Council will discuss:
        (a) Further consideration of pollock IFQs.
        (b) Further development of a work plan and alternatives for vessel 
    bycatch allowances.
        4. Discussion of Council operations.
        5. Discussion of any issues on crab raised during the joint 
    Council/ABOF meeting.
        6. Final review of research priorities.
        7. Status reports on the analytical efforts toward improved 
    retention and utilization amendments.
        8. The following amendments and groundfish management issues will 
    also be discussed:
        (a) Initial review of overfishing definition amendments.
        (b) Final action on a halibut gridsorting amendment.
        (c) Final action on pollock trimester allocations in the Gulf of 
    Alaska.
        (d) Council direction to staff for analysis of a change in the 
    opening date for the BSAI pollock ``B'' season.
        (e) A report on activities of the Salmon Foundation.
    
    Special Accommodations
    
        These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
    disabilities. Requests for sign language 
    
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    interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Helen 
    Allen, 907-271-2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.
    
        Dated: January 19, 1995.
    Richard W. Surdi,
    Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
    National Marine Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 96-1148 Filed 1-22-96; 1:37 pm]
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Document Information

Published:
01/25/1996
Department:
Commerce Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of meetings.
Document Number:
96-1148
Dates:
The Advisory Panel and Scientific and Statistical Committee meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. on January 29, 1996, and continue through January 31. The Council will meet jointly with the ABOF on January 30, tentatively set to begin at 10:30 a.m., and begin their normal plenary session at 8:00 a.m. on January 31, 1996, continuing into February 4.
Pages:
2231-2232 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
I.D. 011796B
PDF File:
96-1148.pdf