2023-23682. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of hybrid meeting.

SUMMARY:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Groundfish Plan Teams will hold a meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda.

DATES:

The meetings will be held on Monday, November 13, 2023 through Friday, November 17, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT.

ADDRESSES:

The meetings will be hybrid meetings. The in-person component of the meetings will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science Center in the Traynor Room (2076) and Room 2079, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. If you plan to attend in-person you need to notify Sara Cleaver ( [e-mail]) or Diana Stram ( [e-mail]) at least two days prior to the meeting (or two weeks prior if you are a foreign national). You will also need a valid U.S. Identification Card. If you are attending virtually, join the meeting online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3018.

Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: [phone]. Instructions for attending the meeting are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION , below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sara Cleaver, Council staff; phone: [phone]; email: [e-mail] or Diana Stram, Council staff; email [e-mail]. For technical support, please contact our administrative staff; email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Monday, November 13, 2023, Through Friday, November 17, 2023

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Plan Teams will compile and review the annual BSAI and GOA Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports, and recommend final groundfish Over Fishing Limits (OFLs) and Allowable Biological Catches (ABCs) for 2024/2025. The Plan Teams will also review the Economic Report and the Ecosystem Status Reports. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3018 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Connection Information

You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smartphone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3018.

Public Comment

Public comment letters should be submitted electronically via the electronic agenda at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3018.

Dated: October 23, 2023.

Rey Israel Marquez,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.