[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27729]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102196D]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene a public meeting of the Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel.
DATES: The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on November 18, 1996, and
will conclude at 5:00 p.m. on November 20, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Southeast Fisheries
Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; telephone: 813-228-2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel will
review a new stock assessment for vermilion snapper, an update to the
1995 stock assessment for red snapper, and available biological
information and landings data for amberjack species. For red snapper,
the panel will recommend a range of allowable biological catch (ABC)
which is consistent with a rebuilding schedule for this stock. For the
other species, the panel may recommend an ABC range if there is
sufficient biological information available to determine an ABC range
for achieving optimum yield, or they may identify future research
needs.
Under the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan's framework procedure
for setting total allowable catch (TAC), the Council may implement
through a regulatory amendment, for species where an ABC range has been
specified, a TAC which is allocated between the recreational and
commercial sectors, and quotas, bag limits, size limits, and other
measures needed to attain TAC. If an ABC range and TAC is not
specified, the Council must use the more lengthy plan amendment process
to implement any changes to management measures.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by
November 11, 1996.
Dated: October 22, 1996.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-27729 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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