[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25935]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100296B]
Western Pacific 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 Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold its 64th meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held October 29-31, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Executive Center, 1088
Bishop St., Room 4003, Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 539-3000.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will discuss and may make
recommendations to the Council on the following agenda items:
1. Pelagic fishery issues, including:
a. Pelagic Fisheries Research,
b. Pacific-wide control date for all U.S. fishermen,
c. Annual Report format revisions,
d. Bycatch issues (turtles, sharks, albatross), draft data
amendment, and
e. Program planning.
2. Hawaii bottomfish issues, including:
a. Status of the State Main Hawaiian Islands onaga and ehu draft
management plan,
b. Reconsideration of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands management
system,
c. Annual Report format revisions, and
d. Program planning;
3. Lobster management, including:
a. Report on 1996 lobster fishery,
b. Implementation of Amendment 9 provisions,
c. Report on NMFS lobster research cruise,
d. Consider mandatory Vessel Monitoring System, and
e. Program planning;
4. Status of region-wide assessment of coral reef resources; and
5. Other business as required.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 808-522-8220 (voice) or 808-
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.
Dated: October 3, 1996.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-25935 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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