98-30262. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63293-63294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30262]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 110498D]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a plan team meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Plan Team for 
the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island King and Tanner Crab Fishery Management 
Plan will meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 30-December 1, 1998, 
beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 30.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 229, Old Federal Building, 
605 W. 4th 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: David Witherell, telephone: 907-271-
2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The agenda for the meeting will include the following:
    1. Review of comments received from the Scientific and Statistical 
Committee on the Crab Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report.
    2. Review length-based analysis model for Bristol Bay red king 
crab.
    3. Review progress on Bering Sea C. bairdi crab rebuilding plan.
    4. Review opilio crab bycatch limits in the scallop fishery.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Team for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Helen Allen, 907-271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: November 4, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-30262 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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