2023-25484. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a one day in-person meeting of its Outreach and Education Technical Committee.

DATES:

The meeting will convene on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held in-person at the Gulf Council office. Please visit the Gulf Council website at www.gulfcouncil.org for meeting materials.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W. Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Emily Muehlstein, Public Information Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; [e-mail], telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., EST.

The Meeting will begin with member and staff introductions, adoption of agenda, approval of December 6, 2022 meeting summary, and scope of work.

The Committee will discuss, receive presentations and make Committee Recommendations on the Fishery Ecosystem Plan Outreach, CMP Port Meetings and Recreational Initiative Outreach.

The Committee will review Communications Guidelines Book, Illegal Sale of Recreational Fish and History of Management Timeline Tool. The Committee will review the 2023 In-person Event Outreach Progress and 2024 Plan, the 2023 Communications improvement Plan Progress and 2023 analytics, including presentations and Committee Recommendations and Improvement Plan Ideas.

The Committee will discuss Other Business items, Future For-Hire Reporting Program Outreach and receive Public Comment before the meeting adjourns.

—Meeting Adjourns

The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org.

Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before this group 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. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the emergency.

Authority:16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: November 14, 2023.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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