[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59658-59659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29098]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102497D]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Habitat Committee and Habitat Research and
Monitoring Subgroup, Joint Habitat Committee and Habitat Advisory Panel
chairmen and agency representatives to the Habitat Advisory Panel,
Marine Reserves Committee, Information and Education (I & E) Committee,
Mackerel Committee, Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee
(CLOSED SESSION), Advisory Panel Selection Committee (CLOSED SESSION),
Personnel Committee (CLOSED SESSION), Snapper Grouper Committee, and a
Scoping Meeting of the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program.
A Council Session will also be held.
DATES: The meetings will be held from November 17-21, 1997. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Duke University Nicholas
School of the Environment Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road,
Beaufort, NC 28516; telephone: (919) 504-7504.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information
Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax: (803) 769-4520; email:
susan.buchanan@noaa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Dates
November 17, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Habitat Committee/
Habitat Research and Monitoring Subgroup;
The Committee will observe the Subgroup workshop. The Subgroup will
review present research efforts to identify and describe essential fish
habitat and determine fishery and non-fishery impacts on these habitats
and discuss the structure of the research section of the Habitat
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
November 17, 1997, 5:00 p.m. until all business is complete --
Atlantic Coastal
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Cooperative Statistics Program Scoping Meeting;
The purpose of this scoping meeting is to provide the public an
opportunity to express their views on ways to improve commercial and
recreational fisheries data collection.
November 18, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Joint Habitat Committee
and Habitat Advisory Panel chairmen and state & Federal representatives
to the Habitat Advisory Panel;
The Committee, chairmen and representatives will review the status
of the Habitat FMP and comprehensive Habitat Amendment, review fishing
threats to essential fish habitat, determine fishery impacts on
habitat, and develop management options for the Habitat FMP.
November 18, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.--Marine Reserves
Committee;
The Committee will review recent activities in the country that
have focused on marine reserves, such as meetings, workshops and
research, review the status of the Oculina Bank closed area, hear a
report from NMFS law enforcement on fishing vessel monitoring systems
and the potential for enforcing marine reserves, and discuss a Council
approach for addressing marine reserves in the South Atlantic.
November 18, 1997, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.--Information and
Education (I & E) Committee;
The Committee will review current Council I & E activities, hear an
overview of the NMFS Southeast Regional Office plan for fishery I & E
activities, and discuss additional and/or future I & E activities.
November 19, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Mackerel Committee;
The Committee will review items for Amendment 9 to the Coastal
Migratory Pelagics FMP proposed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, discuss the Gulf Council's response to the South
Atlantic Council's request for true lead in dolphin and wahoo
management, and hear the status of Amendment 8 to the Coastal Migratory
Pelagics FMP and the 1997-98 framework seasonal adjustments.
November 19, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.--Scientific and
Statistical Selection (SSC) Committee (CLOSED SESSION);
The Committee will review resumes and develop recommendations for
appointment to SSC.
November 19, 1997, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.--Advisory Panel Selection
Committee (CLOSED SESSION);
The Committee will review applications and develop recommendations
for appointments to advisory panels.
November 19, 1997, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Personnel Committee
(CLOSED SESSION);
The Committee will discuss Council personnel issues.
November 20, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Snapper Grouper
Committee;
The Committee will hear status reports on Amendments 8 and 9 to the
Snapper Grouper FMP, hear stock assessment reports on scamp and
vermilion snapper species, hear the snapper grouper logbook report, a
report on the economic survey results, and review special management
zone requests and develop recommendations.
November 20, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.--Snapper Grouper
Committee continued;
November 20, 1997, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.--Council Session;
The full Council will convene to hear comments from Rear Admiral
Norman T. Saunders, Commander of the 7th Coast Guard District, and to
begin development of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Generic Amendment (the
Council will review definitions of overfishing and rebuilding
timeframes for each FMP, develop new definitions and rebuilding
timeframes where required, and review other Magnuson-Stevens Act
requirements).
November 21, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Council Session;
The full Council will convene to hear committee reports at the
following times.
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.--Habitat Committee report;
The Council will approve Habitat Amendment management options.
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.--Snapper Grouper Committee report;
The Council will take action on special management zone requests.
9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.--Marine Reserves Committee report;
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.--Mackerel Committee report;
The Council will take action on Gulf Council proposed actions for
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 9.
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.--I & E Committee report;
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.--SSC Selection Committee report (CLOSED
SESSION);
The Council will approve new SSC members.
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.--Advisory Panel Selection Committee report
(CLOSED SESSION);
The Council will approve new advisory panel members.
11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Personnel Committee report (CLOSED
SESSION);
1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Council will hear a report from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Federal aid program and the South
Florida restoration project; modify the Bycatch Reduction Device
Protocol; hear reports on the status of the investigation of the four
golden crab permits; the golden crab framework action; the Operations
Plan meeting, the Dolphin/Wahoo FMP request; progress of the Calico
Scallop FMP development; the Highly Migratory Species longline Advisory
Panel meeting; the Highly Migratory Species billfish advisory Panel
meeting; and the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program before
making Council recommendations. The Council will also hear agency and
liaison reports and discuss other business.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this Council/Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal Council/Committee action during this meeting.
Council/Committee action will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agenda 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 the Council office (see ADDRESSES)
by November 10, 1997.
Dated: October 29, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-29098 Filed 10-30-97; 10:28 am]
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