2024-03202. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of hybrid meeting.

SUMMARY:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Scallop Plan Team will meet in Alaska.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., AK time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Attend in person in the Chiniak room at the Kodiak Fish and Game office, 351 Research Court, Kodiak, AK 99615, or join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3035.

Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Ste. 400, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: [phone]. Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION , below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Rheinsmith, Council staff; phone: [phone]; email: [e-mail]. For technical support, please contact our admin Council staff, email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

The agenda will include: (a) 2023 state dredge survey results; (b) statewide fishery performance; (c) research updates; (d) Scallop FMP amendments; (e) stock status, OFL and ABC determination; (f) socioeconomic considerations; (g) status of assessment development; and (h) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3035 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Connection Information

You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3035.

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3035.

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

Dated: February 12, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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