2023-04089. Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of a public hybrid meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) will hold a public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

DATES:

The OEAP public hybrid meeting will be held on March 22, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. AST.

ADDRESSES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Miguel Rolón, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1903, telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following items included in the tentative agenda will be discussed:

9:30 a.m.

—Call to Order

—Adoption of Agenda

9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

—OEAP Chairperson's Report

—Updates:

—Meetings and Webinars Attended: NOAA Caribbean, MREP, EBFM NOAA webinar, Descending devices outreach webinar, CFMC Meeting

—Calendar 2024

—Recipe Book

—Illustrated Booklet on Climate Change and U.S. Caribbean Fisheries

—MREP update

—DAP Workshop in St. Thomas/St. John, U.S.V.I. on IBFMP

10:15 a.m.-10:20 a.m.

—Short Break

10:20 a.m.-11 a.m.

—Update on Status of the Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP)—Liajay Rivera

—Outreach Materials on MPAs in Puerto Rico—Vilmarie Román

—UPR Sea Grant Activities on Consumption of Underutilized Species—Jannette Ramos

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

—Update of the Island-Based Fishery Management Plans

—Fact Sheets on IBFMP

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

—Lunch

1 p.m.-5 p.m.

—OEAP Recommendation of Outreach Strategies on IBFMPs for Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John, and St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

—Liaisons Recommendations

—Liaisons Reports:

—Wilson Santiago—Puerto Rico

—Nicole Greaux/St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

—Mavel Maldonado/St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

—CFMC Facebook, Instagram and YouTube Communications with Stakeholders

—Other Business

The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on March 22, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., and will end on March 22, 2023, at 5 p.m. AST. Other than the start time, interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated, at the discretion of the Chair. In addition, the meeting may be completed prior to the date established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

For any additional information on this public virtual meeting, please contact Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-1903, telephone: [phone].

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

Dated: February 23, 2023.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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