2024-04282. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of web conference.

SUMMARY:

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee (PNCIAC) will meet March 15, 2024.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3038.

Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Suite 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 Marrinan, Council staff; phone; (907) 271–2809; email: [e-mail]. For technical support, please contact our admin Council staff, email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

Friday, March 15, 2024

The Committee will discuss several topics including: (a) consider Board of Fisheries proposals ( e.g., smaller size limit for opilio and bairdi); (b) crab rationalization program review elements (T); and (c) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3038 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/​3038.

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3038.

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

Dated: February 26, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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