[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5785]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022597D]
Western Pacific 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 Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a joint meeting of its Crustaceans Plan Team and Hawaii
Crustaceans Advisory Panel.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 18 and 19, 1997, from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ilikai Hotel, Yacht Harbor
Tower, Room 262, 1777 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808)
949-3811.
Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan team and advisory panel will
discuss and may make recommendations to the Council on the following
agenda items:
1. Review of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island lobster fishery and
stock status;
2. Estimation of annual harvest guideline, including: (a) review of
model to estimate exploitable population size, (b) review of risk
analysis estimation procedure, and (c) review panel recommendations;
3. Review of NMFS report, including: (a) assessment of methods and
results to estimate high-grading in 1996 season, and (b) possible
economic pros/cons of high-grading;
4. Review of adjustment mechanisms to correct for significant high-
grading, including: (a) trap modification, (b) lower risk level to
include grater uncertainty, (c) incorporate high-grading as additional
component of M in model estimates, (d) use of observers to document
level of high-grading, (e) other possible adjustments, and (f)
statistically valid sampling and design to estimate high-grading;
5. Sampling considerations for expanding live lobster fishery;
6. Determination of Harvest Guideline for 1997 season; and
7. Other business as required.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 808-522-8220
(voice) or 808-522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.
Dated: March 3, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-5785 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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