2023-08377. 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's (Council) Crab Plan Team will meet May 16, 2023 through May 18, 2023.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 to Thursday May 18, 2023, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alaska time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Attend in person at the Alaska Regional Office in Juneau, AK at 709 W 9th St., Juneau, AK 99802–1668 or join online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2990. 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 May 16, 2023 Through Thursday, May 18, 2023

The agenda will include: (a) the simpler modeling working group report; (b) WAIRKC final SAFE; (c) PIGKC final SAFE; (d) AIGKC final SAFE; (e) PIBKC proposed models; (f) BBRKC proposed model runs; (g) Snow crab proposed model runs; (h) Tanner crab proposed models; (i) Bering sea red crab stock structure template; (j) unobserved mortality ongoing research discussion; (k) BSFRF update; and (m) additional topics. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2990 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/​2990.

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​2990.

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

Dated: April 17, 2023.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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