2024-08962. 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) Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Crab Plan Team (BSAI CPT) will meet May 14, 2024 to May 16, 2024.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 through Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., AK time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Attend in-person at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council office, 1007 West Third Ave, Suite 400 Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the meeting online through the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3043.

Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W Third 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 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 14, 2024 Through Thursday, May 16, 2024

The agenda will include: (a) Aleutian Island Golden King Crab 2024 SAFE; (b) Council updates; (c) proposed model runs for Bristol Bay red king crab, Eastern Bering Sea snow crab, Tanner crab, and Saint Matthew blue king crab; (d) ecosystem and socioeconomic profile updates; (e) Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation (BSFRF); (f) economic impacts of the snow crab closure; (g) research updates; and (h) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3043 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/​3043.

Public Comment

Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/​Meeting/​Details/​3043.

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

Dated: April 22, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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