[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 32649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15459]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Parts 649, 650, and 651
[I.D. 061495A]
New England Fishery Management Council; Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold
a 2-day public meeting to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.
DATES: The meeting will begin on Wednesday, June 28, 1995, at 10 a.m.
and on Thursday, June 29, 1995, at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the King's Grant Inn, Route 128
and Trask Lane, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (508) 774-6800. Requests
for special accommodations should be addressed to the New England
Fishery Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01096-1097;
telephone: (617) 231-0422.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas G. Marshall, Executive
Director, (617) 231-0422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June 28, 1995, session will begin with a
Groundfish Committee report on the development of management
alternatives for inclusion in Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management
Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery (FMP). At this meeting, the
Council will finalize proposals to address severely overfished
groundfish stocks in the Northeast for public hearing purposes. The
Council has identified this agenda item as the priority for this
meeting. All other subjects will be addressed only after groundfish
discussions are concluded.
If time allows, the following will be discussed at this meeting:
Progress on the development of an FMP amendment to allow consolidation
of fishing days now allocated to individual vessels in the Atlantic sea
scallop fleet; approval of an American lobster stock rebuilding/effort
reduction program for review at public hearings; details associated
with the draft FMP for Monkfish, such as limited entry criteria, the
basis for limited access fishery quotas and trip limits to control
bycatch; work to date on an industry proposal to conduct a
demonstration project involving sea scallop research, enhancement and
aquaculture; and the current structure and role of the Council's
advisory committees.
The Council also may hear reports from the Chairman, Council
Executive Director, NMFS Regional Director, Northeast Fisheries Science
Center liaison, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council liaison, and
representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission.
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Douglas G. Marshall (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: June 19, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-15459 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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