[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20817]
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[Federal Register: August 24, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 081894C]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting
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's (Council)
Small Boat Pelagic Fisheries Working Group will hold meetings during
September and October 1994 in Conference Room 306 of the Executive
Centre Hotel, 1088 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI. Tentative meeting dates
and times are as follows:
September 7, 1994; 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
September 28, 1994; 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
October 19, 1994; 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
At these meetings, the group may discuss the following topics:
(1) Catch competition among pelagic fishery sectors;
(2) Trends in fishery indicators (e.g., average fish size,
populations, status, etc.);
(3) Special problems and solutions near seamounts, fishery
attraction devices and weather buoys;
(4) Individual fishermen's quotas;
(5) Market conditions and minimum size limits for small tunas;
(6) Off-market (unauthorized) fish sales;
(7) Effects of imports on local markets;
(8) Bag limits for recreational tuna catches;
(9) Commercial sales of blue marlin;
(10) Definitions of recreational, commercial and subsistence
fishing/fishermen;
(11) Marine recreational fishing licenses;
(12) Restricted areas;
(13) Marine Mammal regulations;
(14) Coast Guard regulations for commercial fishermen;
(15) Constraints in enforcement and prosecution;
(16) Weakness of inter-agency coordination;
(17) Data requirements; and
(18) Sustainable resource production and major environmental
variations.
The goal of the meetings is to develop an issues paper containing
recommendations for the Council to consider regarding immediate and
longer-term solutions to problems.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed, in writing, to Kitty M.
Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5
days prior to the meeting date(s).
Dated: August 18, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-20817 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]
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