94-21247. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting  

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    [I.D. 082394B]
    
     
    
    Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
    public meeting of its Joint Habitat Protection Advisory Panels on 
    September 13, 1994, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and September 14, 
    from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon, to review and discuss:
        (a) Mercury occurrence in coastal fisheries;
        (b) Potential assumption of Section 404 Permitting Program by 
    Florida and Louisiana;
        (c) Mitigation banking plans for Florida;
        (d) The Corps of Engineers' and Louisiana's long-term management 
    plans for Federal channels;
        (e) Louisiana coastal wetlands conservation plan;
        (f) The Federal ecosystem management plan;
        (g) Estimating estuarine freshwater in-flow needs;
        (h) Removal of offshore platforms with explosives and the impacts 
    on fisheries;
        (i) A scientific assessment of coastal wetland loss, restoration, 
    and management in Louisiana;
        (j) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries policy on marsh 
    management; and
        (k) Proposed Magnuson Act amendments regarding Council involvement 
    in habitat issues.
        This meeting will be held at the New Orleans Airport Hilton Hotel 
    and Conference Center, 901 Airline Highway, Kenner, LA.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Hoogland, Biologist, Gulf of 
    Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 
    331, Tampa, FL; telephone: (813) 228-2815.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is physically accessible to 
    people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
    other auxiliary aids should be directed to Julie Krebs at the above 
    address by September 6, 1994.
    
        Dated: August 24, 1994.
    David S. Crestin
    Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
    National Marine Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 94-21247 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/29/1994
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of public meeting.
Document Number:
94-21247
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: August 29, 1994, I.D. 082394B