97-23563. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23563]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082997B]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee will 
meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 1997, 
beginning at 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Leif Erikson Lodge Hall, 
2245 NW 57th Street, Seattle, WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry Loncon, Committee Chairman; 
telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for the meeting will include the 
following subjects:
    1. Annual report to industry by the Alaska Department of Fish and 
Game (ADF&G).
    2. Update on the ADF&G-managed crab observer program.
    3. Review results of the St. Matthew and Pribilof king crab 
fisheries.
    4. Review actions of the Alaska Board of Fisheries regarding 
management of the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery.
    5. Discussion of the crab license limitation program.
    6. Discussion of any other crab issues of importance to the 
committee.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal 
Committee action during this meeting. Committee action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Helen Allen, 907-271-2809, at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 29, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-23563 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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