Notice2022-03434
North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting Announcement
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Published
February 17, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS announces a U.S. stakeholder meeting open to the public to discuss North Pacific albacore (NPALB) management. This meeting is intended to prepare for potential discussions at the 2022 annual meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee (WCPFC NC) on a harvest strategy for NPALB fisheries. The meeting topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03434]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB787]
North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a U.S. stakeholder meeting open to the public
to discuss North Pacific albacore (NPALB) management. This meeting is
intended to prepare for potential discussions at the 2022 annual
meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee
(WCPFC NC) on a harvest strategy for NPALB fisheries. The meeting
topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
DATES: The virtual meeting will be held on April 5, 2022, from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. HST (or until business is concluded). You must complete the
registration process by March 29, 2022, if you plan to attend the
meeting (see ADDRESSES). Members of the public may submit written
comments on meeting topics or materials to Valerie Post at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6016010c051209054e100f1314200e0f01014e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5b3a4a9a0b7aca0ebb5aab6b185abaaa4a4eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a> by March 29, 2022, and may also provide oral
comments during the virtual meeting.
ADDRESSES: If you plan to attend the meeting, which will be held by
webinar, please register at <a href="https://forms.gle/eoY4EPsnkdLTyJMP7">https://forms.gle/eoY4EPsnkdLTyJMP7</a>.
Instructions for attending the meeting will be emailed to meeting
participants before the meeting occurs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Post, Pacific Islands Regional
Office at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0375626f66716a662d736c7077436d6c62622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7204131e17001b175c021d0106321c1d13135c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>, (808) 725-5034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2021, the International Scientific
Committee on Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean
(ISC) completed a management strategy evaluation (MSE) on NPALB,\1\ and
the ISC Albacore Working Group hosted a meeting among U.S. and Canadian
stakeholders from March 22-25, 2021, to review the results of the MSE.
As a follow-up to the ISC meeting in March 2021, NMFS hosted a U.S.
virtual meeting on June 1, 2021, for U.S. stakeholders to express their
priorities and consider future management of NPALB. This April 5
meeting, is intended to follow up to the June 2021 webinar, as well as
to prepare for anticipated discussions at the IATTC and WCPFC NC.
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NPALB U.S. Stakeholder Meeting Topic
This meeting agenda will be distributed to participants in advance
of the meeting. The meeting agenda will include a discussion on a
potential future harvest strategy for NPALB and may include, but is not
limited to, candidate limit and target reference points.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be indicated when registering for the meeting (see ADDRESSES) by
March 29, 2022.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
Dated: February 10, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-03434 Filed 2-16-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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