Notice2023-03145
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
February 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a three-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Shrimp, Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9869-9870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03145]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC769]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a three-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Shrimp,
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees
(SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 7 through Thursday,
March 9, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office.
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by
visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the ``meeting tab''.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#601219010e4e12090e040f0e052007150c06030f150e03090c4e0f1207"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1c3c8d0df9fc3d8dfd5dedfd4f1d6c4ddd7d2dec4dfd2d8dd9fdec3d6">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST
The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
Approval of Verbatim Minutes and Meeting Summary from the January 10-
12, 2023, meeting, and a review of the Scope of Work. The Committees
will select an SSC Representative for the April 3-6, 2023, Gulf Council
meeting in Gulfport, MS.
Following, the Committees will review presentations for Shrimp
Effort Estimation, New Shrimp Assessment Models and Royal Red Shrimp
Landings, including other background materials for SSC discussion. The
Committees will review SEDAR 87 Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Terms of
Reference (TORs), Schedule, Participants Approval; SEDAR Schedule and
Planned Interim Analyses; Review of Red Grouper Operational Assessment
(OA) TORs; and, Solicitation of Volunteers for SEDAR 74 Red Snapper
Research Track Review Workshop. Public comment will be heard at the end
of the day.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST
The Committees will continue review and discuss any topics from the
previous day if time is needed. The Committees will discuss a
presentation and model documentation on Economics of Allocation; a
presentation on Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper Updated Projections
within the Shallow-water Grouper Complex; a presentation and published
research on Incorporating Socioeconomic Data into Stock Assessments and
its Effect on Status Criteria Determination; a presentation and
published research on Decision Points for Evaluating Proxies for
Maximum Sustainable Yield; and will receive public comment at the end
of the day, if any.
Thursday, March 9, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST
The Committees will review and discuss Explicit Temporal Modeling
of Recruitment Residuals from Stock Synthesis, Evaluating Bottom
Fishing Seasonal Closures in the Recreational Fishery, and Greater
Amberjack Discard Mortality, along with presentations and background
materials.
The Committees will receive an update on the Gulf of Mexico Great
Amberjack Count, review an Examination of an Alternative Allocation
Approach, and Wenchman and Mid-water Snapper Historical Landings, along
with presentation and background materials. The Committees
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will receive public comment before addressing any items under Other
Business.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register
for the webinar by visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the SSC
meeting on the calendar.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> as they
become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committee will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in
the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that
require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 9, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03145 Filed 2-14-23; 8:45 am]
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