Notice2023-03647
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
February 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a two day in-person meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10872-10873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03647]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC770]
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 will hold a two
day in-person meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m., EST. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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 Shrimp AP meeting on
the calendar.
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: Dr. Matt Freeman, Economist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd1ddc8c892daced9d9d1ddd2fcdbc9d0dadfd3c9d2dfd5d092d3cedb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8c5c9dcdc86cedacdcdc5c9c6e8cfddc4cecbc7ddc6cbc1c486c7dacf">[email protected]</span></a>,
telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible).
Wednesday, March 15, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST (7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
CST)
Meeting will begin with Election of Chair and Vice Chair, Adoption
of Agenda, Approval of Summary from November 15, 2022, meeting, and
Scope of Work. The AP will review and discuss Council Actions in
Response to Motions from the November 15, 2022, Shrimp AP Meeting;
receive updates on the Shrimp Effort Estimation Model and 2021 Gulf
Shrimp Fishery Effort; and receive information on the Status of Secure
Digital (SD) Card Returns and Update from Southeast Fishery Science
Center (SEFSC) on Use of Port Agents to Promote the Return of SD Cards,
including background materials.
The AP will receive updates on the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and the LGL Ecological
Research Associates P-Sea WindPlot projects, review the Draft Shrimp
Framework Action and be updated on Congressional Funding for Shrimp
Vessel Position Data Reporting, and receive information on the 2021
Gulf Shrimp Fishery Landings, the Biological Review of 2022 Texas
Closure, and the 2021 Royal Red Landings.
Thursday, March 16, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. EST (7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
CST)
The AP will discuss and receive updates on Empirical Dynamic
Modeling (EDM) Development for White and Brown Shrimp; the Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Research Track; the Hurricane Ian
Assessment and the Florida Seafood Industry; Wind Energy Areas in the
Gulf of Mexico; and Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Protected
Resources Update, Sea Turtle Take and Turtle Excluder Device (TED)
Compliance.
Lastly, the AP will receive any public testimony and discuss other
business items, including a Status update on Gulf of Mexico Atlantic
ecosystem model development.
--Meeting Adjourns
The in-person meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may
register by visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and clicking on the Shrimp
Advisory Panel 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 Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the
emergency at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid or accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd6dcc9d5c493cdd8cfd8d4cfdcfddac8d1dbded2c8d3ded4d193d2cfda"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375c56435f4e19475245525e45567750425b5154584259545e5b19584550">[email protected]</span></a>, at least 5 days prior to the meeting
date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 16, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03647 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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