Notice2023-19930
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
September 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a one-day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19930]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD340]
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 one-day meeting of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, October 2, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will take place at the Gulf Council
office.
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#a1d3d8c0cf8fd3c8cfc5cecfc4e1c6d4cdc7c2ced4cfc2c8cd8fced3c6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87f5fee6e9a9f5eee9e3e8e9e2c7e0f2ebe1e4e8f2e9e4eeeba9e8f5e0">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, October 2, 2023; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST
The meeting will begin with Introductions of Members and Adoption
of Agenda, Approval of Minutes from the October 11, 2022, meeting,
election of the Chair and Vice Chair, review the Scope of Work, and
Reef Fish and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program Landings.
The AP will then receive an update on the Marine Recreational
Information Program--Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) Pilot Study and
Proposed Next Steps, followed by a summary of the Gag Research Review
from September 2023 Gulf Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)
Meeting. The AP will then review the Gag Interim Analysis Health Check,
followed by discussions on the Reef Fish Framework Action:
Modifications to Gag and Black Grouper Recreational Retention Limits
and Commercial Spawning Season Closure. The AP will receive a brief
update on Draft Amendment 58: Modifications to Shallow-water Grouper
Complex Management Measures; and will then review interim analyses for
Vermilion Snapper and Lane Snapper.
Next, the AP will review Draft Snapper Grouper Amendment 44/Reef
Fish Amendment 55: Catch Level Adjustments and Allocations for
Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper, and then discuss the Draft
Generic Amendment for Regulatory Streamlining; the AP will then receive
Public Comment.
Lastly, the AP will discuss any Other Business items.
--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
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, those issues
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of
the Advisory Panel 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
The meeting is 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: September 11, 2023.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19930 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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