Notice2024-04281
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
February 29, 2024
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 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14810-14811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04281]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD745]
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 Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., EDT.
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#ddb0bca9a9f3bbafb8b8b0bcb39dbaa8b1bbbeb2a8b3beb4b1f3b2afba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80ede1f4f4aee6f2e5e5ede1eec0e7f5ece6e3eff5eee3e9ecaeeff2e7">[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.)
Tuesday, March 19, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT (7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. CST)
Meeting will begin with Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Summary
from the October 19, 2023 meeting, and Scope of Work. The AP will
review and discuss Council Actions in Response to Motions from the
October 2023 Shrimp AP Meeting, and then review Species-Specific Shrimp
Effort Estimates and Status of Secure Digital (SD) Card Returns. The AP
will receive an update on Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico and
hold a discussion on the Wind Energy Meeting in California.
The AP will receive updates on the following: Southeast Regional
Office (SERO) Protected Resources, Sea Turtle Take and Turtle Excluder
Devices (TED) Compliance; Smalltooth Sawfish Population Viability
Analysis; NOAA Fisheries' National Seafood Strategy;
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Shrimp Futures Project; and Reducing Juvenile Sea Turtle Bycatch
through Development of Reduced Bar Spacing TEDs. The AP will receive
public comment at the end of each day.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT (7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. CST)
The AP will review the 2022 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Landings, the
Biological Review of the 2023 Texas Closure, and the 2022 Royal Red
Landings. The AP will receive updates and discuss Early Adopter
Program, Draft Shrimp Framework Action and Research Track on SEDAR 87;
and, receive public comment at the end of each day.
Lastly, the AP will receive any public testimony and discuss other
business items: Remainder of Shrimp AP applications.
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#c2a9a3b6aabbecb2a7b0a7abb0a382a5b7aea4a1adb7aca1abaeecadb0a5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee858f9a8697c09e8b9c8b879c8fae899b82888d819b808d8782c0819c89">[email protected]</span></a>, at least 5 days prior to the meeting
date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 26, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-04281 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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