Notice2024-15178
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
July 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a two-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56738-56739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15178]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE100]
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 two-day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish,
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees
(SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 31, 2024, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT, and Thursday, Wednesday, August 1, 2024, from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council's 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#2a58534b44045843444e45444f6a4d5f464c49455f444943460445584d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff8d869e91d18d96919b90919abf988a93999c908a919c9693d1908d98">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Wednesday, July 31, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EDT
The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
Scope of Work, Election of SSC Chair and Vice Chair, review and
approval of Minutes and Meeting Summary from the May 2024 SSC meeting.
Council Staff will hold an SSC Member General Orientation and SEDAR
Process Orientation and Engagement with presentations and SSC
discussion. The SSC will receive presentations on Management Strategy
Evaluation and SEDAR Assessment Process Changes and Model Complexity.
The SSC will then receive a presentation on Essential Fish Habitat
Contract Review: Progress on EFH Data Collection, and Influence of
Timing and Duration of Recreational Season Harvest Restrictions on Gag
Effort, Harvest and Discards in the Gulf of Mexico; including
background materials, supporting manuscripts and SSC
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discussion. The SSC will receive public comment at the end of the day.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EDT
The SSC will discuss Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule
Modifications and receive a RESTORE Project Update on Projections Model
Review. Next, the SSC will review Regional and Sector-Specific Gulf of
Mexico Age, Growth, and Age-length Key Estimation Derived from Otolith-
based Ageing, including presentations, background materials and SSC
discussions. Then, the SSC will review the 2025-2028 Research and
Monitoring Priorities.
Lastly, the SSC will receive public comment at the end of the day
before discussing volunteers for the Ecosystem Technical Committee
under Other Business.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will 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: July 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15178 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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