Notice2024-31036
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
December 27, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105540-105541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31036]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE562]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting open to the public offering both in-
person and virtual options for participation.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will convene Monday, January 27 through Thursday,
January 30, 2025. Daily schedule will be 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST
Monday and Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., CST on Tuesday and
Thursday.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Renaissance New Orleans
Pere Marquette French Quarter, located at 817 Common Street, New
Orleans, LA 70112. If you prefer to ``listen in'', you may access the
log-in information by visiting our website at <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a>.
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. Carrie Simmons, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, January 27, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST
Committee Sessions will begin with the Administrative/Budget
Committee review and discussion of Proposed 2025 Activities and Budget
and receive update on 2020-2024 Administrative Award No Cost Extension
Request and Inflation Reduction Act Funding. The Committee will Review
Advisory Panel appointments for Data Collection, Spiny Lobster, and
Coral. The Habitat Protection & Restoration Committee will receive
updates on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Generic Amendment 5 and
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of Proposed Aquaculture
Opportunity areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Draft Comment Letter. The
Shrimp Committee will review Draft Shrimp Framework Action:
Modification of the Vessel Position Data Collection Program for the
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery and Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP)
Recommendations, and review remaining meeting summary items from the
December 16, 2024 Shrimp AP meeting.
Following lunch, the Mackerel Committee will receive a presentation
on Gulf Stakeholder Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Engagement
Meetings Summary Draft. The Committee will discuss Spanish Mackerel
Framework Action and next steps and King Mackerel Document and next
steps, including a presentation on King Mackerel Data Request Report,
Framework Action and background of SEDAR 99 Draft Schedule. The
Outreach and Education Technical Committee (OETC) will review 2024
Communications improvement Plan Progress and Analytics, Domestic Shrimp
and Seafood Education and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Outreach
Update on Red Tide Fishery Ecosystem Issues (FEI). The Committee will
discuss Management Areas and Boundary Outreach, Public Comment
Improvements, 2025 Communications Improvement Plan and remaining items
from the O&E Technical Committee meeting summary.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST
The Council will receive a Litigation update. Following, the Reef
Fish Committee will convene to review and discuss Draft: Reef Fish
Amendment 58B:
Modifications to Deep-water Grouper Management Measures, receive a
presentation on Modifications to Lane Snapper Minimum Size and
Recreational Bag Limits and Draft Reef Fish Amendment 59: Requirements
for Participation in Individual Fishing Quota Programs. The Committee
will review Draft Framework: Other Shallow-water Grouper Catch Limits,
receive a summary from the December 2024 Gulf SSC Webinar and remaining
Reef Fish AP Discussions and Recommendations.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., CST
The Reef Fish Committee will reconvene to review summary reports
from Working Group 1 & 2 for the Recreational Initiative and Public
Engagement Sessions and receive a presentation on Recreational Red
Snapper Accountability Measures. The Law Enforcement Technical
Committee (LETC) will review the meeting summary from the January 2025
meeting.
Following lunch, the Council will convene at approximately 1:30
p.m., CST with a Call to Order, Announcements and Introductions,
Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes. The Council will receive a
presentation on Stock Assessments 101: Spawning Potential Ratio and
Maximum Sustainable Yield. The Council will hold public testimony
beginning at 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., CST for comments for open testimony on
other fishery issues or concerns. Public comment may begin earlier than
2 p.m. CST but will not conclude before that time. Persons wishing to
give public testimony in-person must register at the registration kiosk
in the meeting room. Persons wishing to give public testimony virtually
must sign up on the Council website during the Council meeting.
Registration for virtual testimony closes one hour (1 p.m. CST) before
public testimony begins.
Thursday, January 30, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CST
The Council will receive Committee reports from Administrative/
Budget, Habitat Protection & Restoration, Shrimp, Mackerel, Outreach
and Education, Reef Fish, and Law Enforcement. The Council will receive
updates from the following supporting agencies: South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council Liaison; Louisiana Law Enforcement Efforts, NOAA
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE); Gulf States Marine Fisheries
Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and
Department of State.
Lastly, the Council will hold a discussion on Council Planning and
Primary Activities, and any Other Business items.
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The meeting will be a hybrid meeting; both in-person and virtual
participation available. You may register for the webinar to listen-in
only by visiting <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org">www.gulfcouncil.org</a> and click on the Council meeting
on the calendar.
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change as
required to effectively address the issue, and the latest version along
with other meeting materials will be posted on the website as they
become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may
come before this group 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 these
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
listed 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 that the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take final 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 or accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira,
(813) 348-1630, at least 15 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-31036 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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