[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9541]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB171
North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) Crab
Plan Team (CPT) will meet in May in Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The meeting will be held May 7-10, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500
West Third Avenue, Dillingham Room, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, NPFMC; telephone: (907)
271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plan Team meeting agenda includes:
Review of workshop reports on modeling and recruitment and
recommendations on recruitment time frames for BMSY, Tanner
crab model review and recommendations on use in specifications in 2012/
13, review of rebuilding projections for Tanner crab, final OFL and ABC
specification for Norton Sound red king crab, Aleutian Islands golden
king crab, Pribilof Islands golden king crab and Adak red king crab for
2012/13,review data for AIGKC model and plans for model review in
September, recommend appropriate stock boundary for the Pribilof
Islands blue king crab stock, review of methodology to set OFL for St
Matthew and Pribilof Islands blue king crab stocks, snow crab model
proposals for 2012/13, discuss proposed crab bycatch limits in
groundfish fisheries, handling mortality study, BMSY study,
growth and maturity study, economic SAFE report overview, and Bristol
Bay red king crab spawning effects paper.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be
posted at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/PDFdocuments/membership/PlanTeam/Crab/CPTagenda512.pdf.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action 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 Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided 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 aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at (907) 271-2809 at
least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 17, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9541 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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