[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 19460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07501]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC566
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the King & Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) and
Snapper Grouper AP in North Charleston, SC.
DATES: The meetings will be held from 9 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013
until 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (800)
445-8667 or (843) 308-9330; fax: (843) 308-9331.
Council Address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the individual
meeting agendas are as follows:
King & Spanish Mackerel AP Agenda: Monday, April 22, 2013, 9 a.m. Until
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 12 p.m.
1. Discuss and provide recommendations for Mackerel Amendment 19,
which addresses bag limit sales of king and Spanish mackerel, reduces
inactive king mackerel permits, and addresses income requirements for
commercial king and Spanish mackerel permits.
2. Discuss and provide recommendations for Mackerel Amendment 20,
which pertains to: changes in Gulf group zones; transit provisions in
Florida waters; and allocations for king and Spanish mackerel in North
Carolina. The amendment also addresses framework procedure
modifications as well as updated Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) for cobia.
3. Discuss and provide recommendations for South Atlantic Framework
Actions, which considers: a change in the king mackerel minimum size
limit; modifications to transfer-at-sea provisions for the Spanish
mackerel gillnet fishery; changes in the king mackerel commercial trip
limits; and modifications to the Spanish mackerel quota and trip limit
system.
Snapper Grouper AP Agenda: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 1:30 p.m. Until
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 12 p.m.
1. Receive an update on the April, 2013 Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) Meeting, including: the application of the Only
Reliable Catch Stocks (ORCS) methodology to specify Acceptable
Biological Catches (ABCs) for unassessed snapper grouper species
included in the Comprehensive ACL Amendment; and the black sea bass
stock assessment.
2. Receive an update on both future and completed snapper grouper
amendments.
3. Receive presentations on: Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS); an
electronic monitoring (EM) pilot study on snapper grouper bandit
vessels; and the Fishery Independent Reef Fish Survey.
4. Receive an overview of Snapper Grouper Amendment 30, pertaining
to the consideration of VMS for the commercial snapper grouper fishery.
Discuss the amendment and provide recommendations.
5. Receive an overview on Regulatory Amendment 14, which addresses
management measures for the following snapper grouper species: greater
amberjack; mutton snapper; gray triggerfish; hogfish; black sea bass;
vermilion snapper; and gag grouper. Discuss the amendment and provide
recommendations.
6. Receive overviews on: regional allocations for black sea bass;
and Visioning and Strategic Planning for the snapper grouper complex.
Discuss the overviews and provide recommendations.
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 these meetings. Action 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 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 auxiliary aids should be directed to the
council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Dated: March 27, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07501 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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