[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76107-76108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29774]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) and Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (GMFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the SAFMC and GMFMC Joint Council
Committee on South Florida Management Issues and the Ad Hoc
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Goliath Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee.
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SUMMARY: The SAFMC and the GMFMC will hold a meeting of the Joint
Council Committee on South Florida Management Issues and the Goliath
Grouper Joint Council Steering Committee in Key Largo, FL.
DATES: The meeting will be held January 7-9, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo
Resort, 97000 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037; telephone: (305)
852-5553. The meeting is open to members of the public and public
comment will be accepted at the meeting.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa
FL 33607.
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 meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 and end at 12 noon on Thursday, January 9,
2014.
The items of discussion for the Joint Council Committee on South
Florida Management Issues agenda are as follows:
1. Approval of the agenda, minutes, and election of a chairman for
each committee;
2. Discuss the purpose and goal;
3. Receive an overview presentation on South Florida Issues
Workshops and discuss results;
4. Receive an overview of status and trends for South Florida
species and discuss species specific management concerns and next steps
for: yellowtail snapper; mutton snapper; hogfish; mangrove snapper;
shallow-water groupers; Nassau grouper; warsaw and speckled hind; and
other species as necessary;
5. Management structure concerns, challenges, and possible
solutions for South Florida;
6. Next steps for addressing South Florida issues; and other
business.
The items of discussion for the Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint
Council Committee agenda are as follows:
1. Review the last stock assessment for goliath grouper;
2. Presentation on Goliath Grouper Stakeholder Workshops and
survey;
3. Review of recommendations from Ad Hoc Goliath Grouper Joint
Science Workshop;
4. Review of ongoing goliath grouper research;
5. Next steps for assessment;
6. Possible management options for moving beyond the moratorium,
next steps, and other business.
Other items of discussion may arise as the result of the public
comment received.
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
The meeting is 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-29774 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 am]
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