[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 21767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09951]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG197
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public webinar meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a one-day webinar
meeting to address the Council's Terms of Reference contained in the
agenda in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May 29, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: You may join the SSC Webinar meeting from a computer, tablet
or smartphone by entering the following address: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/374054789. You can also dial in using your
phone. United States: +1 (408) 650-3123, Access Code: 374-054-789. If
joining from a video-conferencing room or system dial
67.217.95.2##374054789 Cisco devices: [email protected].
The meeting may be extended from, or completed prior to the time
established in this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903; telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will consist of the discussion of
the following Terms of Reference:
1. Confirm the landings year sequence to be used to calculate the
sustainable yield level (SYL) for Puerto Rico recreational jacks;
2. Clarify the process for calculating SYL and acceptable
biological catch (ABC) for stock complexes with two indicator species
(Tier 4a);
3. Finalize indicator species selection for Grouper Unit 5 and
Snapper Unit 3 in St. Croix and for Grouper Unit 4 in St. Thomas/St.
John;
4. Reconsider tier assignment for Grouper Unit 4 (St. Thomas/St.
John) and Grouper Unit 5 (St. Croix) presently assigned to Tier 4b;
5. Reconsider ad hoc ABC for St. Croix queen conch;
6. Determine whether to use the alternative year sequences for St.
Croix and St. Thomas/St. John proposed by the Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (Tiers 4a and 4b);
7. For each stock/complex included in Tier 4b, a) establish scalar
for determining SYL, and b) finalize scientific uncertainty buffer for
SYL to ABC;
8. Clarify whether to include an additional buffer reduction to
account for scientific uncertainty resulting from the reallocation of
unspecified landings (Tiers 4a and 4b);
9. Address the Council's directive to remove additional reductions
proposed by the SSC to be applied to the SYL for ecologically important
species; and
10. Address the summary report from the February/March 2018 SSC
meeting
This webinar meeting will be chaired by Dr. Richard Appeldoorn and
moderated by Atty. Jocelyn D'Ambrosio.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language
interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A.
Rol[oacute]n, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
00918-1903, telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: May 7, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-09951 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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