66 FR 138 pg. 37457 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 138Page: 37457
Docket number: [I.D. 071101E]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-17939 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071101E]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel (MSAP).
DATES:
This meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, and will conclude by 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2001.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held at the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL.
Council address : Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery Biologist; telephone: 813-228-2815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The MSAP will convene to review a stock assessment for cobia, Rachycentron canadum , in the Gulf and Atlantic area. The MSAP will consider available information from these analyses to determine the condition of the stocks and possible levels of acceptable biological catch (ABC) for the 2002-03 fishing year. The MSAP may also review estimates/proxies for maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and optimum yield (OY), as well as definitions of the overfishing and overfished condition. Finally, the MSAP will review management targets and rebuilding schedules, if needed.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come before the MSAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), those issues may not be the subject of formal MSAP action during this meeting. MSAP 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 MSFCMA, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. A copy of the MSAP agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 228-2815.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES ) by July 25, 2001.
Dated: July 13 , 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17939 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
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