81 FR 68 pgs. 20623-20624 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 68Pages: 20623 - 20624
Pages: 20623, 20624FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-08128 Filed 4-7-16; 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
RIN 0648-XE549
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.
SUMMARY:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and the NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) will convene a workshop to develop methods for conducting stock assessments of short-lived coastal pelagic species (CPS) on the U.S. West Coast. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES:
The meeting will be held Monday, May 2, 2016 through Thursday, May 5, 2016. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. the first day, and at 8 a.m. each subsequent day, Pacific Standard Time. The meeting will conclude at 5 p.m. each day, or when business for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center Pacific Room, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-2280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; telephone: (503) 820-2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The primary purpose of the workshop is to develop methods for conducting stock assessments of short-lived CPS on the U.S. West Coast, with an emphasis on the central subpopulation of northern anchovy. The workshop will include a discussion of how stock assessments and/or single point biomass estimates can be used in management. The intent is to provide recommendations to the SWFSC for use in conducting CPS stock assessments, especially for data-limited stocks.
Special Accommodations
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Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Dale Sweetnam (858) 546-7170 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 5, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08128 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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