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[FR Doc No: 94-1192]


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[Federal Register: January 19, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 011194D]

 

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Meetings

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) and 
its Committees will hold public meetings on February 7-11, 1994, at The 
Ponce de Leon, 4000 U.S. Highway 1 North, St. Augustine, FL; telephone: 
(904) 824-2821. The following items are on the agenda:
    (1) A public scoping meeting on February 7 to solicit input from 
spiny lobster harvesters on potential changes to the current 
regulations affecting recreational and commercial fishermen in north 
Florida through North Carolina. The Spiny Lobster Committee will 
discuss necessary options for the formation of a new amendment to the 
Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP);
    (2) An informal meeting on February 7 to allow harvesters of gag 
grouper to discuss management options with Council members;
    (3) A Snapper-Grouper Committee meeting to approve Amendment #7 to 
the Snapper-Grouper FMP for submission to the Secretary of Commerce and 
to set the 1994 wreckfish total allowable catch. The Committee will 
discuss enforcement problems resulting from fishermen possessing 
filleted snapper and grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters, which 
were harvested in Bahamian waters. The Committee also will review the 
status of Amendment #6 to the Snapper-Grouper FMP which now is under 
Secretarial review;
    (4) A Controlled Access Committee meeting to discuss controlled 
access management options for the Spanish mackerel fishery off east 
Florida. The Committee also will review the limited entry program 
established for the wreckfish fishery;
    (5) A Mackerel Committee meeting to approve Amendment #7 to the 
Mackerel FMP for submission to the Secretary of Commerce;
    (6) A public scoping meeting on February 9 to solicit input on 
developing regulations for the rock shrimp fishery. The Shrimp 
Committee will discuss rock shrimp options for the formation of an 
amendment to the Shrimp FMP; and
    (7) A Habitat Committee meeting to approve Amendment #2 to the 
Coral FMP (Live Rock) for submission to the Secretary of Commerce.
    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Carrie Knight on (803) 571-4366 at 
least five (5) days prior to the meeting date.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Knight, Public Information 
Officer; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; One Southpark 
Circle, suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (803) 571-4366.


    Dated: January 12, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-1192 Filed 1-18-94; 8:45 am]
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