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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041194B]

 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Mackerel 
Advisory Panel (AP) and Reef Fish, Mackerel, Spiny Lobster, and Stone 
Crab Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) will hold public 
meetings on May 2-4, 1994, to review, and advise the Council on, 
amendments to Federal rules affecting mackerel, reef fish, stone crab 
and spiny lobster.
    The meetings will be held at the Radisson Inn, New Orleans Airport, 
2150 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Kenner, LA; telephone: (504) 467-
3111.
    On May 2, beginning at 2:30 p.m., the SSC will develop 
recommendations on an amendment that proposes to allow certain 
fishermen landing reef fish with traps, or investing in traps prior to 
February 7, 1994, to be granted permits to use fish traps during the 
current 3-year moratorium on issuance of such permits.
    On May 3, beginning at 8 a.m., the SSC will review and make 
recommendations on an amendment to the stone crab regulations which 
proposes a 4-year moratorium on issuance of commercial vessel 
registrations to participate in the fishery and a procedure for 
implementing state rules in the Federal waters. The SSC will also 
develop recommendations on a generic amendment that contains proposals 
for defining traps used in the reef fish, spiny lobster, stone crab and 
other fisheries, as well as areal and seasonal limitations on trap use. 
Beginning at noon, the SSC will review the mackerel and cobia 
information and formulate its recommendations to the Council.
    The Mackerel AP will meet on May 4 beginning at 10 a.m., to review 
stock assessment and social and economic information on king mackerel, 
Spanish mackerel, and cobia (ling). Based on this review, it will 
recommend to the Council levels for setting total allowable catch 
(TAC), commercial vessel trip limits, bag limits, and commercial quotas 
for these species for the 1994-95 season.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (Mackerel) Terrance R. Leary, Fishery 
Biologist, (Reef Fish) Steven M. Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician, or (Stone Crab and Spiny Lobster) Wayne E. Swingle, 
Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 
West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL; telephone: (813) 228-
2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to the above address by April 
25, 1994.

    Dated: April 12, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-9198 Filed 4-15-94; 8:45 am]
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