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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060194C]

 

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and 
Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and 
its Committees will hold public meetings on June 20-24, 1994, at the 
Hawk's Cay Resort on Marker 61, Marathon, FL; telephone: (305) 743-
7000.
    A public scoping meeting will be held on June 20, at 1:30 p.m., to 
solicit comments on possible amendments to the current spiny lobster 
regulations. Following the scoping meeting, the Council's Spiny Lobster 
Advisory Panel will meet to discuss whether an amendment should be 
drafted for public hearings.
    The Council will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. regarding 
proposed fishing regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary. The Council is scheduled to approve the proposed regulations 
during full Council session on June 23.
    On June 21, the Council's Snapper-Grouper Committee will meet from 
8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. A public scoping meeting will be held at 1:30 
p.m. to solicit input on various issues relating to the snapper-grouper 
fishery, such as: Gray triggerfish size limit and bag limits for 
hogfish and cubera snapper, in Florida only; prohibition of the sale of 
bag-limit caught greater amberjack in Monroe County, FL; multi-day bag 
limits; and prohibition of possession of fish traps in South Atlantic 
Federal waters.
    In addition, public scoping meetings will be held at 3:45 p.m. on 
controlled access options for Atlantic Spanish mackerel and Amendment 8 
to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics (Mackerels) FMP. Some items in 
Amendment 8 include: Commercial trip limits for Atlantic king mackerel; 
federal dealer permits for coastal pelagics; a fixed boundary between 
Gulf and South Atlantic stocks of king mackerel; alternative 
requirements for obtaining a coastal pelagics permit; etc.
    The Council's Finance Committee will meet on June 22, from 8:30 
a.m. until 10 a.m. A public scoping meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. 
regarding live rock aquaculture and changes to the Coral and Coral 
Reefs FMP. Following the public scoping meeting, the Council's Habitat 
Committee will meet also to discuss these issues.
    On June 23, at 8:30 a.m., the Council will hold a public scoping 
meeting to decide whether to proceed with developing management 
measures for the rock shrimp fishery.
    The full Council will meet on June 23, at 10:45 a.m. until 5 p.m. A 
public hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. on the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council's Amendment 2 to the Coral and Coral Reefs Plan. The 
full Council will reconvene on June 24, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.
    A detailed agenda of the meeting will be available on June 6.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Knight, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699; telephone: (803) 571-
4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Carrie Knight at above 
address by June 13.

    Dated: June 1, 1994.
Joe P. Clem,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-13727 Filed 6-6-94; 8:45 am]
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