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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 071194B]

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public 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 Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
advisory entities will hold meetings July 31 through August 5, 1994, at 
the Red Lion Hotel Columbia River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive, 
Portland, OR; telephone: (503) 283-2111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director, 
Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, 
Portland OR 97201; telephone: (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council Meetings

    The Council meetings will begin on August 2, at 8:00 a.m. in a 
closed session (not open to the public) to discuss personnel matters 
and litigation. The open session will begin at 8:30 a.m. The Council 
will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. each day, August 3 through August 5. The 
meetings may continue each day into the evening hours if necessary to 
complete business. The following items are on the Council agenda:

A. Call to Order

    1. Opening remarks, introductions, roll call
    2. Approve proposed agenda
    3. Approve March, April and June 1994 minutes

B. Administrative and Other Matters

    1. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for fiscal year 1995
    2. Budget Committee Report
    3. Summary of Council Chairs' Meeting
    4. Status of legislation
    5. Composition of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
and Advisory Subpanels for the 1995-96 term and solicitation of 
nominations
    6. Research and data needs for 1994-96
    7. Draft agenda for October 1994 meeting

C. Coastal Pelagic Species Management

    Anchovy spawning biomass estimate and quotas for 1994-95 season

D. Habitat Issues

    Report of the Habitat Steering Group

E. Salmon Management

    1. Sequence of events and status of fisheries
    2. Plan Amendment 12: Deficit accounting for Klamath River fall 
chinook

F. Groundfish Management

    1. Status of Federal regulations implementing Council actions
    2. Final report on industry/scientist workshops
    3. Status of fisheries and inseason trip limit adjustments
    4. Policy on deviations from harvest guidelines (overages and 
underages)
    5. Preliminary stock assessments, harvest levels and other 
specifications for 1995
    6. Management measures for 1995, including designating open access 
trip limits as routine measures
    7. Associating trip limits with Limited Entry Permits and 
``Stacking Permits''
    8. Individual quotas, trip limit alternatives and season for the 
Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Fishery
    9. Groundfish Fishery Observer Program

G. Pacific Halibut Management

    1. Review of halibut bycatch estimate
    2. Review of halibut stock assessment
    3. Area 2A halibut allocation for 1995 and beyond

Other Meetings

    The Groundfish Subcommittee of the SSC will meet on July 31 from 
7:00 until 10:00 p.m. to review groundfish stock assessments.
    The SSC will meet August 1 through August 3 (if necessary), 
beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day, to address scientific issues on the 
Council agenda.
    The Salmon Technical Team will meet on August 1 at 10:00 a.m., and 
on August 2 at 8:00 a.m. to review hooking mortality estimates for 
ocean fisheries and the deficit accounting issue for Klamath River fall 
chinook.
    The Groundfish Management Team will convene on August 1 at 8:00 
a.m. to address groundfish management items on the Council agenda.
    The Groundfish Advisory Subpanel will convene on August 1 at 1:00 
p.m. and on August 2 at 8:00 a.m. to address groundfish management 
items on the Council agenda.
    The Habitat Steering Group will meet on August 1 at 1:00 p.m. to 
consider activities affecting the habitat of fish stocks managed by the 
Council.
    The Budget Committee will convene on August 1 at 3:00 p.m. to 
review the status of the fiscal year 1994 Council budget and the fiscal 
year 1995 budget proposal.
    The Enforcement Consultants will meet on August 2 at 7:00 p.m. to 
address enforcement issues related to Council agenda items.
    Detailed agendas for the above advisory meetings will be available 
after July 21, 1994.
    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Michelle Perry Sailer at (503) 
326-6352 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 14, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-17678 Filed 7-19-94; 8:45 am]
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