[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-20818] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: August 24, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 081894B] Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene public meetings of its Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committee on September 8, 1994, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and its Reef Fish Advisory Panel on September 9, 1994, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., to review and discuss stock assessment information, and social and economic information on red snapper and gag. Based on this review, they will recommend to the Council levels for setting total allowable catch, trip limits, bag limits, size limits, and closed seasons or areas, or gear restrictions for 1995. They will also review and discuss an evaluation by the Special Management Zone Monitoring Team of a request from the State of Alabama to designate certain areas in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Alabama as Special Management Zones with gear restrictions for reef fish fishing. The meetings will be held at the Guest Quarters Hotel, 4400 West Cypress Street, Tampa, FL; telephone: (813) 873-8675. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven M. Atran, Populations Dynamics Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL; telephone: (813) 228-2815. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Julie Krebs at the above address by September 1, 1994. Dated: August 19, 1994. Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 94-20818 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F