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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082694B]

 

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.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a public meeting on September 21, 1994, from 8:30 a.m. until 
5:00 p.m. The Council will receive Public Testimony on Reef Fish Total 
Allowable Catches (TACs), and take final action on 1995 reef fish TACs 
for red snapper and possibly shallow-water grouper stocks, commercial 
quotas, bag limits, and size limits (NOTE: Testimony cards must be 
turned in to staff before the start of public testimony). The Council 
also may specify vessel trip limits and seasonal or areal closures to 
achieve the TACs, from 1:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Council will 
reconvene on September 22, at 8:00 a.m., to receive reports on Recent 
Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Reduction Device Evaluations, from 8:00 a.m. until 
8:30 a.m.; from the NMFS Permitting System, from 8:30 a.m. until 9:15 
a.m.; and from the NOAA General Counsel Enforcement Office, from 9:15 
a.m. until 9:45 a.m. It will also receive reports of the Shrimp 
Management Committee, from 9:45 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.; from the 
Migratory Species Management Committee from 10:00 a.m. until 10:15 
a.m.; from the Joint Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster Management Committee, 
from 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.; and from the Habitat Protection 
Committee, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The Committee reports will 
be followed by Enforcement Reports, Directors' Reports, other business, 
and the election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman for 1994-95.
    On September 19, 1994 the Shrimp Management Committee, Migratory 
Species Management Committee, and Joint Stone Crab/Spiny Lobster 
Management Committees will convene at 1:00 p.m. and recess at 5:30 p.m. 
On September 20, the Reef Fish Management Committee and the Habitat 
Protection Committee will convene at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    These meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, 333 
Poydras, New Orleans LA; telephone: (504) 525-9444.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: 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 12, 1994.

    Dated: September 1, 1994.
David S. Crestin, Acting Director,
Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-22168 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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