[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9269]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 041095C]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public 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 will convene a 
public meeting of its Reef Fish and Red Snapper Advisory Panels (AP) on 
May 1, 1995, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and May 2, 1995, from 8:00 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The APs will meet jointly to review Draft Amendment 
11 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Bay Harbor Inn, 
7700 Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 281-
8900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven M. Atran, Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council, 5401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, 
Tampa, Florida 33609; telephone: 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issues that will be addressed in the FMP 
include: Proposed modifications of the framework procedure for 
specifying total allowable catch including changes in procedures, the 
definition of optimum yield, and the criteria for specifying the length 
of a stock recovery program for overfished reef fish species; 
permitting issues including dealer and vessel permit conditions, 
transferability of vessel permits and fish trap endorsements, 
implementation of a new vessel permit moratorium for the fishery, and 
permits for charter and head boats; allowing hook-and-line harvest of 
reef fish by shrimp vessels; enforcement issues including definitions 
of bait and of fish for personal consumption that are exempt from the 
head and tails attached requirement, dealer transport requirements 
during transfer from vessel to fish house, and allowance of 
recreational bag limits of red snapper on commercial vessels during 
commercial closures; changes to amberjack size and bag limits and a 
commercial seasonal amberjack closure; changes to gag/black grouper and 
red snapper size limits; an aggregate recreational bag limit for reef 
fish. A copy of the agenda can be obtained by calling 813-228-2815.
    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 April 24, 1995.

    Dated: April 10, 1995.
Alfred J. Bilik,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9269 Filed 4-13-95; 8:45 am]
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