[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51435-51436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25205]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 092596C]


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 (Council) will 
convene a public meeting of the Stone Crab Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on October 23, 1996, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Banana Bay Resort and 
Marina, 4590

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Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL; telephone: 305-743-3500.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 5401 
West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Swingle, Executive Director; 
telephone: 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting will be to review 
effort and landing trends in the fishery and indicate to the Council 
whether the industry supports development of a limited access or effort 
limitation system.
    The AP is comprised of fisherman and other user groups who advise 
the Council on fishery issues.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Anne Alford at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by 
October 16, 1996.

    Dated: September 26, 1996.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-25205 Filed 10-1-96; 8:45 am]
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