[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5785]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022597D]


Western 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 Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a joint meeting of its Crustaceans Plan Team and Hawaii 
Crustaceans Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 18 and 19, 1997, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ilikai Hotel, Yacht Harbor 
Tower, Room 262, 1777 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 
949-3811.
    Council address: Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 
Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI 96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 
telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan team and advisory panel will 
discuss and may make recommendations to the Council on the following 
agenda items:
    1. Review of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island lobster fishery and 
stock status;
    2. Estimation of annual harvest guideline, including: (a) review of 
model to estimate exploitable population size, (b) review of risk 
analysis estimation procedure, and (c) review panel recommendations;
    3. Review of NMFS report, including: (a) assessment of methods and 
results to estimate high-grading in 1996 season, and (b) possible 
economic pros/cons of high-grading;
    4. Review of adjustment mechanisms to correct for significant high-
grading, including: (a) trap modification, (b) lower risk level to 
include grater uncertainty, (c) incorporate high-grading as additional 
component of M in model estimates, (d) use of observers to document 
level of high-grading, (e) other possible adjustments, and (f) 
statistically valid sampling and design to estimate high-grading;
    5. Sampling considerations for expanding live lobster fishery;
    6. Determination of Harvest Guideline for 1997 season; and
    7. Other business as required.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 808-522-8220 
(voice) or 808-522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting date.

    Dated: March 3, 1997.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-5785 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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