[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14946-14947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6811]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031400A]


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
public meeting of the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel (MSAP).

DATES: This meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2000 
and will conclude by 12:00 noon on Friday, April 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries 
Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, 
Miami, Florida.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 
U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MSAP will convene to review a full stock 
assessment for Gulf group king mackerel. The MSAP will also review 
stock assessment updates for the Atlantic group king mackerel and Gulf 
and Atlantic migratory groups of Spanish mackerel. The MSAP will 
consider available information, including but not limited to, 
commercial and recreational catches, natural and fishing mortality 
estimates, recruitment, fishery-dependent and fishery-independent data, 
and data needs. These analyses will be used to determine the condition 
of the stocks and the levels of acceptable biological catch for the 
1999-2000 fishing year. The MSAP will also review available stock 
assessment data for dolphin and wahoo. The MSAP may also review 
estimates/proxies for maximum sustainable yield management targets, and 
rebuilding schedules.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the MSAP for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal MSAP action during this meeting. MSAP action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency. A copy of the 
MSAP agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 228-2815.

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting dates.

    Dated: March 14, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-6811 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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