[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051002F]


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 Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel (MSAP).

DATES: This meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 
and will conclude by 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science 
Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 
301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33619; telephone: 813-228-2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MSAP will convene to review a new stock 
assessment for Gulf group king mackerel and stock assessment updates 
for Gulf group Spanish mackerel and Atlantic group king and 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, bycatch and bycatch mortality, and data 
needs. These analyses will be used to determine the condition of the 
stocks and possibly the levels of acceptable biological catch (ABC) for 
the 2002-2003 fishing year. The MSAP may also review estimates/proxies 
for maximum sustainable yield (MSY), optimum yield (OY), as well as 
overfishing and overfished definitions for Gulf bluefish, cero, and 
little tunny.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come 
before the MSAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), 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 MSFCMA, 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 at the Council (see ADDRESSES) by May 
21, 2002.

    Dated: May 13, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-12279 Filed 5-15-02; 8:45 am]
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