[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 45795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19701]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072903B]


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC) Marine Reserves Subcommittee will hold 
a work session, which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be Monday, August 18, 2003 from 10 a.m. to 
5 p.m.; Tuesday, August 19, 2003 from 8 a.m to 5 p.m.; and Wednesday, 
August 20, 2003 from 8 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 
97220; telephone: (503) 820-2280, toll free: (866) 806-7204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dan Waldeck, Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (503) 820-2280, toll free: (866) 806-
7204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the SSC Marine Reserves 
Subcommittee will evaluate the implications of marine reserves for 
fishery management, taking into consideration (1) reserve objectives 
and (2) uncertainties associated with both reserves and traditional 
fishery management. Initial descriptions of SSC expectations of marine 
reserve proposals submitted to the Council in terms of ``real world'' 
considerations, including items (1) and (2) above, will also be 
discussed. The preliminary recommendations of the subcommittee will be 
reviewed by the SSC at the September 2003 Council meeting.
    The proposed agenda is as follows:
    1. Introductions
    2. Discussion and Approval of Agenda
    3. Interaction Between Reserves and Traditional Fishery Management
    A. Reserves as an ``insurance policy'' against uncertainties/errors 
in traditional fishery management
    B. Reserves as a source of fishery benefits
    C. Reserves as a source of ecosystem benefits (e.g., enhance 
biodiversity, protect habitat)
    D. Reserves as an opportunity to advance scientific knowledge 
(e.g., of ecological functions, environmental versus anthropomorphic 
influences)
    4. SSC Expectations Regarding Marine Reserve Proposals
    A. Defining the objective, including description of why status quo 
does not achieve the objective
    B. Identifying variables that measure reserve effects
    C. Providing a reasonable basis for reserve design/size/location
    D. Developing data collections and analyses to monitor progress 
toward achieving the objective
    E. Identifying full range of alternatives for meeting the objective
    F. Analyzing alternatives
    G. Other (including procedural requirements)?
    5. Subcommittee Recommendations to the Council
    6. Research and Data Needs (Time Permitting)
    Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues 
specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after 
publication of this document 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 intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820-2280 at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 29, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-19701 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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