[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59317-59318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5576]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100505C]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Workshop to finalize the South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Deepwater Coral Research and 
Monitoring Plan.

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

ACTION: Notice of Workshop to finalize Deepwater Coral Research and 
Monitoring Plan.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
conduct a workshop to finalize the Council's Deepwater Coral Research 
and Monitoring Plan in St. Petersburg, FL.

DATES: The workshop will take place October 26 and 27, 2005. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates, times and agenda.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E., St. Petersburg, FL 33701;

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telephone: (727) 896-8626; fax: (727) 893-2947.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; telephone: (843) 571-4366 
or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Invited workshop participants will meet from 
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on October 26, 2005, and from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on 
October 27, 2005, to complete a draft of the Council's Deepwater Coral 
Research and Monitoring Plan. This workshop is a follow up to one held 
in 2004. The workshop is designed to consolidate and refine sections of 
the draft document that have been developed through the use of a web 
portal. When completed, the detailed research and monitoring plan will 
be integrated into the Council's developing Fishery Ecosystem Plan and 
support long-term research needs for the proposed deepwater Lophelia 
coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern. In addition, the research 
plan will also comprise the South Atlantic component of NOAA's national 
strategy for research and monitoring of deepwater coral communities.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meetings.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5576 Filed 10-11-05; 8:45 am]
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