[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60302-60303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5707]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.101105E]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene a series of 10 public hearings regarding Amendment 13C to the 
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 13C is intended to

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eliminate or phase out overfishing of snowy grouper, golden tilefish, 
vermilion snapper, and black sea bass; and increase red porgy harvest 
consistent with the red porgy rebuilding plan. The underlying need of 
the amendment is to end overfishing while achieving optimum yield from 
each fishery through the implementation of new or modification of 
existing regulations. To address overfishing, the Council is proposing 
regulations that can be implemented in early 2006, with provisions to 
allow for a year-round fishery to occur. More specifically, the Council 
is considering, for the commercial sector, new or adjusted: catch 
quotas, size limits, trip limits, seasonal closures, fishing year start 
dates, and gear restrictions. Management measures for the recreational 
sector would include new or adjusted: catch allocations, bag limits, 
size limits, and seasonal closures.

DATES: The public hearings will be held during November - December 
2005. Written comments must be received in the Council office by close 
of business on November 28, 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 
specific dates and times of the public hearings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Mahood, Executive 
Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark 
Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699, or via email to 
[email protected]. Copies of the Public Hearing Document 
are available from Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free at (866) SAFMC-10.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 
29407-4699; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax: (843) 769-4520; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public hearing dates and locations. Hearings 
are scheduled to begin at 6 pm.
     November 7, 2005, Sombrero Resort & Lighthouse Marina, 19 
Sombrero Boulevard, Marathon, FL 33050, Phone: (305) 743-2250;
     November 8, 2005, Irelands Inn Beach Resort, 2220 N. 
Atlantic Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33305, Phone: (954) 565-6661;
     November 9, 2005, Radisson Resort at the Port, 8701 
Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920, Phone: (321) 784-0000;
     November 9, 2005, Ramada Plaza Resort, 1701 S. Virginia 
Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948, Phone: (252) 441-2151;
     November 10, 2005, Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, 1617 N. 
1st Street, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, Phone: (904) 249-9071;
     November 10, 2005, Leon Mann, Jr. Enrichment Center, 3820 
Galantis Drive, Morehead City, NC 28557, Phone: (252) 247-2626;
     November 14, 2005, Holiday Inn West, 101 Outlet Boulevard, 
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579, Phone: (843) 236-1000;
     November 16, 2005, Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah 
Highway, Charleston, SC 29407, Phone: (843) 571-1000;
     December 5, 2005, Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte 
Avenue, Carolina Beach, NC 28428, Phone: (910) 458-2030;

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by November 3, 2005.

    Dated: October 12, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5707 Filed 10-14-05; 8:45 am]
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