[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 26 (Thursday, February 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5963-5964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2039]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020207B]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic 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 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Shrimp Review Panel, in Charleston, SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place February 26-27, 2007. The meeting 
will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on February 26, and from 8:30 a.m. 
to 12 noon on February 27.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council office, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) 
SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (843) 
571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being convened to address the 
condition of the pink shrimp stock and over-wintering of white shrimp. 
Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of 
the South Atlantic Region established a proxy for a minimum stock size 
threshold as a parent stock size capable of producing maximum 
sustainable yield (BMSY) the following year. The annual estimates of 
this BMSY proxy have been below the threshold value for more than two 
consecutive years. This situation may require future action by the 
Council, based on the findings and recommendations of its Shrimp Review 
Panel.
    If necessary, the Panel may also make a recommendation on closing 
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to protect over-wintering white 
shrimp if a closure is requested by the states. The Panel will prepare 
a report regarding its recommendations and forward it to the Council's 
Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Shrimp Committee to 
determine if further action is needed.
    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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.

    Dated: February 2, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2039 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am]
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