[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 203 (Monday, October 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59513-59514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20634]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XD47


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
public meeting of the Ad Hoc Recreational Red Snapper Advisory Panel 
(AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 
and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2007.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the InterContinental Hotel, 
4860 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: (813) 286-4400.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
(813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting, the AP will evaluate and 
recommend innovative management strategies for the private and for-hire 
recreational red snapper fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico, and evaluate 
and recommend innovative approaches to minimizing bycatch and bycatch 
mortality in the private and for-hire recreational red snapper 
fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico. Approaches that could be considered 
for management of the recreational red snapper fishery include, but are 
not limited to, random distribution systems such as lotteries, 
community-based approaches, incentive-based approaches, effort control, 
and, any other novel approaches deemed relevant by the AP. Approaches 
to minimize bycatch and bycatch mortality could include, but are not 
limited to, methods to improve the survival of released fish, methods 
to avoid the capture of undersized or out-of-season fish and, methods 
to account for otherwise unavoidable regulatory discards. The AP may 
also discuss related issues such as regional management, monitoring 
methods, accountability measures, or other issues associated with 
management of the recreational red snapper fishery.
    Although other issues not on the agenda may come before the panel 
for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal panel action during this meeting. Panel action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
as available by this notice.
    A copy of the agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 348-1630.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: October 16, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-20634 Filed 10-18-07; 8:45 am]
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