[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6882]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XG87


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a South Atlantic Deepwater Coral Teacher's Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, in partnership 
with NOAA Undersea Research Center, NOAA Fisheries, and Harbor Branch 
Oceanographic Institution is conducting a Deepwater Coral Teacher 
Workshop in Ft. Pierce, FL.

DATES: The workshop will take place April 19, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic 
Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 U.S. 1, North, Ft. 
Pierce, FL; telephone: (772) 465-2400.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Deepwater Coral Teacher's Workshop will 
take place from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on April 19, 2008.
    The Workshop is designed for teachers and educators targeting high-
school grade students to better increase their student's knowledge and 
awareness of these important marine ecosystems. The Workshop will 
include presentations on deepwater coral reefs found off of Florida, an 
overview of the Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern, deepwater 
coral research, mapping and monitoring, and management. The Workshop 
also includes a guided tour of the Smithsonian Marine Station in Ft. 
Pierce, FL. Registration for the Workshop is limited.

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: March 31, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-6882 Filed 4-2-08; 8:45 am]
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