[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13706]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration



RIN 0648-XW73




Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Chinook 

Salmon Bycatch Data Collection; Workshop for Industry Review of Data 

Forms



AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.



ACTION:  Notice of a public workshop.



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SUMMARY:  NMFS announces a workshop to solicit comments from the Bering 

Sea pollock trawl industry on data forms for evaluating the Bering Sea 

Chinook salmon bycatch management program that will be implemented 

under Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. The workshop is open 

to the public, but NMFS is particularly seeking participation by 

members of the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery who are knowledgeable 

about industry plans and operations for avoiding Chinook salmon 

bycatch.



DATES:  The public workshop will be held June 21, 2010, 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Pacific Standard Time.



ADDRESSES: The review will be held at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science 

Center, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4, Rm 2076 - Traynor 

Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98115. Photo identification is required to 

enter this facility.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ron Felthoven, 206-526-4114.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) staff are hosting a public 

workshop to solicit comments on data forms related to the Bering Sea 

Chinook salmon bycatch data collection program. This program was 

recommended by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council at its 

December 2009 meeting and will be implemented under Amendment 91. AFSC 

staff will use the results of the workshop to refine the data forms and 

to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The workshop is open to 

the public, but NMFS is particularly seeking participation by members 

of the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery who are knowledgeable about the 

operations and plans for avoidance of Chinook salmon bycatch. NMFS 

invites owners and operators of American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/

vessels, catcher/processors, motherships, inshore processors, and 

Community Development Quota (CDQ) groups to comment on the clarity of 

the questions in the data forms and contribute advice based on their 

knowledge of pollock fishing operations.



Special Accommodations



    This workshop will be physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ron Felthoven, 206-526-4114, at 

least 10 working days prior to the workshop date.



    Dated: June 3, 2010.

Carrie Selberg,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2010-13706 Filed 6-3-10; 4:15 am]

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