[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 62042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA748


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 Coral Advisory Panel (AP) in North Charleston, 
SC.

DATES: The meeting will take place October 25-26, 2011. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 
International Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (800) 445-
8667; fax: (843) 308-9331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Coral AP will meet from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 25, 2011 and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon 
on October 26, 2011.
    Issues to be addressed at the meeting include: An overview of coral 
research and activity in the South Atlantic region; a discussion of 
measures to be included in the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 
3; an overview of Spiny Lobster Amendment 11, including proposed 
closures in the spiny lobster fishery with the intent of protecting 
elkhorn and staghorn corals; an overview of Marine and Estuarine Goal 
Setting Criteria for South Florida (MARES) Program; and a review of 
Oculina research activities. Updates will be given on the following: 
The NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division; the Council's 
Invasive Species Policy and the Coral Reef Conservation Program Grant 
Projects; and the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: October 3, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-25841 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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