[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7136-7137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3142]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA982


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Advisory Panel (AP) will hold 
meetings.

DATES: The SSC will meet on March 14-15, 2012. The AP will meet on 
March 15, 2012, concurrently with the SSC during the morning session, 
and then will meet separately during the afternoon session to discuss 
the three presentations given during the morning session. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 
Tartak St., Carolina, Puerto Rico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
00918-1920, telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SSC will meet to discuss the items 
contained in the following agenda:

March 14, 2012--9 a.m.

Call to order
Roll Call
Monitoring of ACLs

    1. SSC Review of fishery monitoring programs http://www.mragamericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MRAG-EDF-Guiding-Principles-for-Monitoring-Programs-FINAL.pdf
    a. How to apply this to ACL monitoring
    b. Timeliness (e.g. 60 days for data submission)
    c. Minimum data to be collected
    d. Commercial and recreational landings
    e. Guidance that can or should be used
    f. What is optimal
    g. Recommendations form the SSC on how to monitor ACLs
    2. Establish Research Needs Sub-committee to address priority 
research needs for the next 5 years. Update on status of overfished 
species and issues affecting rebuilding of specific species/species 
units.
    3. Deep Water Queen Conch Assessment

Joint Meeting SSC and AP

March 15, 2012--9 a.m.-12 noon

4. Review of SEDAR 26 Complete Assessment Reports for queen and silk 
snappers and red tail parrotfish (http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/Sedar_Workshops.jsp?WorkshopNum=26)
5. Discussion of options paper on parrotfish size and trip limits
6. Data needs and recommendations on study design to determine status 
of parrotfish populations on St. Croix
7. Review information needs for SEDAR 30 (2012) including 
recommendations on how to gather information on species designated for 
assessment: blue tang, queen triggerfish

March 15, 2012-1 p.m.--5 p.m.-SSC meeting continues

Old business
New business
Next meeting
Adjourn

    The AP will reconvene during the afternoon from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 
discuss the three presentations given during the morning session.
    The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in 
English. Simultaneous interpretation (English/Spanish) will be provided 
for the AP meeting. Fishers and other interested persons are invited to 
attend and participate with oral or written statements regarding agenda 
issues.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language 
interpretation and/other

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auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rol[oacute]n, Executive 
Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera 
Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-1920, telephone: (787) 
766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 7, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-3142 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am]
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