[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 42279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's Golden Crab Advisory permit holders.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
meeting of Golden Crab Permit Holders in Key Largo, FL.

DATES: The meeting will take place August 10, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Key Largo Resort, 
97000 South Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037; telephone: (305) 
852-5553.

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; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Golden Crab permit holders are being 
brought together to discuss options being considered by the South 
Atlantic Fishery Management Council that could potentially establish a 
catch share program in this fishery. Permit holders will be asked to 
discuss their support for or opposition to a catch share program. There 
will be an overview of draft Amendment 6 to the Golden Crab Fishery 
Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region and the permit 
holderswill discuss potential allocation scenarios and share ownership 
caps among other management issues for the commercial fishery. The 
permit holders will discuss alternatives in the amendment and provide 
recommendations for Council consideration.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office 
(see ADDRESSES) three days prior to the meeting.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Dated: July 13, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-17436 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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