[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 78064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30314]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD679


Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the King Mackerel Gillnet Working Group.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, 
January 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Marriott 
Beachside Hotel located at 3841 N. Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, FL 
33040.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, Fishery Biologist, Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630; fax: 
(813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion on the agenda are as 
follows:

King Mackerel Gillnet Working Group Agenda, Monday, January 12, 2015, 9 
a.m. Until 5 p.m.

I. Adoption of Agenda
II. Action Guide
III. Overview of King Mackerel Gillnet Issues
    (a) Gulf Council Mackerel Committee Summary
IV. Suggested Gillnet Management Options
    (a) Trip Limit Increases
    (b) Gear Modifications
    (c) Catch Shares
    (d) Other
V. Wrap Up

    This agenda may be modified as necessary to facilitate the 
discussion of pertinent materials up to and during the scheduled 
meeting.
    For meeting materials see folder ``King Mackerel Gillnet Working 
Group meeting--2015--01'' on Gulf Council file server. To access the 
file server, the URL is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the Council's Web site and click on the FTP link in 
the lower left of the Council Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). 
The username and password are both ``gulfguest''.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

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


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30314 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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