[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5518-5519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01899]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working Group.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, from 9 
a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council office, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 
FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Morgan Kilgour, 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:

Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working Group Agenda, Wednesday, February 18, 
2015, 9 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

(1) Introduction--Shrimp 17 Scoping Document
(2) Council Charge--To have staff convene a meeting of a Shrimp Working 
Group as recommended by the SSC
(3) Overview of Shrimp Amendment 13
(4) Biological yield--MSY workshop summary/ABC control rule
(5) CPUE
    a. SEAMAP
    b. Fishery Dependent
(6) Permit activity status
    a. Transfers
    b. Terminations
    c. Landings per permit
(7) Economic yield
(8) Community make-up of the shrimp fishery
(9) Ecosystem considerations
    a. Bycatch--review of BiOp
    b. Habitat
    c. Ecosystem Working Group recommendations
(10) Other Business
--Adjourn--

    For meeting materials see folder ``Shrimp Permit Moratorium Working 
Group Feb 2015 '' 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''. The Agenda is subject 
to change.
    The meeting will be webcast over the internet. A link to the 
webcast will be available on the Council's Web site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
    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: January 28, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-01899 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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