[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13120-13121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG117


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); Public 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's advisory panels.

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SUMMARY: The Council will hold meetings of the following advisory 
panels in April 2018: Snapper Grouper; the Mackerel Cobia and Cobia 
Sub-Panel; and Law Enforcement.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP meeting will take place April 11, 2018, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 12, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and April 
13, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Mackerel Cobia AP and Cobia Subpanel 
will meet April 16, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and April 17, 
2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Law Enforcement AP will meet on 
April 18, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. and April 19, 2018, from 9 
a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza 
Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel

    Agenda items for the Snapper Grouper AP include the following: A 
review of Regulatory Amendment 28 (golden tilefish measures); a socio-
economic profile of the commercial snapper grouper fishery; development 
of Fishery Performance Reports for red porgy and greater amberjack; 
research needs for the Council's Citizen Science Program; U.S. Coast 
Guard living marine resources law enforcement priorities; and updates 
on amendments currently under development and stock assessment 
schedules. Advisory panel members will provide recommendations as 
appropriate.

Mackerel Cobia AP and Cobia Subpanel

    The Mackerel Cobia AP and Cobia Sub-Panel will meet jointly. The AP 
and Cobia Sub-Panel will receive updates on recent actions related to 
Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) species including: Framework Amendment 
6 to the CMP Fishery Management Plan for the Gulf of Mexico and South 
Atlantic (king mackerel trip limits), Amendment 31 to the CMP Fishery 
Management Plan (Atlantic cobia management), and the Southeast, Data, 
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 58 Stock Identification Workshop and 
Benchmark Assessment for Atlantic cobia. The AP and Sub-Panel will also 
receive updates and discuss management measures relative to: Citizen 
science research needs, United States Coast Guard (USCG) law 
enforcement priorities, Spanish mackerel gill net regulations, 
regulatory reform for CMP species, and the Southeast Area Monitoring 
and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) Coastal Trawl Survey. The AP and Sub-
Panel will provide recommendations as appropriate. The AP and Sub-Panel 
will also complete Fishery Performance Reports for king mackerel and 
Spanish mackerel.

Law Enforcement AP

    Agenda items for the Law Enforcement AP meeting include the 
following: Input on law enforcement issues relative to a review of the 
Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Program; discussion of 
penalties; shrimp regulations (recreational fishing and possession) in 
federal waters; USCG law enforcement priorities; Spiny Lobster 
Amendment 13 (bully nets and gear modifications); Spanish mackerel 
gillnet mesh size requirements; and updates on amendments under 
development, a mobile app to assist enforcement of reporting 
requirements, enforcement of managed areas, and protected resources 
issues. Advisory panel members will provide recommendations as 
appropriate.

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 public hearings.

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


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



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    Dated: March 22, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-06087 Filed 3-26-18; 8:45 am]
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