[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65638-65639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27645]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG671
U.S. Stakeholder Meetings on Pacific Bluefin Tuna Long-Term
Management Framework; Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is holding a meeting to discuss the future of the U.S.
West Coast Pacific bluefin tuna fishery, including objectives and a
management framework.
DATES: The meeting will be held January 9, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. PST, or until business concludes.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held concurrently in two locations: (1)
In the Pacific Conference Room (Room 300) at NMFS, Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037;
and (2) Room 3400 at the Long Beach Federal Building, 501 W. Ocean
Blvd., Long Beach, California 90802. Please notify Celia Barroso (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by December 27, 2018, if you plan to
attend and whether you will be attending in person or remotely. The
meetings will also be accessible by webinar. NMFS will email
instructions and background materials for the webinar to meeting
participants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Barroso, West Coast Region,
NMFS, at [email protected], or at (562) 432-1850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Domestic and international stakeholders
share interest in developing management objectives and a long-term
management framework for Pacific bluefin tuna. In September 2018, the
Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) recommended that its Highly
Migratory Species Management Team develop a long-term management
strategy for Pacific bluefin tuna (See the PFMC's ``September 2018
Summary Decision'' at https://www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/0918_Decision_Summary_DocumentV2.pdf). Additionally, the
International Scientific Committee on Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the
North Pacific Ocean (ISC) is considering whether to proceed with a
management strategy evaluation (MSE) for Pacific bluefin tuna. The
development of a domestic management strategy and objectives could
apply to the ISC's MSE. During this stakeholder meeting, NMFS will
briefly review the current status of the stock and current management
regime, and then intends to solicit input from participants on
potential management objectives and strategies to achieve those
objectives for the Pacific bluefin tuna fishery.
Pacific Bluefin Tuna U.S. Stakeholder Meeting Topics
The Pacific bluefin tuna U.S. stakeholder meeting topics will
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) An overview of international management Pacific bluefin tuna
and management of the U.S. Pacific bluefin tuna fishery;
(2) Potential management objectives; and,
(3) Potential management strategies.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Celia Barroso (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) by December 23, 2018.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
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Dated: December 17, 2018.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27645 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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