[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02323]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG802
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 will hold a one-
day meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, March 21, 2019, 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council office, 4107 W Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Matt Freeman, Economist, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council; [email protected],
telephone: (813) 348-1630. The Council's website, www.gulfcouncil.org
also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar
listen-in access, and other materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda,
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible).
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Introductions of members, election of chair and vice chair,
adoption of agenda, and approval of minutes from the April 5, 2018
meeting. Staff will review the Plan of Work with the members. The
advisory panel will discuss the Biological review of Texas closure;
review the new stock assessments for brown, white and pink shrimp; and
receive an update on shrimp catch, effort, Catch Per Unit Effort
(CPUE), turtle threshold update, and juvenile red snapper effort
threshold. The AP will review Shrimp Amendment 18; and discuss Research
Priority Review.
--Meeting Adjourns--
The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the
listen-in access by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the AP
meeting on the calendar.
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as they
become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before the group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this
meeting. Actions 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the
Council's intent to take action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This 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 Gulf Council office (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: February 11, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02323 Filed 2-13-19; 8:45 am]
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