[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5425-5426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02959]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG823


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 (webinar).

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
public hearing via webinar to discuss Shrimp Amendment 18--Evaluation 
of Shrimp Effort Threshold Reduction in the Area Monitored for Juvenile 
Red Snapper Bycatch.

DATES: The webinar will be held Thursday, March 21, 2019, at 6 p.m. and 
will conclude no later than 9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing meeting will be held via webinar. A 
public listening station is available at the Gulf Council office 
(address below).
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Muehlstein, Public Information

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Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Council staff will brief the public on the 
purpose and need of the amendment. The Council is currently considering 
increasing the amount of shrimp effort allowed in the special area that 
is monitored for juvenile red snapper bycatch. Analysis shows that the 
effort reduction threshold, which currently requires that shrimp effort 
in the area monitored for juvenile red snapper be 67 percent below the 
effort in the baseline years of 2001-03, can be reduced to 60 percent 
without affecting the rebuilding of the red snapper stock. The schedule 
is as follows:

Thursday, March 21, 2019; 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the meeting on 
the calendar. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version 
along with other meeting materials will be posted on as they become 
available.

    Dated: February 15, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02959 Filed 2-20-19; 8:45 am]
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