[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 153 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47948-47950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA357]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) District 
Advisory Panels (DAPs) will hold public virtual meetings to address the 
items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The DAPs public virtual meetings will be held as follows: St. 
Thomas/St. John DAP, August 24, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on 
August 25, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; St. Croix DAP, August 26, 
2020, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Puerto Rico DAP, August 27, 2020, from 9 
a.m. to 3 p.m. All meetings will be at Eastern Day Time.

ADDRESSES: You may join the DAPs public virtual meetings (via 
GoToMeeting) from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the 
following address:

Monday, August 24, 2020--St. Thomas/St. John, DAP, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

    Please, join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/386200149

    You can also dial in using your phone.


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United States: +1 (646) 749-3122
Access Code: 386-200-149

    New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first 
meeting starts:

https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/386200149

Tuesday, August 25, 2020--St. Thomas/St. John, DAP, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    Please, join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/386200149

    You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (646) 749-3122
Access Code: 386-200-149

    New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first 
meeting starts:

https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/386200149

Wednesday, August 26, 2020--St. Croix, DAP, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

    Please, join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/819012045

    You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (872) 240-3412
Access Code: 819-012-045

    New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first 
meeting starts:

https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/819012045

Thursday, August 27, 2020--Puerto Rico, DAP, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

    Please, join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/343080229
    You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (669) 224-3412
Access Code: 343-080-229

    New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first 
meeting starts:

https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/343080229

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel Rol[oacute]n, Executive 
Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera 
Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1903, telephone: (787) 
398-3717.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items included in the 
tentative agenda will be discussed:

DAP St.Thomas/St. John, USVI

Monday, August 24, 2020, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Adoption of Agenda
--Ecosystem Elements Discussion--Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner

Monday, August 24, 2020, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch Break

Monday, August 24, 2020, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

--E.O. on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic 
Growth

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

--5-year Strategic Plan Priorities

DAP St. Croix, USVI

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

--5-year Strategic Plan Priorities

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Lunch Break

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

--Review of Ecosystem Elements--Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 2 p.m.-3 p.m.

--E.O. on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic 
Growth

DAP Puerto Rico

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

--5-year Strategic Plan Priorities

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch Break

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

--Review of Ecosystem Elements--Graciela Garc[iacute]a-Moliner

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 2 p.m.-3 p.m.

--E.O. on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic 
Growth

    At all these meetings CFMC will provide for public participation, 
aside from DAP members. The CFMC is interested in hearing feedback on 
priorities for this Strategic Plan. Each Chair of the DAPs will 
allocate a public comment period at the virtual meetings. The list of 
topics to considered include: (1) Resource Health: Invasive species, 
climate change, erosion & sedimentation, coastal development, natural 
disasters, habitat loss & destruction, enforcement, pollution, bycatch 
& discard mortality, abundance of baitfish and forage species, lack of 
biological or ecosystem information, overfishing, and illegal fishing; 
(2) Social, Cultural, Economic Concerns: Closed seasons and stock 
assessment, valuation and assessment of area closures, increasing 
costs, competition with foreign fishermen, recreational & commercial 
user conflicts, displacement of fishing communities, and ability to 
support a family, illegal/unlicensed commercial fishers, lack of new 
entrants into fishery, lack of social & economic data, excess gear, 
market instability, infrastructure needs (landing sites), inadequate 
enforcement, excess fishing capacity; (3) Management & Operational 
Issues: accurate/timely commercial and recreational catch data, 
enforcement of existing regulations, fisher involvement in data 
collection, regulatory consistency (federal & territorial), clear 
management objectives, bycatch/regulatory discards, gear limits, cost-
effective data collection technology, balancing commercial & 
recreational concerns, incorporation of climate change into management, 
Federal permit program, and territorial licensing requirements; (4) 
Communication and Outreach: Frequency of communication (alerts/
reminders of scoping meetings and council meetings), variety of tools 
used in communication (e.g. email, website, social media, paper, text 
message alerts), educational resources (e.g. science & stock 
assessment, business planning, restaurant choices, etc.), improving 
general public awareness of fisheries issues, regular in-person 
outreach workshops on important topics, and clarity and simplicity of 
presentations.
    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. Other than the start time, interested 
parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later 
than indicated, at the discretion of the Chair.

Special Accommodations

    Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. To receive 
interpretation in Spanish you can dial into the meeting as follows:
    US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, when system answers, enter 
1*999996#.
    Para interpretaci[oacute]n en ingl[eacute]s marcar:

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    US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, cuando el sistema conteste, entrar 
el siguiente n[uacute]mero 2*999996#.
    For any additional information on this public virtual meeting, 
please contact Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 226-8849.

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

    Dated: August 4, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17288 Filed 8-6-20; 8:45 am]
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