[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55666-55667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19909]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA426]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold its 
171st public meeting (virtual) to address the items contained in the 
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The CFMC 171st public meeting (virtual) will be held on 
September 25, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be at 
Eastern Day Time.

ADDRESSES: You may join the CFMC 171st public meeting (virtual) via 
GoToMeeting from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the 
following address:

CFMC September 25, 2020, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/971749317
    You can also dial in using your phone.
    United States: +1 (408) 650-3123.
    Access Code: 971-749-317.
    New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when the first 
meeting starts:

https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/971749317
    In case there are problems with GoToMeeting, and we cannot 
reconnect

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via GoToMeeting, the meeting will continue via Google Meet.
    By Google Meet on Sept. 25, 2020, 9 a.m., follow this link:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/eventedit/copy/NDdzYXU5OWdrMDZsZzJnNmJlMW1pczVlbzQgbWlndWVsYXIyOUBt/bWlndWVsYXIyOUBnbWFpbC5jb20?pli=1&sf=true

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:

Tentative Agenda

9 a.m.-12 p.m.--Five-Year Strategic Plan--Dr. Michelle Duval
12 p.m.-1 p.m.--Lunch Break
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood 
Competitiveness and Economic Growth (May 7, 2020)
2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.--Other Business
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m.--5-minutes Public Comments/Presentations

    The CFMC is interested in hearing feedback on priorities for its 
Five-Year Strategic Plan (Sept. 25, 2020, 9 a.m.). The list of topics 
the Council is considering in developing the Strategic Plan, and on 
which the Council would like feedback 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; and (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: 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: September 3, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-19909 Filed 9-8-20; 8:45 am]
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