[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02114]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA841]


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 (Council) will 
hold a one-day meeting via webinar of its Reef Fish Advisory Panel 
(AP).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 9 
a.m.-5:30 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via webinar; you may register by 
visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the AP meeting on the 
calendar.
    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: Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist, 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Wednesday, February 24, 2021; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introductions, Adoption of Agenda, 
Approval of Minutes from the October 16, 2020 webinar meeting, and 
review Scope of Work.
    The Advisory Panel (AP) will review presentation and projections, 
SSC Recommendations for Overfishing Limits (OFL) and Acceptable 
Biological Catch (ABC) limits for SEDAR 64: Southeastern U.S. 
Yellowtail Snapper Stock Assessment; and, presentations on Draft 
Management Alternatives and Something's Fishy for Yellowtail Snapper. 
The AP will also discuss recommendations, review the Stock Assessment 
Executive Summary and the Yellowtail Snapper One-page Info Sheet.
    The AP will receive a presentation, discuss AP Recommendations and 
the Framework Action examining Gray Triggerfish Recreational Fixed 
Closed Seasons. The AP will review presentation and projections, SSC 
Recommendations for OFL and ABC, a Presentation of Draft Management 
Alternatives and Something's Fishy for SEDAR 70: Gulf of Mexico Greater 
Amberjack Stock Assessment. The AP will also discuss AP 
Recommendations, review the Stock Assessment Executive Summary and the 
Greater Amberjack One-page Info Sheet.

Lunch--12 p.m.-1 p.m.

    The AP will review a presentation, document and AP Recommendations 
for Draft Reef Fish Amendment 53: Red Grouper Allocations and Annual 
Catch Levels and Targets. The AP will then receive a presentation on 
Commercial Electronic Logbooks, and review Southeast Fisheries Science 
Center's (SEFSC) June 2020 and October 2020 Council Presentations, and 
AP Recommendations.
    The AP will review a presentation on modifications to Vermilion 
Snapper Recreational Bag Limits, review the Framework Action, and 
discuss AP Recommendations.
    Lastly, the Advisory Panel will discuss Other Business items and 
receive public comment.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar 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 Advisory Panel for discussion, in accordance with the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of 
the Advisory Panel will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take action to 
address the emergency.

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

    Dated: January 27, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-02114 Filed 2-1-21; 8:45 am]
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