[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10938-10939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03644]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA859]


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 via webinar of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The webinar will convene on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., EST. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Please visit the Gulf 
Council website www.gulfcouncil.org for meeting materials and webinar 
registration information.
    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: 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.)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

    Meeting will begin with adoption of agenda; approval of minutes 
from the November 16, 2020 webinar; and, a review of scope of work with 
its members. The AP will receive an update on Council actions in 
response to motions from the November 2020 Shrimp AP meeting and on 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Shrimp Working Groups; review 
2019 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Effort and Landings; review 2019 Royal Red 
Index; and, receive information on the Biological Review of Texas 
Closure. The AP will receive an update on Effort Data Collection: 
Status of 3G cellular Electronic Logbooks (cELBs); Pilot Program using 
P-Sea WindPlot; Alternative Options for Consideration; and Background--
Council letter regarding the P-Sea WindPlot pilot program.
    The AP will discuss Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in the Gulf of 
Mexico, Background--Council letter requesting establishment of fishery 
stakeholder advisory panel; Recommendations for Conducting a Kemp's 
Ridley Sea Turtle Stock Assessment; and, Research Projects to Improve 
Bycatch Estimates in the Shrimp Industry.
    The AP will receive public testimony and discuss Other Business: 
Timeline for Shrimp AP Recruitment.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register 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

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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 at least 5 working days 
prior to the meeting.

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

    Dated: February 18, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-03644 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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