[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 12177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04266]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA905]


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 
meeting of its Mackerel Advisory Panel (AP) via webinar.

DATES: The webinar will convene on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Visit the Gulf Council 
website for registration and log in information.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4701 W. 
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; 
[email protected]; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

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).

Wednesday, March 24, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; EDT

    The meeting will begin with Introduction; Election of Chair and 
Vice-Chair;
    Adoption of Agenda; Approval of Minutes from the October 9, 2018 
webinar; and, review of Scope of Work with its members.
    The AP will receive an update on the Coastal Migratory Pelagic 
Landings; SEDAR 28 Update: Gulf Migratory Group Cobia--with 
presentations on the stock assessment and results, Something's Fishy, 
and Draft Management Alternatives. The AP will then provide 
recommendations.
    Following lunch, the AP will receive an update on SEDAR 38: Gulf of 
Mexico King Mackerel--with presentations on the stock assessment and 
results, Something's Fishy, and scoping of management alternatives. The 
AP will then provide recommendations.
    The AP will receive a summary on the Coastal Migratory Pelagics 
Amendment 34 for Atlantic King Mackerel; and will review a presentation 
and discuss Commercial Electronic Logbooks.
    The AP will receive any public comment; and discuss any Other 
Business items.

--Meeting Adjourns

    The meeting will be held via webinar. You may register for the 
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Mackerel 
Advisory Panel 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: February 25, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-04266 Filed 3-1-21; 8:45 am]
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