[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 81 (Thursday, April 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 22636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB045]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of web conference.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Crab 
Plan Team will meet May 17, 2021 through May 20, 2021.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021 through 
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to 10 
a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, Alaska Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web conference. Join online through 
the link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2045.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-2809. 
Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Armstrong, Council staff; phone: 
(907) 271-2809; email: [email protected]. For technical support 
please contact our admin Council staff, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

Monday, May 17, 2021 through Thursday, May 20, 2021

    The Crab Plan Team will review the final 2021 stock assessments for 
Aleutian Islands golden king crab and Pribilof Islands blue king crab. 
Additionally, the Crab Plan Team will discuss model scenarios for the 
September 2021 stock assessments for snow crab, Tanner crab, Bristol 
Bay red king crab, summer survey planning, VAST model, length-weight 
analyses, catch standardization, the Bering Sea fisheries research fund 
survey and snow crab workshop, Norton Sound red king crab growth, 
research priorities, the GMACS modeling framework, a crab stock 
assessment risk table, the EFH 5 year review, terms of reference for 
crab SAFE chapters, and plans for the Crab Plan Team's September 2021 
meeting. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will 
be posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2045 prior to 
the meeting, along with meeting materials.

Connection Information

    You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or 
smart phone; or by phone only. Connection information will be posted 
online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2045.

Public Comment

    Public comment letters will be accepted and should be submitted 
electronically to https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2045.

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

    Dated: April 26, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-08994 Filed 4-28-21; 8:45 am]
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