[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19078-19079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06840]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB909]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (in-person/virtual hybrid).

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 
178th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the 
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The 178th CFMC public hybrid meeting will be held on April 19, 
2022, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on April 20, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m. AST.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by 
Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 Boca de Cangrejos Avenue, 
Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979.
    You may join the 178th CFMC public hybrid meeting via Zoom, from a 
computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the following address:
    Join Zoom Meeting:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83060685915?pwd=VmVsc1orSUtKck8xYk1XOXNDY1ErZz09.
    Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915.
    Passcode: 995658.

    One tap mobile:

+17879451488,,83060685915#,,,,,,0#,,995658# Puerto Rico
+17879667727,,83060685915#,,,,,,0#,,995658# Puerto Rico

    Dial by your location:
+1 787 945 1488 Puerto Rico
+1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
+1 939 945 0244 Puerto Rico

    Meeting ID: 830 6068 5915.
    Passcode: 995658.
    In case there are problems and we cannot reconnect via Zoom, the 
meeting will continue using GoToMeeting.
    You can 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel A. 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:

April 19, 2022

9 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 176th and 177th Council Meetings Verbatim 
Transcriptions
--Executive Director's Report

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9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.

--Outcomes of the Moored Fishery Aggregating Devices (FAD) Working 
Group Meeting--Rachel O'Malley, Office of International Affairs, Tray 
and Commerce, NOAA

10 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

--Island-Based Fishery Management Plans (IBFMP) and Amendments Update--
Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-Mercer, Sarah Stephenson, SERO/NOAA Fisheries
--IBFMP Implementation Update
--Spiny Lobster Amendment Status Update
--Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit/Acceptable Biological Catch Update 
and Council's Request to NOAA Fisheries
--Gear Amendment: Modification to Buoy Gear Status Update

10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.

--Break

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Potential Actions for IBFMP Amendments--Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-
Mercer, Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries
--Trawling and Other Net Gear--Options Paper
--Pelagic Species Management Measures--White Paper

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch Break

1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

--Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Technical Advisory Panel Report--
Sennai Habtes, Chair

1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.

--Scientific and Statistical Committee Report--Richard Appeldoorn, 
Chair

2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

--Southeast Fishery Science Center Updates--Kevin McCarthy, SEFSC

2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

--District Advisory Panel Chairs Report on March 2022 Meetings (15 
minutes each)
--St. Thomas/St. John--Julian Magras, Chair
    --St. Croix--Edward Schuster, Chair
    --Puerto Rico--Nelson Crespo, Chair

3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

--Identifying Critical Habitats of Juvenile Nassau Grouper in Puerto 
Rico--Chelsea Harms-Touhy

3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

--Break

3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

--Dolphin Fish Studies on Fish Aggregation Devices--Wessley Merten

4:30 p.m.

--Adjourn for the day

4:45 p.m.

--Closed Session

April 20, 2022

9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

--Understanding Essential Fish Habitat of Queen and Cardinal Snappers 
and Associated Fish Communities of the Deep-Water Snapper Fishery: From 
Fishers' Knowledge to Scientific Language--Jorge Garc[iacute]a-Sais

9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

--Characterization of Prey Diversity of the Commercially-Important 
Queen Snapper (Cartucho) Etelis oculatus--Stacey Williams/Diana Beltran

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

--Break

10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

--Microplastics in the Caribbean Study--Dalila Aldana

10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

--Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz
--Social Media Report--Cristina Ol[aacute]n

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

--Liaison Officers Reports (10 minutes each)
    --St. Croix--Mavel Maldonado
    --St. Thomas/St. John--Nicole Greaux
--Puerto Rico--Wilson Santiago

12 p.m.-1 p.m.

--Lunch Break

1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.

--Recreational Fisheries Summit--Marcos Hanke/Carlos Farchette

1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.

--Fisher-Scientist Concepts--Marcos Hanke

1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

--Enforcement Reports (15-minutes each):
--Puerto Rico--Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
    --USVI--Department of Planning and Natural Resources
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement

2:45 p.m.-3 p.m.

--Break

3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

--Other Business

3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
--Next Meeting

    Note (1): Other than starting time and dates of the meetings, 
the established times for addressing items on the agenda may be 
adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of 
discussion relevant to the agenda items. To further accommodate 
discussion and completion of all items on the agenda, the meeting 
may be extended from, or completed prior to the date established in 
this notice. Changes in the agenda will be posted to the CFMC 
website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as practicable.
    Note (2): Financial disclosure forms are available for 
inspection at this meeting, as per 50 CFR part 601.

    The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate 
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on April 19, 
2022, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on April 20, 2022 at 4 p.m. AST. 
Other than the start time on the first day of the meeting, interested 
parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later 
than indicated in the agenda, at the discretion of the Chair.

Special Accommodations

    Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. For simultaneous 
interpretation English-Spanish-English follow your Zoom screen 
instructions. You will be asked which language you prefer when you join 
the meeting.
    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: March 28, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-06840 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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