[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48795-48796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15971]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD181]


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold its 
182nd public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the 
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The 182nd CFMC public hybrid meeting will be held on August 15, 
2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on August 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., AST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Tartak 
Street, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979.
    You may join the 182nd 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
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    Dial by your location:

+1 787 945 1488 Puerto Rico
+1 787 966 7727 Puerto Rico
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    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:

August 15, 2023

9 a.m.-10 a.m.

--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Election of Officials
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 181st Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
--Executive Director's Report

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

--Approval of the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 91 
Caribbean Spiny Lobster Terms of Reference
--Fishery Management Plans Amendments and Actions Updates--Mar[iacute]a 
L[oacute]pez-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries

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

--Break

10:45 a.m.--12 p.m.

--Final Action for Framework Amendment 2 to the Island-Based FMPs: 
Updates to the Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological 
Catch, and Annual Catch Limit--Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries
--Review and Final Action for Amendment 2 to the Island-Based FMPs: 
Trawl and Net Gear and Descending Devices--Mar[iacute]a L[oacute]pez-
Mercer, NOAA Fisheries

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

--Lunch

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

--Review Draft Amendment 3 to the Island-Based FMPs: Management 
Measures for Dolphin and Wahoo--Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries

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

--Scientific and Statistical Committee Report--Vance Vicente, Chair
--Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Technical Advisory Panel 
Report--Sennai Habtes, Chair

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

--Southeast Fishery Science Center Updates--Kevin McCarthy, NOAA 
Fisheries

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

--Break

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

--District Advisory Panel Reports (15 mins each)
    --St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.--Julian Magras, Chair
    --St. Croix, U.S.V.I.--Gerson Martinez, Chair
    --Puerto Rico--Nelson Crespo, Chair

4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)

5 p.m.

--Adjourn for the day

August 16, 2023

9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.

--Call to Order
--Roll Call

9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

--Highly Migratory Species Atlantic Actions Update--Ann Williamson, 
NOAA Fisheries

9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

--Update on Western Central Atlantic Dolphinfish Fishery--Wessley 
Merten

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

--Break

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

--Outreach and Education Report--Alida Ortiz, Chair
--CFMC Liaison Officers Reports (10 minutes each)
    --St. Croix, U.S.V.I.--Liandry De La Cruz
    --St. Thomas/St. John, U.S.V.I.--Nicole Greaux
    --Puerto Rico--Wilson Santiago

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

Big Fish Campaign Update--Ana Salceda

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

--Lunch

1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.

--Lionfish Market Presentation on National/International Projects--Phil 
Karp
--Puerto Rico Activities on Lionfish Marketing--Jannette Ramos, Sea 
Grant Puerto Rico 2:15 p.m.--2:30 p.m.
--NOAA Fisheries' Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Strategy 
Update--NOAA Fisheries

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

--Protected Resources Updates on the Island-Based Fishery Management 
Plans Biological Opinion and Endangered Species Act Rules--Jennifer 
Lee, NOAA Fisheries

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

--Grammanik Bank and MCD Present Regulations for the Protection of 
Spawning Aggregations of Nassau grouper and Other Species--Graciela 
Garc[iacute]a-Moliner
--St. Thomas/St. John's Fishers Perspective on Recommendations for New 
Guidelines for Protection to the Nassau grouper in U.S.V.I. Fishery 
Spawning Aggregation Sites--Ruth Gomez--St. Thomas Fisherman's 
Association

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

--Break

3:45 p.m.-4:25 p.m.

--Enforcement Reports (10 minutes each):
    --Puerto Rico DNER
    --U.S.V.I. DPNR
    --U.S. Coast Guard
    --NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement

4:25 p.m.-5 p.m.

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

5 p.m.

--Adjourn

    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 August 15, 
2023, at 9 a.m. AST, and will end on August 16, 2023, at 5 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: July 24, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-15971 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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