[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55669-55670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17537]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD260]


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; National Marine Fisheries 
Service--Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service will hold an in-person 
Gulf of Mexico shrimp listening session on September 20, 2023.

DATES: The listening session will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 
2023, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting is open to members of the 
public. The listening session will be held at the Gulf of Mexico 
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W Spruce St. #200, Tampa, FL 33607. 
Those interested in participating should contact Molly Stevens (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly Stevens, Lead Shrimp

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Assessment Analyst, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 305-361-
4489, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is embarking on a stakeholder listening 
session to generate local ecological knowledge on the Gulf of Mexico 
shrimp fishery. Stakeholder input will serve to inform the research-
track stock assessment for Gulf of Mexico shrimp. The goal of this 
listening session is to increase information flow from fishermen and 
stakeholders to scientists and managers to support improved fishery 
resources in the Gulf of Mexico.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to Molly 
Stevens (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above) 5 days prior to the 
meeting.
    Note: the times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject 
to change.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 10, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-17537 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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