[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 30 (Friday, February 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9616-9617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02660]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE662]


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 one 
day in-person meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., EST. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gulf Council office. 
Registration information will be available on the Council's website by 
visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Shrimp AP meeting on 
the calendar.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Matt Freeman, Economist, 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.)

Tuesday, March 4, 2025; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST

    Meeting will begin with Introduction of Members, Adoption of 
Agenda, Approval of Summary from December 16, 2024 Meeting, and Scope 
of Work. The AP will review and discuss Council Actions in Response to 
Motions from the December 2024 Shrimp AP Meeting, receive updates on 
Number of Valid and Renewable Federal Gulf Shrimp Permits, Economics of 
the Federally-permitted Gulf Shrimp Fleet and hold a discussion of 
Potential Expiration of Moratorium for Federal Gulf Shrimp Permits. The 
AP will review 2023 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Landings, 2024 Texas Closure, 
2023 Royal Red Landings, 2023 Gulf Shrimp Fishery Effort and Species-
Specific Shrimp Effort Estimates.
    Following lunch, the AP will receive updates on Secure Digital Card 
Returns, Early Adopter Program, Southeast Regional Office Protected 
Resources Sea Turtle Updates, Sea Turtle Take and Turtle Excluder 
Device Compliance, New Bycatch Estimates and Other Analyses for 
Smalltooth Sawfish and/or Giant Manta Ray. The AP will receive

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additional updates for Giant Manta Ray and Sawfish, and Biological 
Opinion Updates, and on Gulf Shrimp Stock Assessment (SEDAR 87), 
Revised Administrative Costs for Draft Shrimp Framework Action.
    Lastly, the AP will receive any public testimony and discuss other 
business items.
    Meeting Adjourns--
    The in-person meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may 
register by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Shrimp 
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 (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action 
during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues 
specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the 
emergency at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid or 
accommodations should be directed to Kathy Pereira, 
[email protected], at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 11, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02660 Filed 2-13-25; 8:45 am]
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