[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8650-8651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02616]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD716]
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 (Council) will
hold a two day in-person meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish,
Socioeconomic, and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical Committees
(SSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday,
February 28, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EST.
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 ``meeting tab''.
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: Mr. Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, February 27, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST
The meeting will begin with Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
Scope of Work, review and approval of Minutes and Meeting Summary from
the September and October 2023 SSC meetings.
Following, the SSC will review SEDAR 85: Gulf of Mexico Yellowedge
Grouper, including presentations, fishermen feedback, and background
documentation to support SSC discussion. The SSC will then review a
Comparison of the Reef Fish and Snapper Grouper Fisheries of the
Southeaster US, followed by a consideration of Deep-water Grouper
Landings Data and Catch Limits. Public comment will be heard at the end
of the day.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., EST
The SSC will review and discuss the SEDAR 74: Gulf of Mexico Red
Snapper Research Track, followed by a review of SEDAR Process
Recommendations from SEDAR 74. Next, the SSC will discuss the SEDAR 96:
Southeastern US Yellowtail Snapper Operational Assessment Terms of
Reference and Participants for Recreational Data Tropical Working
Group. The SSC will then review SEDAR 85: Gulf of Mexico Yellowedge
Grouper Projections, followed by a discussion of Revised Black Grouper
and Yellowfin Grouper Landings and Catch Limits. Lastly, the SSC will
review the 2024 Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper Interim Analysis, which will
not include catch advice. Public comment will be heard at the end of
the day before any items under Other Business are discussed.
--Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. You may register
for the webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the SSC
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 Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committee will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in
the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that
require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take-action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to Kathy Pereira, (813) 348-1630, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: February 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-02616 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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