80 FR 16626 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 60 (March 30, 2015)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a joint meeting of its Shrimp and Deepwater Shrimp APs in North Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 16626]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07310]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD849


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a joint meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council's (Council) Shrimp Advisory Panel and Deepwater 
Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP).

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
joint meeting of its Shrimp and Deepwater Shrimp APs in North 
Charleston, SC. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thursday, 
April 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 
5265 International Blvd., N. Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 
308-9330.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place 
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366 
or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Shrimp and Deepwater Shrimp Advisory 
Panels will meet jointly and receive an update on the NOAA Fisheries 
Biological Opinion for shrimp that includes the status of terms and 
conditions for the fishery, the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review 
(SEDAR) 2014 Shrimp Procedural Workshop including data and procedures 
for a shrimp stock assessment and bycatch estimations, and the Oculina 
Evaluation Team Report which includes a response by the team to 
consider a shrimp access area within the area currently closed to 
fishing. The AP members will provide comments and recommendations on 
these agenda items as appropriate. The AP members will also receive an 
update on the status of Amendment 8 to the Coral Fishery Management 
Plan to expand coral protected areas and address other business as 
necessary.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Dated: March 26, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-07310 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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