80 FR 24904 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24904-24905]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10191]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and 
Statistical Committees (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Astor Crowne Plaza New 
Orleans

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hotel, 739 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130; telephone: (504) 962-
0560.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven Atran, Senior Fishery 
Biologist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 
348-1630; fax: (813) 348-1711; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the individual 
meeting agenda are as follows:

Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees 
(SSC) Agenda, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m.

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval of the Standing and Special Reef Fish Portion of the 
March 10-12, 2015 Standing, Special Spiny Lobster and Special Reef 
Fish SSC Minutes
III. Selection of SSC Representative at June, 2015 Council Meeting
IV. Analysis of Alternative FMSY Proxies for Red Snapper
V. Review of the Effect of Recalibrated Recreational Removals and 
Recreational Selectivity on Estimates of Overfishing Limits (OFL), 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), and Maximum Sustainable Yield 
(MSY) for Gulf Red Snapper
VI. Evaluation of Recent Trends in Gag Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) 
Indices
VII. Hogfish OFL and ABC
    a. OFL and ABC Recommendations for Gulf Stock
    b. Review of South Atlantic SSC OFL and ABC Recommendations for 
Florida Keys/South Atlantic stock
VIII. Mutton Snapper OFL and ABC
    a. Review of Age-Length Keys vs. Direct Age Sensitivity Runs
    b. Review of South Atlantic SSC OFL and ABC Recommendations
    c. Gulf SSC Concurrence or Selection of Alternative OFL and ABC
IX. Other Business
--Adjourn--

    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be 
posted on the Council's file server. To access the file server, the URL 
is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/index.cgi, or go to the 
Council's Web site and click on the FTP link in the lower left of the 
Council Web site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The username and 
password are both ``gulfguest''. Click on the ``Library Folder'', then 
scroll down to ``SSC meeting--2015-05''.
    The meeting will be webcast over the internet. A link to the 
webcast will be available on the Council's Web site, http://www.gulfcouncil.org.
    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 
Committees 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working 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: April 28, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-10191 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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