81 FR 20623 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and the NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) will convene a workshop to develop methods for conducting stock assessments of short- lived coastal pelagic species (CPS) on the U.S. West Coast. The meeting is open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20623-20624]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08128]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE549


Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and 
the NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) will convene a 
workshop to develop methods for conducting stock assessments of short-
lived coastal pelagic species (CPS) on the U.S. West Coast. The meeting 
is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, May 2, 2016 through Thursday, 
May 5, 2016. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. the first day, and at 8 
a.m. each subsequent day, Pacific Standard Time. The meeting will 
conclude at 5 p.m. each day, or when business for the day has been 
completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center Pacific Room, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE. 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: (503) 820-
2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer; 
telephone: (503) 820-2409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of the workshop is to 
develop methods for conducting stock assessments of short-lived CPS on 
the U.S. West Coast, with an emphasis on the central subpopulation of 
northern anchovy. The workshop will include a discussion of how stock 
assessments and/or single point biomass estimates can be used in 
management. The intent is to provide recommendations to the SWFSC for 
use in conducting CPS stock assessments, especially for data-limited 
stocks.

Special Accommodations

    Note: All foreign nationals must complete the Foreign National 
Registration form at https://docs.google.com/a/noaa.gov/forms/d/13wQaOZ_YcMV21b7aLYnh-WWkmpNYrYJhmDiJDIbnNOA/viewform?c=0&w=1 no later 
than two weeks prior to the meeting. Forms are

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also available by contacting Mr. Dale Sweetnam 
([email protected]). Foreign nationals will not be allowed on the 
premises unless they have been cleared prior to arrival.
    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Dale Sweetnam (858) 546-7170 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

     Dated: April 5, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08128 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P