81 FR 70667 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) and Information and Education AP. The Snapper Grouper AP will meet to discuss items pertaining to the management of the snapper grouper fishery of the South Atlantic Region. A meeting of the Council's Information and Education AP will follow with the AP addressing outreach efforts and communication needs. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70667-70668]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24677]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE946


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold meetings of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) and 
Information and Education AP. The Snapper Grouper AP will meet to 
discuss items pertaining to the management of the snapper grouper 
fishery of the South Atlantic Region. A meeting of the Council's 
Information and Education AP will follow with the AP addressing 
outreach efforts and communication needs. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: The Snapper Grouper AP meeting will be held on Monday, October 
31, 2016 and Tuesday, November 1, 2016, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., each 
day. The Information and Education AP meeting will be held Wednesday, 
November 2, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday, November 3, 
2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza 
Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418.
    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; phone: (843) 571-4366 or 
toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel will 
receive an update on the status of amendments to the Snapper Grouper 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) recently approved by the Council and 
submitted for Secretarial review, receive an update on Amendment 41, 
(addressing management of mutton snapper), and the draft For-Hire 
Electronic Reporting Amendment. In addition, the Panel will review and

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provide recommendations on actions proposed for inclusion in Amendment 
43 (addressing red snapper), the Vision Blueprint Recreational 
Amendment, the Vision Blueprint Commercial Amendment, and Amendment 44 
(addressing yellowtail snapper allocations). Other discussion items 
include possible implementation of limited-entry for the for-hire 
sector; catch history and its association with gear endorsements in the 
commercial sector; and updates on on-going projects/programs (SEDAR, 
characterization of the commercial snapper grouper fishery, and Citizen 
Science).
    The Information and Education AP will review and provide 
recommendations on the Council's Communication's Survey, approaches for 
the Council's Managed Areas outreach, the upgrade to the Council's Web 
site, and a possible online forum for stakeholder engagement. Other 
discussion items include information related to proposed management 
measures for red snapper and recreational reporting, evaluation of the 
Council's 2016-20 Snapper Grouper Vision Blueprint, and ideas for 
improving communication about fishery science and data collection.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 business 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: October 6, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-24677 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
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