81 FR 91922 - Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a one and a half day meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) and Socioeconomics Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30484]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0649-XF088


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 will hold a one 
and a half day meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics (CMP) and Socioeconomics Scientific and Statistical Committees 
(SSC).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 11, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mayfair Hotel, located at 
3000 Florida Avenue, Coconut Grove, Miami, FL 33133; telephone: (305) 
441-0000.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, January 10, 2017; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 11, 
2017; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

I. Introductions and Adoption of Agenda
II. Approval Minutes
    a. Sept. 20-21, 2016 Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel and Shrimp 
meeting summary
    b. Sept. 20-21, 2016 Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel and Shrimp 
verbatim minutes
    c. Nov. 22, 2016 Standing and Reef Fish webinar summary
III. Selection of SSC representative at January 30-February 2 Council 
meeting
IV. Review of Updated National Standard Guidelines (webinar)

Mackerel SSC Session

V. Gulf migratory group king mackerel updated OFL and ABC yield streams 
for 2017/18 to 2019/20

Reef Fish SSC Session

VI. SEDAR 49 Data-limited Species Assessment, Part 1
    a. Introduction and discussion of management framework (no final 
results until March)
VII. Gag Update Assessment
VIII. Mechanism for Allowing Carryover of Quota Underharvest
    a. SEFSC analysis of carryover levels
IX. Analysis of time for stocks to recover from MSST under different 
life history characteristics

Socioeconomic SSC Session

X. Discussion on economic and social implications of catch limits
    a. Discussion of catch limits with respect to National Standard 5
    b. Discussion of catch limits with respect to National Standard 8

Other Items

XI. Dates for future SSC meetings
-- Meeting Adjourns --

    The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for SSC 
Meeting: Standing, Reef Fish, Mackerel and Socioeconomic on January 10-
11, 2017 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3383291116212545537
    The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with 
other meeting materials 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

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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-2017-01''.
    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 Committee 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

    This 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 Gulf Council Office (see 
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: December 14, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30484 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
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