83_FR_52409 83 FR 52209 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

83 FR 52209 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 200 (October 16, 2018)

Page Range52209-52210
FR Document2018-22497

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Recreational Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52209-52210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22497]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG542


New England 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 New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Recreational Advisory Panel to 
consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive 
economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to 
the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Four Home 
Depot Drive, Plymouth, MA 02360; phone: (508) 830-0200.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    The Recreational Advisory Panel will receive an overview of 
recreational fishing data for fishing year 2017 and preliminary fishing 
year 2018 from National Marine Fisheries Service staff. They will also 
discuss recent changes to the Marine Recreational Information Program 
data with respect to groundfish stocks. The panel will receive an 
update on the Council's public listening sessions on the possibility of 
limited entry in the groundfish party and charter fishery. The panel 
will discuss planning the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office's 
Upcoming Recreational Workshops building off the outcomes of the 2017 
workshop. They also plan to hold a discussion of possible recreational 
priorities for 2019 and develop recommendations to the Groundfish 
Committee. Other business will be discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final 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 Thomas A. Nies,
    Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 11, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-22497 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Notices 52209 sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_ during the project. Setting and hauling Atlantic commercial golden crab fisheries/gulf_fisheries/LOA_and_EFP/ of the traps will occur during all hours. permits. Vessel crew would keep index.html. The golden crab trap gear would be detailed records during the sampling deployed in the southeastern Gulf, on trips, including the location of the trip, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: mud bottom. From south to north, the set and haul date and time, species Karla Gore, 727–824–5305; email: gear would be set, between 25° and 28° harvested, impacts on bottom features, karla.gore@noaa.gov. north latitude with the western gear trap efficiency, and any bycatch. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is boundary ranging from 84.20° to 85.40° information would be shared with the requested under the authority of the west longitude in depths ranging from Council and NMFS. Landings Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 1,800 to 2,600 ft (548.6 m to 792.4 m). information would be collected through Conservation and Management Act (16 The 1,800 ft (548.6 m) contour will also the vessel trip ticket program and any U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at mark the eastern boundary for gear golden crab landed from the project 50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted deployment. This location is west of would only be sold to federally licensed fishing. southwest Florida and outside the range dealers. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery of any other known directed-fishery The Council reviewed the EFP Management Council (Council) and operating in the Gulf, including the application at its April 2018 meeting, NMFS do not manage the harvest of deep-water shrimp fishery. The provided comments related to avoiding golden crab in Federal waters of the applicants have agreed to avoid areas of both coral areas and conflicts with Gulf. However, the use or possession of known coral habitats and have shrimp vessels, and recommended that a fish trap in Federal waters in the Gulf communicated with the members of the NMFS approve the application. NMFS is prohibited (50 CFR 622.9(c)), and a Council’s Scientific and Statistical finds the application warrants further ‘‘fish trap’’ is any trap capable of taking Committee to identify these coral consideration. Possible conditions the finfish, except for a trap historically locations. This project area is also agency may impose on the permit, if used in the directed fishery for outside the boundaries of both the granted, include but are not limited to, crustaceans (that is, blue crab, stone Flower Garden Banks National Marine a prohibition on conducting research in crab, and spiny lobster) (50 CFR 622.2). Sanctuary and the Florida Keys National known coral areas, marine protected Therefore, golden crab traps are a Marine Sanctuary. However, the project areas, marine sanctuaries, special prohibited gear in Gulf Federal waters. area is close to Bryde’s whale habitat management zones, or areas where they If granted, the EFP would exempt the and part of the project area overlaps might interfere with managed fisheries applicants from the prohibition on the with an area where sperm whales are without additional authorization. known to be present. use or possession of a fish trap in Additionally, NMFS may require special As described in the application, the Federal waters of the Gulf to allow the protections for marine mammals, ESA- traps to be tested would be of various testing of various golden crab trap shapes (rectangle, square and round), listed species and designated critical designs and fishing configurations to various sizes (from 6 ft by 6 ft by 2 ft habitat, and may require particular gear determine if a commercial golden crab to 2 ft by 3 ft by 4 ft, (1.8 m by 1.8 m markings. A final decision on issuance fishery is viable in the Gulf. by 0.6 m to 0.6 m by 0.9 m by 1.2 m)), of the EFP will depend on NMFS’ Additionally, because most of the and have different mesh sizes (1.5 inch review of public comments received on information and data on golden crab in to 4 inch (3.8 cm to 10.2 cm)). The traps the application, consultations with the the Gulf is at least 20 years old, this would also have different types of appropriate fishery management project would allow for the collection of entrances, including top entrances from agencies of the affected states, and the new information on golden crab in the 8 inch by 8 inch (20.3 cm by 20.3 cm) U.S. Coast Guard, as well as a Gulf. The applicants have requested the to 9 inch by 9 inch (22.9 cm by 22.9 determination that it is consistent with EFP be effective for 2 years. During that cm), and on circle traps, top funnels that all applicable laws. time, the applicants would collect are 3 feet (0.9 m) in diameter. One Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. information on harvest rates, soak time, variation of trap would include a 4-inch effectiveness of the various trap style, Dated: October 11, 2018. by 6-inch (10.2 cm to 15.2 cm) side Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, bycatch, and crab quality. The project entrance. All of the traps would have design is intended to avoid impacts to Acting Director, Office of Sustainable the same size escape gap (3 inches by 4 Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. non-target species, protected species, inches (7.6 cm by 10.2 cm)) and would and habitats. [FR Doc. 2018–22487 Filed 10–15–18; 8:45 am] be constructed of steel or rebar frames As described in the application, the covered in vinyl-coated mesh. The BILLING CODE 3510–22–P applicants would test the catch weight of each trap is estimated to range efficiency of four different golden crab from 50 lb to 100 lb (23 to 45 kg), trap configurations that are currently DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE depending on the design used. used in the South Atlantic golden crab Each trap location would be marked National Oceanic and Atmospheric fishery. The two vessels to be used in on the vessel’s global positioning system Administration the EFP would deploy a maximum of (GPS) before deployment to ensure ease two strings of 6 to 40 traps per trip. The of retrieval. There would be no buoy traps would be baited with fish RIN 0648–XG542 lines to the surface and the gear would carcasses and trap soak times would be set in muddy bottom habitat. New England Fishery Management range from overnight up to 17 days Sophisticated sounder technology on amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Council; Public Meeting depending on trap type and location. each vessel is capable of identifying Sampling would occur year-round and bottom characteristics that are suitable AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the applicants expect to set and haul the habitat (muddy bottom) for golden crab Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and traps a maximum of 60 times over the traps and fishing while avoiding coral Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), course of the 2-year project. At any time, habitat. Commerce. there would be no more than 100 golden The applicants would conduct the ACTION: Notice; public meeting. crab traps deployed on the seafloor testing using two vessels issued South VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Oct 15, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

52210 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Notices SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, the internet. The broadcasts begin Management Council (Council) is at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. initially at 10 a.m. PDT Saturday, scheduling a public meeting of its Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. November 3, 2018 and continue at 8 Recreational Advisory Panel to consider a.m. daily through Thursday, November actions affecting New England fisheries Dated: October 11, 2018. 8, 2018. Broadcasts end daily at 5 p.m. in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Tracey L. Thompson, PDT or when business for the day is Recommendations from this group will Acting Director, Office of Sustainable complete. Only the audio portion and be brought to the full Council for formal Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. presentations displayed on the screen at consideration and action, if appropriate. [FR Doc. 2018–22497 Filed 10–15–18; 8:45 am] the Pacific Council meeting will be DATES: This meeting will be held on BILLING CODE 3510–22–P broadcast. The audio portion is listen- Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10 a.m. only; you will be unable to speak to the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Pacific Council via the broadcast. To DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE access the meeting online, please use the Hilton Garden Inn, Four Home Depot Drive, Plymouth, MA 02360; the following link: http:// National Oceanic and Atmospheric phone: (508) 830–0200. www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/ Administration Council address: New England join-webinar and enter the September Fishery Management Council, 50 Water RIN 0648–XG544 Webinar ID, 530–089–227, and your Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. email address. You can attend the Pacific Fishery Management Council; webinar online using a computer, tablet, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Meetings Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, or smart phone, using the GoToMeeting New England Fishery Management AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries application. It is recommended that you Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Service, National Oceanic and use a computer headset to listen to the Atmospheric Administration, meeting, but you may use your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commerce. telephone for the audio-only portion of Agenda the meeting. The audio portion may be ACTION: Notice of public meetings. The Recreational Advisory Panel will attended using a telephone by dialing receive an overview of recreational SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery the toll number 1–562–247–8321 (not a fishing data for fishing year 2017 and Management Council (Pacific Council) toll-free number), audio access code preliminary fishing year 2018 from and its advisory entities will hold 240–052–611, and entering the audio National Marine Fisheries Service staff. public meetings. pin shown after joining the webinar. They will also discuss recent changes to The following items are on the Pacific DATES: The Pacific Council and its the Marine Recreational Information Council agenda, but not necessarily in advisory entities will meet November 1– Program data with respect to groundfish this order. Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final 8, 2018. The Pacific Council meeting stocks. The panel will receive an update Action’’ refer to actions requiring the will begin on Saturday, November 3, on the Council’s public listening Council to transmit a proposed fishery 2018 at 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time sessions on the possibility of limited management plan, proposed plan (PDT), reconvening at 8 a.m. each day entry in the groundfish party and amendment, or proposed regulations to through Thursday, November 8, 2018. charter fishery. The panel will discuss the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, under All meetings are open to the public, planning the Greater Atlantic Regional sections 304 or 305 of the Magnuson- except a closed session will be held Fisheries Office’s Upcoming Stevens Fishery Conservation and from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday, Recreational Workshops building off the Management Act. Additional detail on November 3 to address litigation and outcomes of the 2017 workshop. They agenda items, Council action, advisory personnel matters. The Pacific Council also plan to hold a discussion of entity meeting times, and meeting will meet as late as necessary each day possible recreational priorities for 2019 rooms are described in Agenda Item to complete its scheduled business. and develop recommendations to the A.4, Proposed Council Meeting Agenda, ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at and will be in the advance November Groundfish Committee. Other business the San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 11966 will be discussed as necessary. 2018 briefing materials and posted on El Camino Real, San Diego, CA; phone: the Pacific Council website at Although non-emergency issues not (858) 523–1700. contained in this agenda may come www.pcouncil.org no later than Council address: Pacific Fishery Tuesday, October 16, 2018. before this group for discussion, those Management Council, 7700 NE issues may not be the subject of formal Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, A. Call to Order action during these meetings. Action OR 97220. 1. Opening Remarks will be restricted to those issues Instructions for attending the meeting 2. Roll Call specifically listed in this notice and any via live stream broadcast are given 3. Executive Director’s Report issues arising after publication of this under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 4. Approve Agenda notice that require emergency action below. B. Open Comment Period under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- 1. Comments on Non-Agenda Items Stevens Act, provided the public has FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. C. Habitat been notified of the Council’s intent to Chuck Tracy, Executive Director; 1. Current Habitat Issues take final action to address the telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806– D. Salmon Management emergency. 7204 toll-free; or access the Pacific 1. National Marine Fisheries Service amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Council website, http:// Report Special Accommodations www.pcouncil.org for the current 2. Preliminary Rebuilding Plans This meeting is physically accessible meeting location, proposed agenda, and 3. 2019 Preseason Management to people with disabilities. Requests for meeting briefing materials. Schedule sign language interpretation or other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The E. Coastal Pelagic Species Management auxiliary aids should be directed to November 1–8, 2018 meeting of the 1. National Marine Fisheries Service Thomas A. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation83 FR 52209 
RIN Number0648-XG54
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