Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- [RTID 0648-XB823]
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY:
NMFS announces a public meeting to discuss a Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) long-term harvest strategy. This meeting is intended to prepare for potential discussions at the 2022 meeting of the Joint Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)—Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Northern Committee (NC) Working Group on a long-term harvest strategy for PBF fisheries across the Pacific Ocean. The meeting topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES:
The virtual meeting will be held on April 1, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. PST (or until business is concluded). You must complete the registration process by March 23, 2022, if you plan to attend the meeting (see ADDRESSES ). Members of the public may submit written comments on meeting topics or materials to Celia Barroso at celia.barroso@noaa.gov by March 23, 2022, and may also provide oral comments during the virtual meeting.
ADDRESSES:
If you plan to attend the meeting, which will be held by webinar, please register at https://forms.gle/qQZzdp6LVXn2K9KD6. Instructions for attending the meeting will be emailed to meeting participants before the meeting occurs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Celia Barroso, NMFS West Coast Region at celia.barroso@noaa.gov, 562-432-1850.