[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13706]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XW73
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Chinook
Salmon Bycatch Data Collection; Workshop for Industry Review of Data
Forms
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a workshop to solicit comments from the Bering
Sea pollock trawl industry on data forms for evaluating the Bering Sea
Chinook salmon bycatch management program that will be implemented
under Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. The workshop is open
to the public, but NMFS is particularly seeking participation by
members of the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery who are knowledgeable
about industry plans and operations for avoiding Chinook salmon
bycatch.
DATES: The public workshop will be held June 21, 2010, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The review will be held at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4, Rm 2076 - Traynor
Conference Room, Seattle, WA 98115. Photo identification is required to
enter this facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Felthoven, 206-526-4114.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) staff are hosting a public
workshop to solicit comments on data forms related to the Bering Sea
Chinook salmon bycatch data collection program. This program was
recommended by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council at its
December 2009 meeting and will be implemented under Amendment 91. AFSC
staff will use the results of the workshop to refine the data forms and
to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The workshop is open to
the public, but NMFS is particularly seeking participation by members
of the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery who are knowledgeable about the
operations and plans for avoidance of Chinook salmon bycatch. NMFS
invites owners and operators of American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/
vessels, catcher/processors, motherships, inshore processors, and
Community Development Quota (CDQ) groups to comment on the clarity of
the questions in the data forms and contribute advice based on their
knowledge of pollock fishing operations.
Special Accommodations
This workshop will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ron Felthoven, 206-526-4114, at
least 10 working days prior to the workshop date.
Dated: June 3, 2010.
Carrie Selberg,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-13706 Filed 6-3-10; 4:15 am]
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