[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2672-2673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-718]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 068-XA145
Caribbean 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 Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) in
partnership with the Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
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(FLSF) will conduct an educational workshop, ``Exploring Tools for
Improving Management of Data Poor Stocks.'' The intent of this workshop
is to discuss tools that the region may find useful in advancing data
collection and management of data poor stocks and provide a venue to
discuss the best ways to move forward.
DATES: The workshop will be held Wednesday and Thursday, February 23-
24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at La Concha Resort, 1077 Ashford
Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907; telephone: (787) 721-7500.
Council address: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz
Rivera Ave., Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918; telephone: (787)
766-5926.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel Rolon, Executive Director,
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; telephone: (787) 766-5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop will begin with participants'
registration at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 and recess at 5:30
p.m. or when business is completed; reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 and recess at 5:45 p.m. or when business
is completed; and, reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 24,
2011 and recess at 5:45 p.m. or when business is completed. An agenda
and briefing materials will be posted to the Council Web site (http://www.caribbeanfmc.com) as they become available.
The workshop will be an educational forum to discuss data
collection and management for data poor stocks. The 2006
reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSRA) requires the Council
to establish annual catch limits (ACLs) for all managed stocks by 2011.
For data poor stocks where scientific information is either lacking or
insufficient, establishing ACLs is particularly challenging. Given the
approaching deadlines for establishing ACLs and the recent work
undertaken by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Marine
Resource Assessment Group (MRAG Americas) to develop recommendations on
how the region could improve data collection, the Council concluded
that an educational workshop dedicated to data poor issues would be
beneficial for its members and partners.
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 this meeting. 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 Fishery Conservation and
Management 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 aid should
be directed to Diana Martino, (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: January 11, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-718 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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