[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 21705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9350]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA361
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Catch
Accounting in the Longline Catcher/Processor Pacific Cod Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a workshop to solicit input from owners and
operators of longline catcher/processors (freezer longliners) engaged
in the Pacific cod fisheries off Alaska. The workshop concerns proposed
changes to equipment and operational requirements for monitoring catch
under a voluntary cooperative. The workshop is open to the public, but
NMFS is particularly seeking participation by people who are
knowledgeable about the operations of Pacific cod freezer longliners
and who can discuss with NMFS the potential operational impacts of
proposed monitoring requirements.
DATES: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pacific daylight savings time.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Swedish Cultural Center,
1920 Dexter Avenue, N., Seattle, WA 98109. Directions to the Swedish
Cultural Center are on its Web site at http://www.swedishculturalcenter.org/contacts.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Kinsolving, 928-774-4362 or
Jennifer Watson, 907-586-7537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is developing proposed revisions to
observer and equipment and operational requirements for Pacific cod
freezer longliners in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to support
different catch accounting methods for Pacific cod catch. NMFS is
considering proposed requirements related to the use of motion-
compensated flow scales to weigh Pacific cod; additional work space for
observers; video monitoring of areas where catch is sorted and weighed;
and the use of electronic logbooks to facilitate timely vessel
reporting of the Pacific cod for each haul.
This workshop is open to the public, but NMFS is particularly
seeking input from those who work on Pacific cod freezer longliners,
are familiar with the vessel operations, and have knowledge of the
potential impact of changes in the handling of Pacific cod under the
proposed monitoring requirements.
Special Accommodations
The workshop will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jennifer Watson, 907-586-7537, at
least 10 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 13, 2011.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-9350 Filed 4-15-11; 8:45 am]
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