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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
CFR Citation: 50 CFR Part 622
DOCUMENT ID: [I.D. 110502B ]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Fishery conservation and management:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of public hearing and scoping meeting.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendment 13; Public Hearing; Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Scoping Meeting
DATES: The red porgy public hearing and the public scoping meeting for spiny lobster will be held on Monday, December 2, 2002. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific times for the public hearing and the scoping meeting.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public hearing to address findings from the SAW/SARC (Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee) process for the red porgy stock assessment. The hearing will include an overview of the recent Stock Assessment Workshop findings and the conclusions from the Stock Assessment Review Committee. In addition, the Council will conduct a public scoping meeting addressing issues affecting the spiny lobster fishery.
SUMMARY: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Snapper grouper and spiny lobster,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
A 1999 stock assessment showed red porgy stocks to be overfished and emergency action was taken to restrict both the commercial and recreational fishery, including a one fish per person recreational bag limit, a 50pound (22.7kg) incidental catch limit for the commercial sector, and a closed commercial season from January through April. A subsequent stock assessment and review through the SAW/SARC process concluded that red porgy stocks remain overfished and the current management measures are warranted at this time. The Council is conducting the hearing in order to receive input from the public regarding these findings and obtain information regarding the effects of the current regulations. This information will be considered as the Council moves forward with the development of Amendment 13 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan.The scoping meeting will address issues affecting the spiny lobster fishery. These issues will include defining overfishing, possible federal regulation changes regarding the use of ``shorts'' or undersized lobsters used for bait by commercial harvesters, allowing the expansion of the commercial fishery north of Florida, and the distribution of tailing permits for spiny lobster.
The public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. with the public scoping meeting immediately following at the following location and date:
1. December 2, 2002: Sheraton Grand New Bern, 100 Middle Street, New Bern, NC 28560, telephone: 18003263745 or 252 6388112.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council (see ADDRESSES) by November 29, 2002.
Dated: November 8, 2002.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 0229184 Filed 111502; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 294074699; telephone: 8435714366; fax: 8437694520; email address: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
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