[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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