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Sub Alternative D. Require a federal 

permit for charter boats fishing in the 

EEZ. 

Alternative 3. Require a federal permit 

to sell Council managed species. 

Alternative 4. Require a federal permit 

to purchase Council managed species. 

Discussion 

The Council moved to establish an Ad 

Hoc Advisory Panel to consist of 

fishermen and local and federal 

managers and scientists to develop a 

permitting and potentially a limited 

access system; these recommendations 

will be incorporated into this Action. 

4.10 Action 10: Monitoring and 

Enforcement of Annual Catch Limits 

Alternative 1. No Action. Set the ACL 

at the level specified in the previous 

actions. 

Alternative 2. Require any person 

landing Council managed species to 

submit an appropriate data collection 

form, as developed by the SEFSC or the 

Council’s SSC, after every trip with 

enough detail such that CPUE per 

species can be calculated for each gear. 

Alternative 3. Require any federal 

permit holder to submit an appropriate 

data collection form, as developed by 

the SEFSC or the Council’s SSC, after 

every trip with enough detail such that 

CPUE per species can be calculated for 

each gear. 

Alternative 4. Develop an updated 

catch report form in coordination with 

the SEFSC, local and territorial 

governments, fishermen, and the 

Council’s SSC with enough detail such 

that CPUE per species can be calculated 

for each gear. 

Discussion 

In their FMPs, or associated public 

documents such as SAFE reports as 

appropriate, Councils must describe 

general data collection methods, as well 

as any specific data collection methods 

used for all stocks in the fishery, and 

ecosystem component (EC) species, 

including: (1) Sources of fishing 

mortality (both landed and discarded), 

including commercial and recreational 

catch and bycatch in other fisheries; (2) 

Description of the data collection and 

estimation methods used to quantify 

total catch mortality in each fishery, 

including information on the 

management tools used (i.e., logbooks, 

vessel monitoring systems, observer 

programs, landings reports, fish tickets, 

processor reports, dealer reports, 

recreational angler surveys, or other 

methods); the frequency with which 

data are collected and updated; and the 

scope of sampling coverage for each 

fishery; and (3) Description of the 

methods used to compile catch data 

from various catch data collection 

methods and how those data are used to 

determine the relationship between total 

catch at a given point in time and the 

ACL for stocks and stock complexes that 

are part of a fishery (50 CFR 600.310 (i)). 

The SSC and ACLG continuously 

recommended implementing better data 

collection methodologies throughout 

their respective discussions. Currently, 

information of this type is limited or 

non-existent; therefore, better data 

collection methods are necessary. 

4.11 Action 11: Accountability 

Measures 

Alternative 1. No Action. Do not 

establish Accountability Measures. 

Alternative 2. Implement 

accountability measures for exceeding 

an ACL based on: 

Sub alternative A. A single year of 

landings/catch. 

Sub alternative B. A 2-year average of 

landings/catch. 

Sub alternative C. A 3-year average of 

landings/catch. 

Alternative 3. Reduce the fishing 

season in the following year by a length 

determined to be appropriate to account 

for exceeding the ACL. 

Alternative 4. For queen conch 

exceedences in St Croix, close the EEZ 

to queen conch harvest. 

Alternative 5. Reduce the ACL in the 

subsequent fishing year by an amount 

equal to an overage in the previous year. 

Discussion 

The Council may choose to use 

different sub alternatives from 

alternative 2 for different species or 

species groups depending on the 

reliability and timeliness for the 

different fisheries. If this is the case, 

additional alternatives would be 

developed so the Council can indicate 

that desire. There may be some 

difficulty in implementing Alternative 6 

in the year directly following the 

overage due to the timeliness of the 

availability of the data; therefore, the 

reduction may take place up to two 

years after the overage of the ACL. 

4.12 Action 12: Allowable Gear for 

Reef Fish 

Alternative 1. No Action. Do not alter 

allowable gear in the U.S. Caribbean 

Alternative 2. Review the list of 

allowable gear under 50 CFR 600.725 

Discussion 

The Council voted to request the 

Secretary of Commerce to list spear as 

an allowable gear in the reef fish fishery. 

A request to remove powerheads as an 

allowable gear was made by the CFMC 

(need to send a letter) with the rationale 

including the definition (powerheads 

use explosives so look at definition in 

Section 600). This is a simple process of 

rule making. A letter had been sent to 

the RA requesting that spear be allowed 

for the commercial fisheries. Trawls 

should not be allowed in the US 

Caribbean. Need to revise all the 

allowable gears. 

4.13 Action 13: Establish Framework 

Measures for ACLs and AMs in the Reef 

Fish FMP. 

Alternative 1. No Action. Do not 

establish a framework for ACLs and 

AMs 

Alternative 2. Establish a framework 

procedure for setting and adjusting 

ACLs and AMs 

Discussion 

Action 13 will require modification of 

the existing framework procedure so 

that ACLs and AMs may be quickly 

altered as necessary through a 

regulatory action. 

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS 

These meetings are physically 

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For more information or request for sign 

language interpretation and other 

auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. 

Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 

268 Mun ̃ oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1920, 

telephone (787) 766–5926, at least five 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: July 27, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

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the NOAA Oceans and Human Health 

Initiative, as set forth in section 903(b) 

of the Oceans and Human Health Act. 

Nominations to the Panel are being 

solicited for a balanced representation 

of individuals with multi-disciplinary 

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sciences. The Panel is not subject to the 

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DATES: Resumes should be sent to the 

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NOAA, 331 Fort Johnson Road, 

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762–8737, e-mail: 

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and Policy Analyst, National Ocean 

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Fax: 843–762–8737; e-mail: 

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purpose of the Panel is to advise NOAA 

with regard to: 

1. Development of overall vision, 

mission and goals for NOAA’ s Oceans 

and Human Health Initiative; 

2. Preparation and periodic updating 

of a NOAA’s Oceans and Human Health 

Initiative Research Plan; 

3. Communication, coordination and 

integration of Oceans and Human 

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programs and partners, including but 

not limited to the National Science 

Foundation/National Institute of 

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of Oceans and Human Health, the InterAgency Task Force on Harmful Algal 

Blooms and Hypoxia, human health 

academic and medical communities, 

and state environmental, health and 

natural resource agencies; 

4. Oceans and Human Health 

Initiative performance and progress; 

5. Effectiveness of NOAA’s education 

and outreach efforts; and 

6. Such other matters as may be 

identified. 

The Panel members shall not be 

employed by NOAA. Nominations 

should provide the nominee’s contact 

information and describe their 

qualifications relative to the criteria 

given below, or include a resume. 

Anyone is eligible to nominate a panel 

member, and nominations from 

organizations and self-nominations are 

encouraged. The Panel is expected to 

have up to a maximum of 15 members, 

with a variety of backgrounds 

(recognizing that it will not be practical 

to have all backgrounds represented), 

with respect to: 

1. Particularly relevant areas of 

marine and biomedical sciences, such 

as: 

a. Conservation medicine, diseases of 

humans, diseases of marine organisms; 

b. Epidemiology and human health 

sciences; 

c. Harmful algal bloom impacts on 

public health; 

d. Source tracking and environmental 

microbiology; 

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natural products; 

f. Marine organisms and habitats as 

models for biomedical research and/or 

indicators of environmental condition; 

g. Pollutants, contaminants, and 

ecological chemistry; 

h. Seafood safety; 

i. Remote sensing, observing systems; 

and predictive models; 

j. Ecosystem science and services; 

k. Climate change and variability; 

l. Genomics and proteomics; 

m. Biomaterials, bioengineering, and 

other techniques for producing marine 

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aquaculture, and recombinant DNA; 

n. Outreach and education; and 

o. Social sciences relevant to human 

health. 

2. Experience in academia, within 

mission-oriented government agencies, 

non governmental organizations, and 

the private sector; 

3. Familiarity with NOAA’s mandates; 

and 

4. Being a science provider to key 

generic groups of stakeholders, science 

interpreter to groups of stakeholders, or 

stakeholder with a history of interaction 

with science providers. 

The qualifications of individuals are 

expected to be outstanding with respect 

to one or more, but not necessarily all, 

of the criteria. Because of the limited 

size of the advisory panel, management 

organization expertise must include 

expertise directly related to ecosystem 

condition or human health or the very 

special features of science applied to 

government decision-making. The 

advisory panel members should have 

the following qualifications: 

1. National and international 

recognition within their profession; 

2. Knowledge of the scientific, 

technical, and biomedical information 

needed to support NOAA’s Oceans and 

Human Health Initiative, coupled with 

broad familiarity with NOAA’s mission; 

3. Knowledge of, and experience with, 

the organization and management of 

complex, mission-oriented scientific 

and/or public health programs; and 

4. Ability to represent views of 

academia, government agencies, 

nongovernmental organizations, or the 

private business sector. 

This solicitation is to obtain candidate 

applications for 3 current vacancies on 

the Panel. Appointments to the advisory 

panel will be for two or three-year 

terms, renewable once and the panel is 

expected to meet twice yearly. 

Dated: July 23, 2009. 

William Corso, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean 

Services and Coastal Zone Management. 

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STATUS: Closed. 

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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

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