50906 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 188 / Monday, September 29, 1997 / Notices

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Quality Inn Beachside, 931 West

Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, AL;

telephone: 800–844–6913.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Leard, Senior Fishery Biologist,

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting will be to review

management alternatives being

considered by the Council as part of

Draft Amendment 16 to the Fishery

Management Plan (FMP) for Reef Fish in

the Gulf of Mexico. Amendment 16

readdresses a 2-year phase-out of fish

traps with allowances for retention of

reef fish species taken in spiny lobster

and stone crab traps; however, if the

Council continues the present 10-year

phase-out, this amendment also

includes options for reducing the

number of traps being fished over time.

This amendment considers size limits,

including a slot limit, and bag limits for

some lesser amberjack species.

Additionally, alternatives are presented

that could effect the Council’s

continued management of sand perch,

dwarf sand perch, queen triggerfish, and

hog fish. Amendment 16 includes

consideration of compatible size and

bag limits with the state of Florida for

various reef fish species, as well as

additional regulations of speckled hind

and warsaw grouper. Language that

would modify the Framework Procedure

for setting total allowable catch is also

included.

The Law Enforcement AP will also

review a Draft Amendment 9 to the

Fishery Management Plan for Coastal

Migratory Pelagic Resources

(Mackerels). Draft Amendment 9

addresses a number of problems that

have been discussed in the past, as well

as recent concerns that have developed

with regard to allocations and a derby

fishery for king mackerel. Amendment 9

includes alternatives that would:

1. Modify the fishing year;

2. Prohibit sale of king and Spanish

mackerel;

3. Require mandatory reporting;

4. Reallocate the king mackerel total

allowable catch (TAC) by area in the

Eastern Zone and user group

(commercial/recreational);

5. Further subdivide the hook-andline allocation of TAC for king mackerel

on the west coast of Florida by area and/

or season;

6. Establish subdivisions of the

Western Zone allocation of TAC for king

mackerel by area and/or season;

7. Establish trip limits for Gulf group

king mackerel in the Western Zone;

8. Provide for further restrictions on

the net fishery for king mackerel;

9. Increase the minimum size limit for

king mackerel and/or establish a

maximum size limit; and

10. Reestablish a purse seine

allocation for Gulf group Spanish

mackerel.

In addition to these draft

amendments, the Law Enforcement AP

will review the status of implementation

of Amendment 9 to the Shrimp FMP

and Amendment 15 to the Reef Fish

FMP, as well as problems with having

a ‘‘paper trail’’ to track imported

seafood.

In a joint session with the Gulf States

Marine Fisheries Commission’s Law

Enforcement Committee, which is

comprised of basically the same

members, the Law Enforcement AP will

receive information from NMFS

regarding its penalty schedule and a

report on the use of satellite

transponders to track fishing vessels. It

will also receive enforcement reports

from the individual Gulf States.

The Law Enforcement AP consists of

chief enforcement agents for the state

and Federal fishery agencies in the Gulf

area who advise the Council on fishery

issues.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Panel for discussion, in accordance with

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Panel action during this meeting.

Panel action will be restricted to those

issues specifically identified in the

agenda listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Anne Alford at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) by October 8, 1997.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Adminstration

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Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

(NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of photography permit

no. 867–1388.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Moana Productions, Inc., 311 Portluck

Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825, has

been issued a permit to take by Level B

harassment several species of nonthreatened, non-endangered marine

mammals for purposes of commerical

photography.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS,1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Protected Species Program Manager,

Pacific Area Office, NMFS, 2570 Dole

Stree, Room 106 Honolulu, HI 96822–

2396 (808/973–2987), and

Regional Director, Southeast Region,

NMFS, 9731 Executive Center Drive, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2434 (813/570–

5301)

Director, Alaska Region, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/

585–7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6,

1997, notice was published in the

Federal Register (62 FR 31083 that the

above-named applicant had submitted a

request for a permit to take several

species of marine mammals by Level B

Harassment during the course of

commerical photographic activities in

Hawaii and South Carolina waters. The

required permit has been issued, under

the authority of S104 (c) (6) of the

Marine Mammals Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.).

Dated: July 25, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office Of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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