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convene a public meeting of the Reef

Fish Stock Assessment Panel (RFSAP).

DATES: The meeting will begin at 1:00

p.m. on February 12, 1997, and will

conclude at 12:00 noon on February 14,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory, 3209

Frederic Street, Pascagoula, MS.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Atran, Population Dynamics

Statistician; telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 12, the RFSAP members, in

conjunction with a representative of

NMFS, the Council’s Standing Scientific

and Statistical Committee (SSC), and the

shrimp industry will review

recommendations of a select group of

statisticians regarding changes to the

database and methodology used in

estimating shrimp trawl bycatch of red

snapper. The combined group will make

recommendations for additional

analyses of the data for estimating

shrimp trawl bycatch, if any, that

should be performed by NMFS for

subsequent review by the SSC and the

Council.

On February 13 and February 14, the

RFSAP will re-examine stock

assessment information for vermilion

snapper and potentially develop

proposed management options for

Council consideration that would phase

in total allowable catch levels, a quota,

and bag limits over a 3-year period to

gradually reduce harvest levels.

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 February 5, 1997.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting of the Stone

Crab Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: This meeting will be held on

February 20, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Monroe County Regional Service

Center, 2798 Overseas Highway,

Marathon, FL; telephone: (305) 743–

6727.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Swingle, Executive Director;

telephone: (813) 228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting will be to review

effort and landing trends in the fishery

and indicate to the Council whether the

industry supports development of a

limited access system and structure of

such a system.

The AP will hold a fact-finding

hearing prior to their meeting to obtain

suggestions on the structure of the

limited access system from fishermen in

other areas. The hearing will be from

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on February 19,

1997 at the Radisson Inn Fort Myers,

12635 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers,

FL; telephone: (941) 936–2058.

The AP is comprised of fishermen and

other user groups who advise the

Council on fishery issues.

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 February 13, 1997.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2589 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish

Committee and its Comprehensive

Management Committee will hold a

public meeting.

DATES: Tuesday, February 18, to

Thursday, February 20, 1997. On

Tuesday, the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,

and Butterfish Committee will meet

from 1:00–4:00 p.m. On Wednesday, the

Council will meet from 8:00 a.m. until

4:00 p.m., at which time the

Comprehensive Management Committee

will meet until 5:00 p.m. On Thursday,

the Council will meet from 8:00 a.m.

until approximately noon.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Sheraton Atlantic City West, 6821

Black Horse Pike, Atlantic City, NJ

08232, telephone 1–800–782–9237.

Council Address: Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, 300 S.

New Street, Dover, DE 19901, telephone

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David R. Keifer, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to discuss the

Council’s joint venture processing

policy and the 1997 Atlantic mackerel

joint venture processing specifications,

hear a report on the Stock Assessment

Workshop, discuss NMFS proposed

regulations concerning essential fish

habitat, have a presentation on NMFS

proposed weakfish regulations, discuss

vessel replacement criteria in

Comprehensive Management, possible

adoption of Amendment 1 to the

Bluefish Fishery Management Plan for

public hearings, and other fishery

management matters. In addition, there

will be discussion regarding Mr.

Schmitten’s inquiry into the rebuilding

schedule of summer flounder during the

Executive Director’s Report.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Joanna Davis at least five days prior to

the meeting dates.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and