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(B) Western zone—1.05 million lb

(0.48 million kg).

* * * * *

(2) * * *

(ii) Atlantic migratory group. The

quota for the Atlantic migratory group of

Spanish mackerel is 4.00 million lb

(1.81 million kg).

* * * * *

4. In § 622.44, paragraphs (a)(1) (iii)

and (iv), paragraph (a)(2)(i), and the first

sentence of paragraph (b)(2) are revised

to read as follows:

§ 622.44 Commercial trip limits.

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(iii) In the area between 28°47.8′ N.

lat. and 25°20.4′ N. lat., which is a line

directly east from the Dade/Monroe

County, FL, boundary, king mackerel in

or from the EEZ may not be possessed

on board or landed from a vessel in a

day in amounts exceeding 50 fish from

April 1 through October 31.

(iv) In the area between 25°20.4′ N.

lat. and 25°48′ N. lat., which is a line

directly west from the Monroe/Collier

County, FL, boundary, king mackerel in

or from the EEZ may not be possessed

on board or landed from a vessel in a

day in amounts exceeding 125 fish from

April 1 through October 31.

(2) * * *

(i) Florida east coast subzone. In the

Florida east coast subzone, king

mackerel in or from the EEZ may be

possessed on board or landed from a

vessel for which a commercial permit

for king and Spanish mackerel has been

issued, as required under

§ 622.4(a)(2)(iv), from November 1 each

fishing year until the subzone’s fishing

year quota of king mackerel has been

harvested or until March 31, whichever

occurs first, in amounts not exceeding

50 fish per day.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(2) For the purpose of paragraph

(b)(1)(ii) of this section, the adjusted

quota is 3.75 million lb (1.70 million

kg). * * *

* * * * *

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 642

[I.D. 100197B]

Caribbean Fishery Management

Council; Public Hearing

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearing; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery

Management Council (Caribbean

Council) will convene public hearings

on Amendment 1 to the Fishery

Management Plan for Corals and Reef

Associated Plants and Invertebrates of

Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin

Islands (Coral FMP).

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted until November 25, 1997. The

public hearings will be on October 21,

22, and 23, 1997, from 7:00 p.m. to

10:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to Mr. Miguel A. Rolo ́n,

Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery

Management Council, 268 Mun ̃ oz

Rivera Ave., Suite 1108, San Juan,

Puerto Rico 00918. Copies of

Amendment 1 to the Coral FMP are

available at the Caribbean Fishery

Management Council, 268 Mun ̃ oz

Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan,

Puerto Rico 00918.

The hearings will be held as follows:

October 21, 1997, at the Boulon

Center, 16–21 Inighed, Cruz Bay, St.

John, U.S.V.I.

October 22, 1997, at the Legislature

Chambers, 1 Baracc Yard, Veterans

Drive, Charlotte Emily, St. Thomas,

U.S.V.I.

October 23, 1997, at the Caravelle

Hotel, 44A Queens Cross, Christiansted,

St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Miguel A. Rolo ́n, (787) 766–5926; fax

(787) 766–6239.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Caribbean Fishery Management Council

will be holding public hearings on the

draft Amendment Number 1 to the

Fishery Management Plan for Corals and

Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates

of Puerto Rico and the United States

Virgin Islands for Establishing a Marine

Conservation District. The Council will

be considering the establishment of a

proposed ‘‘no-take’’ marine

conservation district (MCD) in the EEZ

due south of St. John, U.S.V.I. Fishing

and the anchoring of fishing vessels

would be prohibited in the MCD. The

proposed MCD would cover

approximately 20 square nautical miles

and would be delineated by connecting

the following coordinate points in the

order listed:

Point Latitude Longitude

A .............. 18°15.3′ N 64°46.9′ W

B .............. 18°15.0′ N 64°42.2′ W

C .............. 18°12.1′ N 64°42.2′ W

D .............. 18°11.0′ N 64°46.9′ W

Dated: October 7, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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