[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041698C]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Workshop.

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a workshop on the dolphin-fish and wahoo. A review panel and 
workshop participants will review biological information and current 
management programs pertaining to these species. The review panel will 
make consensus recommendations to the Council on management options for 
these species in the form of a written report. The public is invited to 
observe this workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held May 6-8, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2001 
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (803) 571-1000.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One 
Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Buchanan, Public Information 
Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax: (803) 769-4520; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d3e383e2c23632f382e252c232c230d23222c2c632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2a1a7a1b3bcfcb0a7b1bab3bcb3bc92bcbdb3b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Workshop Dates

    May 6, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.--Sessions I & II
    Workshop participants will review and discuss available information 
regarding the biology, population structure and migration patterns, as 
well as fisheries and population dynamics of dolphin-fish and wahoo 
species in the Caribbean and the Southeastern United States;
    May 7, 1998, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.--Session III
    Workshop participants will discuss and develop consensus 
recommendations relative to dolphin-fish and wahoo natural mortality, 
growth rate and longevity, age/size at first reproduction and 
fecundity, stock structure and migration patterns, data collection and 
research needs, and the status of these stocks before formulating 
consensus recommendations to the Council on data, input parameters and 
stock status;
    May 7, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.--Session IV
    Workshop participants will review available information pertaining 
to current dolphin-fish and wahoo management programs in the Caribbean 
and the Southeastern United States, and receive an update on the South 
Atlantic Council's request to be designated as lead council for 
dolphin-fish and wahoo management;
    May 7, 1998, 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.--Session V
    Workshop participants will consider a wide range of management 
options for managing dolphin-fish and wahoo throughout the South 
Atlantic Council's area of management jurisdiction for these species 
and formulate consensus recommendations on options for the Council to 
consider in the Dolphin-fish/Wahoo Fishery Management Plan;
    May 8, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to noon--Session VI
    The panel will review, discuss and approve the final workshop 
report and the timeframe for Council action will also be discussed.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed in this 
notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
by May 1, 1998.

    Dated: April 16, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-10730 Filed 4-21-98; 8:45 am]
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