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also discuss Amendment 9 to the

Shrimp FMP and make

recommendations to the Council

regarding its approval.

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.—Convene the

Deep Water Crab Management

Committee to review provisions of the

SAFMC’s FMP and a recommendation

of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries

Commission that the Gulf Council

consider development of a Deep Water

Crab FMP for the Gulf of Mexico.

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.—Convene the

Habitat Protection Committee to review

recommendations of the Texas and

Florida/Alabama Habitat APs, as well as

a report of the Technical Review Panel

regarding the development of the

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Generic

Amendment. The Committee will also

review the Interim Final Guidelines for

EFH from NMFS.

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.—Convene the

Ad Hoc Marine Reserves Committee to

consider management measures for

marine reserves previously included in

an options paper for Amendment 16 to

the Reef Fish FMP (but later removed)

and recommendations of the RFSAP and

SSC. The Committee will also initiate

the development of an action plan for

study of marine reserves.

3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Ad Hoc Sustainable Fisheries

Committee to discuss provisions of a

Generic SFA Amendment. The

Committee will also consider a schedule

of actions for the development and

submission of the amendment to NMFS

in accordance with the SFA.

January 21

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

review comments and recommendations

from the SAFMC with regard to

Amendment 9 to the Coastal Migratory

Pelagics FMP and a revised draft (public

hearing draft) of Amendment 9 that

incorporates changes from the

November 1997 Council meeting. The

Committee will also review an Options

Paper for Amendment 10 that includes

provisions for a commercial license

limitation system for king mackerel and

resubmission of a sink net provision of

Amendment 8, as previously discussed.

The Committee may also consider a

control date for the dolphin and wahoo

fisheries in the Gulf.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.—Convene the

Stone Crab Management Committee to

consider recommendations to the

Council regarding final action on

Amendment 6 (extending the

moratorium on fishing permits). In

deliberations, the Committee will

consider public hearing comments,

written comments, AP/SSC

recommendations, NMFS comments,

and minutes from workshops held by

the Florida Marine Fisheries

Commission.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation Act, those issues may not

be the subject of formal Council action

during this meeting. Council 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 Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by January 12,

1998.

Dated: December 29, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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