North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting Announcement
| Published date | 20 May 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 27393 |
| Record Number | 2021-10646 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 96 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 96 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 27393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10646]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB101]
North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a U.S. stakeholder meeting to discuss North
Pacific albacore (NPALB) management. This meeting is intended as a
follow-up to a meeting held by the International Scientific Committee
on Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean regarding a
management strategy evaluation for NPALB. The meeting topics are
described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The virtual meeting will be held on June 1, 2021, from 12 p.m.
to 2 p.m. PDT (or until business is concluded). You must notify NMFS by
May 24, 2021, if you plan to attend the meeting (see ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: If you plan to attend the meeting, which will be held by
webinar, please notify Valerie Post, Pacific Islands Regional Office,
NMFS, by email at [email protected]. Instructions for attending the
meeting will be emailed to meeting participants before the meeting
occurs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Barroso, West Coast Region, at
[email protected] or 562-432-1850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The International Scientific Committee on
Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (ISC) recently
completed a management strategy evaluation (MSE) on North Pacific
albacore (NPALB),\1\ and the ISC Albacore Working Group hosted a
meeting among U.S. and Canadian stakeholders from March 22-25, 2021, to
review the results of the MSE. As a follow-up to the ISC meeting in
March 2021, this U.S. stakeholder meeting is an opportunity for U.S.
stakeholders to express their priorities and consider future management
of NPALB.
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\1\ http://isc.fra.go.jp/working_groups/albacore.html.
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NPALB U.S. Stakeholder Meeting Topics
This meeting will have an agenda that will be distributed to
participants in advance of the meeting. The meeting agenda will
include, but is not limited to, the following topics:
(1) Results of the ISC NPALB MSE.
(2) Management objectives.
(3) Discussion of potential future harvest strategy for NPALB.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Valerie Post (see ADDRESSES) by May 24, 2021.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
Dated: May 17, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-10646 Filed 5-19-21; 8:45 am]
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