Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[I.D. 053097E]

Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific;

Northern Anchovy Fishery; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Announcement of Advisory Subpanel Meeting and Status of the

Northern Anchovy Fishery.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal

Pelagics Advisory Subpanel will meet with representatives of the

Coastal

Pelagics Planning Team to discuss the biomass estimate for northern

anchovy, which was last completed in 1995, and trends in the biomass,

for the purpose of setting the commercial harvest quotas for the 1997

fishing season.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 18, 1997, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Southwest Region, NMFS, 501

West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James J. Morgan at (562) 980-4036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the meeting, data showing trends in the

estimated spawning biomass will be presented with an overview of

historical abundance, the quotas available for harvest will be

announced, and public comments will be received. Status of an issue

paper on the management of coastal pelagic fisheries by the California

Department of Fish and Game also will be discussed. All materials

relating to the annual quotas will be forwarded to the Council and its

Scientific and Statistical Committee and will be available for public

inspection at the Office of the Acting Regional Administrator (see

ADDRESSES). The interim final quotas will be published in the Federal

Register on or about August 1 with an opportunity for public comment.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities

nual quotas will be forwarded to the Council and its

Scientific and Statistical Committee and will be available for public

inspection at the Office of the Acting Regional Administrator (see

ADDRESSES). The interim final quotas will be published in the Federal

Register on or about August 1 with an opportunity for public comment.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to James J. Morgan at NMFS Regional Office (see

ADDRESSES) by June 13, 1997.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: June 4, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97-15060 Filed 6-5-97; 2:33 pm]

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