Marine Fisheries Commission To Meet February 2 & 3

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MOREHEAD CITY- The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet February 2-3 at the Clarion Oceanfront Hotel, Kill Devil Hills. The meeting is open to the public.

On February 1, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss any fishery issues.

For more information, contact Jess Hawkins by email at: Jess.Hawkins@ncmail.net or by calling
1-800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021.

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
CLARION OCEANFRONT HOTEL
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC
FEBRUARY 2 & 3, 2006

February 2
9 a.m. Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda and Minutes (November)
Public Comment
Issues from Commission Members
9:30 a.m. Chairman’s Report

10:30 a.m. Committee Reports
Habitat and Water Quality
· Resolution (Action)
· Negotiated Rule-Making- Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Action)

11:30 p.m. Director’s Report
· Suspension of River Herring Rules (03M.0513[b] and 03M.0513[d]) (Action)

Noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Director’s Report (continued)

2:30 p.m. Undersea Warfare Training Range Proposal by U.S. Navy

4 p.m. Draft Sea Mullet FMP
· Goals and Objectives (Action)
· Public Information Brochure (Action)
4:30 p.m. Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Nominations (Action)

5:30 p.m. Adjourn

February 3
8:30 a.m. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan – Annual Report (Action)

9 a.m. Atlantic Ocean Striped Bass Management Issues

10:30 a.m. NMFS Actions on Petition for Rulemaking on Sharks

Noon Adjourn

* Times indicated are merely for guidance. The Commission will proceed through the agenda until completed.

MFC Meetings for 2006: March 14 New Bern
April 27-28 Wilmington
June 27-28 Raleigh
September 28-29 Atlantic Beach
Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 Hatteras