Highly Migratory Species Plan Development Team Meeting

June 10-12, 2002

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species Plan Development Team (HMSPDT) will hold a work session, which is open to the public.

The HMSPDT will meet Monday, June 10, 2002 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.; Tuesday, June 11, 2002 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and Wednesday, June 12, 2002 from 8 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

The work session will be held at the following location:

National Marine Fisheries Service
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Large Conference Room
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Room D-203
La Jolla, California 92037
(858) 546-7000

The primary purpose of the work session is to continue revising the draft fishery management plan (FMP) for West Coast highly migratory species fisheries per Council guidance from the March 2002 Council meeting. Initial preparation of the HMSPDT report for the June 2002 Council meeting will also occur. The HMS FMP is scheduled for final Council action in November 2002.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (866) 806-7204 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

Contact Daniel Waldeck for more information.