Highly Migratory Species Plan
Development Team Meeting

September 4-5, 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 Wednesday, September 4, 2002 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Thursday, September 5, 2002 from 8 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

The work session will be held at the following location:

Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute
Auditorium
2595 Ingraham Street
San Diego, CA 92109
(619) 226-3870

The primary purpose of the work session is to review comments on the draft fishery management plan (FMP) for West Coast highly migratory species (HMS) and revise the FMP accordingly for presentation to the Council at the November Council meeting. The HMS FMP is scheduled for final Council action in November 2002.

This is a public meeting and time for public comment will be provided at the discretion of the HMSPDT co-chairs. This is not a public hearing, it is a work session devoted to completing the draft HMS FMP for future Council consideration.

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 (503) 820-2280 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

Contact Dan Waldeck at (503) 820-2280 for more information.