Highly Migratory Species Plan Development Team

December 3-4, 2002

Highly Migratory Species Plan Development Team will Hold Work Session

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: Tuesday, December 3, 2002 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and Wednesday, December 4, 2002 from 9 a.m. until business for the day is completed.

The work session will be held at the following location:

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

On October 29, 2002, the Council adopted the fishery management plan (FMP) for West Coast highly migratory species (HMS). The primary purpose of this HMSPDT work session is to incorporate Council guidance, perform editorial work, and prepare the FMP for submission to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

This is a public meeting and time for public comment will be provided at the discretion of the HMSPDT co-chairs. Generally, a public comment period will be provided just prior to the end of each day. Please note, this is not a public hearing, it is a work session devoted to completing the draft HMS FMP for future Council consideration.

In our continuing efforts to streamline our meeting notification process, we are building an email notification list. If you would like to be notified of future meetings via email, please contact Ms. Kerry Aden at 503-820-2409 or kerry.aden@noaa.gov to provide your email address.

These meetings are open to the public and are 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 or (866) 806-7204 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

For further information about the HMSPDT meeting, please contact Mr. Daniel Waldeck by email:  daniel.waldeck@noaa.gov or by phone:   (503) 820-2280.