Ad Hoc Vessel Monitoring System Committee

to Meet October 11, 2002

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc Vessel Monitoring System Committee will hold a meeting which is open to the public.

The Ad Hoc Committee will meet Friday, October 11, 2002 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing until business for the day is completed.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

Pacific Fishery Management Council
West Conference Room
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200
Portland, OR  97220-1384
(503)  820-2280

The primary purpose of the meeting is to develop a draft regulatory package to require vessel monitoring satellite systems (VMS) for vessels participating in West Coast groundfish fisheries.

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.

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 Jim Seger at (503) 820-2280 for more information.