Highly Migratory Species Management Team and Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel to Meet

Work Session Dates: June 3-4, 2008

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) and Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold work sessions, which are open to the public. The HMSMT work session will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2008; the HMSMT and HMSAS will begin meeting jointly at 1:30 p.m. on the same day and continue until 5:30 p.m. The joint meeting of the HMSMT and HMSAS will resume on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and continue until the two committees finish their joint discussions. The committees will then meet separately until business is completed.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office - Carlsbad
6010 Hidden Valley Road
Carlsbad, California 92011
(760) 431-9440

The HMSMT/HMSAS work sessions will discuss preparation of the HMS stock assessment and fishery evaluation (SAFE) report, 2009-2010 HMS biennial harvest specifications, Magnuson-Stevens Act re-authorization implementation, international fisheries issues, management concepts for the high seas shallow-set longline fishery, and research and data related issues.

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 ext. 411 at least five days prior to the meeting date.

For more information on the June 3-4, 2008, HMSMT and HMSAS work session, please contact Dr. Kit Dahl at (503) 820-2280 ext. 422, or toll free 1-866-806-7204.

PFMC
05/05/08