# Joint State Fish and Game Department Directors and Saltwater Sportfishing Community Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of open public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of NMFS with the state fish and game department directors and saltwater sportfishing community. This 3-day meeting is held to solicit stakeholder and constituent input on NOAA's recreational fishing data collection program. Agenda topics are provided under the *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* section of this notice. All sessions will be open to the public.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held March 28, 2006, from 12 noon to 5 p.m., March 29, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 30, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, 300 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202; Phone: (703) 416-4100.
Requests for special accommodations may be directed to Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Steve Meyers, State/Federal Liaison; telephone: (301) 713-2334.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given of meetings between NOAA and members of the public.
**Matters to be Considered**
**March 28, 2006**
The meeting will begin with remarks from Dr. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. The group will be briefed on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, offshore aquaculture, and the NOAA budget.
**March 29, 2006**
In the morning, the group will be given a briefing on the National Research Council's independent review of NOAA's recreational fishing data collection program. In the afternoon, the group will be updated on a proposal to create a saltwater angler registry.
**March 30, 2006**
The group will reconvene to receive an update on progress made on the implementation of NOAA's recreational fisheries strategic plan.
**Special Accommodations**
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Steve Meyers, State/Federal Liaison; telephone: (301) 713-2334.
Dated: March 7, 2006.
Alan Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.