# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of a public committee meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crab Plan Team will meet in Seattle, WA.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held September 12-14, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Observer Training Room, Seattle, WA.
*Council address* : North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The agenda includes the following: (1) NMFS, ADF&G Bering Sea Fishermen's Research Fund, survey results; (2) Review model and assessment results for Bristol Bay red king crab, Bering Sea snow crab; (3) Review stock assessment and fishery evaluation report (SAFE); status of stocks relative to overfishing and current harvest strategies; State annual management report; Economic section of SAFE; review and revise Executive Summary and compile SAFE; Fishery performance/harvest relative to Guideline Harvest levels and Total Allowable Catch; (4) Review of draft crab overfishing definition assessment; (5) Review Board of Fisheries proposals for March 2008 meeting; (6) Aleutian Island Fishery Ecosystem Plan overview; and (7) Other issues as needed.
**Special Accommodations**
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271-2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 24, 2007.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.