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Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001)
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[Federal Register: April 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 75)] [Notices] [Page 19164] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr18ap02-31] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 041002C] Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The NMFS announces the availability of the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001). The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop, triennially, a strategic plan for fisheries research for the subsequent 5 years. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the NMFS Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001) should be directed to Mark Chandler, Research, Analysis, and Coordination Division, Office of Science and Technology, NMFS, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: (301) 713-2363. Fax: (301) 713-1875. This document may be viewed in its entirety at http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st2/index.html.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Chandler at 301-713-2363 ext. 152. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 404 of the MSFCMA requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish in the Federal Register a strategic plan for fisheries research for the 5 years immediately following the its publication. The MSFCMA requires that the plan address four major areas of research: (1) Research to support fishery conservation and management; (2) conservation engineering research; (3) research on the fisheries; and (4) information management research. The MSFCMA specifies that the plan shall contain a limited number of priority objectives for each of these research areas; indicate goals and timetables; provide a role for commercial fishermen in such research; provide for collection and dissemination of complete and accurate information concerning fishing activities; and be developed in cooperation with the Councils and affected states. In 1997, the NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan (FSP) was published. The FSP was developed in a comprehensive manner, with significant public involvement, including 16 public meetings. The following year, NMFS released the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (1998). Both the original (1998) and the updated (2001) Strategic Plans for Fisheries Research are based upon and entirely consistent with the FSP. Many of the objectives found under the ``Major Fishery Research Objectives and Goals'' section of the subject document can be matched with those in the FSP. The scope of the NMFS Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001) is solely fisheries research to support the MSFCMA. It does not include the regulatory and enforcement components of the NMFS' mission. The NMFS currently conducts a comprehensive program of fisheries research and involves industry and others interested in fisheries in planning and implementing its objectives. Dated: April 11, 2002. William Fox, Jr., Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 02-9526 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S