9910 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 17, 2021 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE notified the Gulf of Mexico NMFS has further determined that Management Council of the requirement Pacific bluefin continues to be both National Oceanic and Atmospheric to end and prevent on lane subject to overfishing and overfished. Administration snapper and the jacks complex. NMFS This determination is based on the most has notified the Gulf of Mexico Fishery recent assessment, conducted by the [RTID 0648–XA807] Management Council and the South International Scientific Committee for Determination of Overfishing or an Atlantic Fishery Management Council of Tuna and Tuna-like in the Overfished Condition the requirement to end and prevent North Pacific (ISC), completed in overfishing on cobia. 2020 using data through 2018. Applying AGENCY: National Marine NMFS has determined that South domestic status determination criteria, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atlantic golden tilefish is now subject to this stock is still subject to overfishing Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), overfishing. This stock was not assessed because the fishing mortality rate is Commerce. in 2020, and catch data from 2019 above its threshold, and is still ACTION: Notice. support a determination that this stock overfished because the spawning stock is subject to overfishing because the biomass is below its threshold. NMFS SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice catch was above the threshold. NMFS continues to work with the Pacific that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of has notified the South Atlantic Fishery Council to end overfishing and rebuild Commerce (Secretary), has found that Management Council of the requirement this stock. Gulf of Mexico cobia, Gulf of Mexico to end and prevent overfishing on this NMFS has determined that Saint lane snapper, the Gulf of Mexico jacks stock. Matthew Island blue king is still complex, South Atlantic golden tilefish, NMFS has determined that Western overfished. This determination is based and Western and Central Pacific Ocean and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) silky on the most recent assessment, silky are now subject to shark is now subject to overfishing. The completed in 2020 using data through overfishing; fall-run determination for silky shark is based 2020, which indicates that the stock is Chinook , fall-run on the most recent assessment, overfished because the biomass estimate , Queets , completed in 2018 using data through remains below its threshold. NMFS Juan de Fuca coho salmon, and Saint 2016, which indicates that the stock is continues to work with the North Matthew Island blue king crab are still subject to overfishing because the Pacific Fishery Management Council to overfished; and is fishing mortality rate is above the rebuild this stock. still subject to overfishing and threshold. NMFS has determined that Dated: February 11, 2021. overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the section 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Secretary, notifies the appropriate Act applies because the overfishing of Jennifer M. Wallace, regional fishery management council WCPO silky shark is due largely to Acting Director, Office of Sustainable (Council) whenever it determines that a excessive international fishing pressure. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. stock or stock complex is subject to NMFS has informed the Western Pacific [FR Doc. 2021–03147 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am] overfishing, overfished, or approaching Fishery Management Council of its BILLING CODE 3510–22–P an overfished condition. obligations for domestic and international management under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magnuson-Stevens Act section 304(i) to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Kathryn Frens, (301)–427–8523. address domestic and international SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant impacts. National Oceanic and Atmospheric to section 304(e)(2) of the Magnuson- NMFS has determined that Administration Stevens Fishery Conservation and Sacramento River fall-run Chinook [RTID 0648–XA875] Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens salmon, Klamath River fall-run Chinook Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on salmon, Queets coho salmon, and Juan Western Pacific Fishery Management behalf of the Secretary, must notify de Fuca coho salmon are still Council; Public Meetings Councils, and publish a notice in the overfished. These determinations are Federal Register, whenever it based on the most recent assessments, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries determines that a stock or stock completed in 2020 and using data from Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and complex is subject to overfishing, 2017–2019 for the two Chinook stocks, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), overfished, or approaching an and data from 2016–2018 for the two Commerce. overfished condition. coho stocks. The assessments support ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. NMFS has determined that Gulf of determinations that all four stocks SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Mexico cobia, Gulf of Mexico lane remain overfished because the three- Management Council (Council) will snapper, and the Gulf of Mexico jacks year geometric mean of the annual hold a meeting of the Pacific Pelagic complex are now subject to overfishing. spawning escapement for each stock Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Plan The Gulf of Mexico cobia determination falls below its respective threshold. Of Team (PT) to discuss fishery is based on the most recent assessment, these four salmon stocks, only the two management issues and develop completed in 2020 and using data Chinook stocks are domestically recommendations to the Council for through 2018, which indicates that this managed. The Council has limited future management of pelagic fisheries stock is subject to overfishing because ability to control the two in the Western Pacific region. the fishing mortality rate was above the internationally-managed coho stocks in threshold. Gulf of Mexico lane snapper waters outside its jurisdiction. The DATES: The Pelagic PT will be held on and the Gulf jacks complex were not Pacific Fishery Management Council March 3–4, 2021. For specific times and assessed in 2020, and catch data from (Pacific Council) adopted rebuilding agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY 2019 support a determination that these plans for all four overfished salmon INFORMATION. stocks are subject to overfishing because stocks in 2019. NMFS continues to work ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by catch for each stock exceeded their with the Pacific Council to implement web conference. Audio and visual respective thresholds. NMFS has these plans. portions of the web conference can be

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