Posted by on December 23, 2004 at 18:00:21:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are considering expansion of the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS )program into the open access groundfish fisheries. Public meetings will be jointly sponsored by NMFS, state fishery management agency for the state involved, and the Council. For dates, times, and locations of meetings, go to: http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2005/vmshrgs05.html. For more information on the January-February, 2005 VMS expansion public meetings, please contact: Mr. Mike Burner, Council, at (503) 820-2280 or toll free 1-866-806-7204; Ms. Becky Renko, NMFS, at (206) 526–6110; or Mr. Dayna Mathews, NMFS, at (360) 753–4409.