[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2960-2961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1037]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA942
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Pre-Workshop Webinar for HMS Blacktip Sharks
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 29 pre-workshop webinar for HMS blacktip
sharks.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the HMS stocks of Gulf of Mexico
blacktip sharks will consist of one workshop and a series of webinars.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR pre-Workshop webinar will take place February 14, 2012
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central time. The established time may be
adjusted as necessary to accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the assessment process. Such adjustments may
result in the meeting being extended from, or completed prior to the
time established by this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request
an invitation providing webinar access information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone:
(843) 571-4366; email: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks
in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-step process including: (1)
Data/Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series of webinars. The product of
the Data/Assessment Workshop is a report which compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses, and describes the fisheries, evaluates the status
of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
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projects future population conditions, and recommends research and
monitoring needs. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, HMS Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include
data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists,
biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and NGO's; International experts; and
staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
During the SEDAR 29 pre-data workshop webinar participants will
present summary data, and discuss data needs and treatments.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to each workshop.
Dated: January 17, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-1037 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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