[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4282-4283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1748]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA962


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Council to convene a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a 
meeting of the Shrimp Stock Assessment Workshop.

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily on Tuesday, 
February 14 through Thursday, February 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NOAA Fisheries Galveston 
Laboratory, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77551-5997.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 
Director/Senior Fishery Biologist; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Shrimp Stock Assessment Review Workshop 
will evaluate the data used in the assessment and whether data 
uncertainties acknowledged/reported are within normal or expected 
levels, e.g., recruitment deviations; whether data were applied 
properly within the assessment model; are input data series reliable 
and sufficient to support the assessment approach and findings; whether 
selectivity functions are acceptable and biologically realistic for 
both fisheries independent and dependent data. The Workshop will also 
evaluate the assessment findings with respect to the following: Are 
abundance, exploitation, and biomass estimates reliable and consistent 
with input data and population biological characteristics, and useful 
to support status inferences; are quantitative estimates of the status 
determination criteria for this stock reliable; consider how 
uncertainties in the assessment, and their potential consequences, are 
addressed, e.g., sensitivity analysis runs. A Panel Review Report 
summarizing the evaluation of the stock assessment and addressing each 
Term of Reference will be developed along with a list of tasks to be 
completed following the workshop.

    Note:  The Workshop will address the aforementioned issues for 
each of the three shrimp species (brown, white, and pink), and a 
separate Panel Review Report for each species will be developed.

    Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by 
calling (813) 348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before the Scientific and Statistical Committee's workgroup for 
discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of 
formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those 
issues specifically identified in the agenda 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 action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: January 24, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-1748 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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