[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15708-15709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05602]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC525
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 28 Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia
Review Workshop.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 28 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel
and cobia fisheries will consist of a series of workshops and
supplemental webinars. This notice is for the Review Workshop portion
of the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 28 Review Workshop will be held on March 25-26, 2013.
The workshop will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude no later than 6 p.m. EDT
on each day.
ADDRESSES: The Review Workshop will be held in the office of the Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607. The Review Workshop is open to members of the
public. Those interested in participating should contact Ryan Rindone
at SEDAR (see Contact Information below) to request an invitation
providing webinar access information. Please request meeting
information at least 24 hours in advance.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator; phone
(813) 348-1630; 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 three-step process
including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process including a
workshop and webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment Process is a stock assessment
report which describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population
conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a Consensus Summary documenting panel
opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment
and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Highly Migratory
Species 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 non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Review Workshop are as follows:
Panelists will review the proceedings of the SEDAR 28 Data and
Assessment Workshops, and make recommendations with respect to the
stock assessments of Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia.
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 identified 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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SEDAR office (see
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.
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Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Dated: March 7, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-05602 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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