[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 34046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13386]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC708
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Data/Assessment Workshop for Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Atlantic Sharpnose and Bonnethead sharks.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the HMS stocks of Atlantic Sharpnose
and Bonnethead sharks will consist of one workshop and a series of
Webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. on June 25, 2013
until 6 p.m. on June 27, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held at Wyndham Bay Point Resort, 4114
Jan Cooley Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32408; telephone: (850) 236-
6000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone:
(843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520;
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, describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 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 non-governmental organizations
(NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and
state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Data/Assessment Workshop are as
follows:
1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed.
2. Participants will evaluate proposed data and select appropriate
sources for providing information on life history characteristics,
catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age composition, and
fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of stock abundance.
3. Using datasets selected, participants will develop population
models to evaluate stock status, estimate population benchmarks and
management criteria, and project future conditions.
4. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population
parameters.
5. Participants will prepare a workshop report, document the data
incorporated as well as the decisions made during the process, and
complete results of the assessment.
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 these meetings. 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
These meetings are 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.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Dated: June 3, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-13386 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am]
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