[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58522-58523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23147]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC825
Fisheries of the Caribbean; 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 35 Data Workshop for Caribbean Red Hind.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 35 assessment of Caribbean Red Hind will consist of:
a Data Workshop; a series of Assessment Webinars; and a Review
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. on October
9, 2013 until 12 p.m. on October 11, 2013; the Assessment Webinars and
Review Workshop dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in
the Federal Register. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop will be held at the
Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St.
Thomas, VI 00802, +1-340-776-8500 or 1-800-524-2000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
telephone: (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 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 utilizing 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 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 (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 Workshop agenda are as follows:
1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed.
2. Participants will evaluate all available 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, as specified in the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the
workshop.
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
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the intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 19, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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