[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9458-9459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03591]
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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 the Caribbean Red Hind: 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 March 11,
2014 until 11:30 p.m. on March 13, 2014; the Assessment Webinars and
Review Workshop dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in
the Federal Register. This workshop is a rescheduling of the SEDAR 35
Data Workshop originally schedule for October of 2013 which was
cancelled due to the shutdown of the Federal government. 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 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 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
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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 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 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 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
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: February 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03591 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
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