[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35151-35152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14280]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD333
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 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 38 assessment webinars for Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic King Mackerel.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 38 assessment of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
King Mackerel will consist of a workshop and series of webinars. This
notice is for an additional webinar associated with the Assessment
portion of the SEDAR process.
DATES: An assessment webinar for SEDAR 38 will be held from 1-4 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
ADDRESS:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar
is open to the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to
request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please
request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each
webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
phone (843) 571-4366; 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 Workshop; (2) an Assessment Workshop and a series
of webinars and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop
is a report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses; and
describes the fisheries. The Assessment workshop and webinars 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 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 Assessment Process webinars are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial assessment analysis recommended from
the Assessment Workshop, panelists will employ assessment models to
evaluate stock status, estimate
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population benchmarks and management criteria, and project future
conditions.
2. Panelists will recommend the most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population
parameters.
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
The meeting is 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 the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-14280 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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