[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9700-9701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03671]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD783
Peer Review Meeting To Review Sea Scallop Survey Methods
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast Regional Science Center (NEFSC) will
convene a Peer Review meeting for the purpose of a review of the survey
methods for the Sea Scallop. The scope of the review is broad and
includes the statistical design and data collection methods and
procedures for several survey systems, including scallop dredges, video
drop cameras, and HabCam. The objectives of this review will be to
assess the relative merits of each sampling method, to identify
complementary aspects among the survey methodologies, and to determine
areas of future research and collaboration. The public is invited to
attend the presentations and discussions.
DATES: The public meeting will be held from March 17 through March 19,
2015. The meeting will commence on March 17, 2015 at 9 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting
agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Waypoint Event Center at the
Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
02740.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information please visit the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Web site at http://nefsc.noaa.gov/.
For additional information about the peer review meeting of the Sea
Scallop, please visit the NMFS NEFSC SAW Web site at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to James Weinberg at the NEFSC, (508) 495-2352, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-03671 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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