[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18195-18196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07699]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD834
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 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 43 Data/Assessment Workshop for Gulf of Mexico
Gray Triggerfish.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 43 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish
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 April 21, 2015
until 6 p.m. on April 23, 2015. The established time may be adjusted as
necessary to accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant
to the assessment process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting
being extended from, or completed prior to the time established by this
notice.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 43 Data/Assessment Workshop will be held
at the Courtyard Miami Coconut Grove, 2649 South Bayshore Drive, Miami,
FL 33133; telephone: (800) 321-2211.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone:
(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/Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series
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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, and 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 NGO's;
International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state
and federal agencies.
SEDAR 43 Data/Assessment Workshop Schedule:
April 21-23, 2015; SEDAR 43 Workshop
The items of discussion during the workshop include:
1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed during the Workshop.
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.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 31, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-07699 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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