[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 20474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08715]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD862
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 assessment webinar for Gulf of Mexico Gray
Triggerfish.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish
will consist of one in-person workshop and a series of webinars. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Assessment webinar I will be held May 4, 2015 from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern Time. 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: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 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, North 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/Assessment
Workshop, and (2) a series 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.
The items of discussion in the Assessment Process webinars are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial assessment analysis recommended from
the In-person Workshop, panelists will employ assessment models to
evaluate stock status, estimate 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 each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-08715 Filed 4-15-15; 8:45 am]
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