[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 182 (Monday, September 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56964-56965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23626]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE200
Fisheries of the U.S. 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 46 pre-workshop webinar for Caribbean Data-
limited Species.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 46 assessment of Caribbean Data-limited Species will
consist of one in-person workshop and a series of webinars. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 46 pre-Workshop webinar will be held October 6, 2015,
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: 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-
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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:
Panelists will present summary data, and discuss data needs and
treatments.
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 3
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: September 16, 2015.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23626 Filed 9-18-15; 8:45 am]
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