[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59737-59738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25113]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE197
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 Data/Assessment workshop 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 Workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on November 2,
2015 until 12 p.m. on November 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 46 Data/Assessment Workshop will be held
at the Verdanza Hotel, 8020 Tartak Street, Isla Verda, PR 00979, 1-787-
625-9044 or 1-787-253-9000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston,
SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
(843) 571-4366l; 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
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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. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed during the Workshop.
2. Participants will evaluate proposed data and select species for
further analysis.
3. Using datasets selected, participants will develop population
models using data-limited methodologies 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 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
This 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: September 29, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-25113 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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