[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31946]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE349
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Workshop to discuss design considerations for a potential
citizen science program.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) is
considering developing a comprehensive citizen science program. This
workshop will be convened to consider program goals and design, and
gather input from constituents and potential regional partners and
collaborators. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The workshop will be held 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, January 19,
2016; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2016; and 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571-1000.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Science and
Statistics Program Manager, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC-
10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Citizen science is a growing field in which
trained members of the public collaborate and engage with scientists in
the inquiry and discovery of new knowledge. Public participation in
scientific research advances science, research, and policy and fosters
an informed and engaged citizenship. The Council recognizes the desire
of constituents to get involved and the need to have a well-designed
program and accompanying sampling protocols to ensure that information
collected through such efforts is useful. To meet this growing need,
the Council intends to develop a comprehensive Citizen Science Program.
The first step in this process is a workshop where interested citizens,
fisheries managers and scientists, and citizen science practitioners
will gather to develop recommendations for designing such a program.
The product of this workshop will be a report to the Council addressing
the workshop goals. The Council provided the following goals for the
workshop:
1. Document and evaluate existing citizen science and cooperative
research experiences;
2. Identify existing funding opportunities;
3. Develop objectives for the South Atlantic Citizen Science Program;
4. Develop a framework for achieving program objectives, considering:
(a) Research and monitoring activities appropriate for citizen
science;
(b) Funded and unfunded opportunities and avenues to support
citizen science;
(c) The full range of data needs;
(d) Potential web-based platforms;
(e) Outreach and education needs, short and long term; and
(f) Governance, including ongoing staff support, management, and
oversight
5. Develop a prioritized list of citizen science project candidates,
and identify 2-5 high priority projects that could be implemented
within 1 year of the workshop.
Discussion topics for consideration at this workshop:
1. Introduction to citizen science.
2. Selected citizen science case studies.
3. Identifying potential projects for the South Atlantic.
4. Design requirements and attributes of successful projects.
5. Recommendations addressing workshop goals.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 16, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-31946 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am]
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