[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31738-31739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14626]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG312
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Stock Identification Joint Cooperator Technical Review
Webinar for Atlantic Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 58 Atlantic Cobia Stock Identification Joint
Cooperator Technical Review Webinar.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 58 assessment(s) of the Atlantic stock(s) of cobia
will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: Stock ID Workshop;
Stock ID Review Workshop; Stock ID Joint Cooperator Technical Review;
Data Workshop; Assessment Workshop and/or Webinars; and a Review
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 58 Stock ID Joint Cooperator Technical Review Webinar
will be held on July 30, 2018, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julia Byrd 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: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405; www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 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 typically a three-step process
including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process utilizing workshop
and/or webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment Process is a stock assessment
report which describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population
conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and
input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils
and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include: Data collectors and database managers; stock
assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency
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representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the Stock ID Joint Cooperator Technical
Review Webinar are as follows:
1. Participants will review recommendations from the Cobia Stock ID
Workshop and Cobia Stock ID Review Workshop;
2. Recommend the Cobia assessment unit stock for SEDAR 58; and
3. Draft an appropriate unit stock Term(s) of Reference.
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 accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject
to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C.1891 et seq.
Dated: July 3, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-14626 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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