[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41063-41064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17773]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG346
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 61 in-person Data/Assessment Workshop for Gulf
of Mexico Red Grouper.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 61 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper will
consist of one in-person Data/Assessment Workshop and a series of
webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 61 Data/Assessment Workshop will be held from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m. on September 11, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on
September 12, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on September 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 61 Data/Assessment Workshop will be held
at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street S, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701; telephone: 1-800-445-8667.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston,
SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
(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
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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 Data/Assessment Workshop 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 appropriate
sources for providing information on life history characteristics,
catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age composition, and
fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of stock abundance.
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 these meetings. 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
These meetings are 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 5 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: August 14, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-17773 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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