[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68131-68132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3287]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111704B]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY:  The Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process for 
the Caribbean Yellowtail Snapper and Spiny Lobster consists of a series 
of three workshops: a data workshop, an assessment workshop, and a 
review workshop. As part of this series, a Data Workshop is being held. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES:  The SEDAR 8 Data Workshop for yellowtail snapper and spiny 
lobster will take place December 6-10, 2004. The workshop will be held 
December 6, 2004, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; December 7-9, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m.; and December 10, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to12 noon.

ADDRESSES:  The Data Workshop will be held at the Frenchman's Reef and 
Morningstar Resort, 5 EstateBakkeroe, St. Thomas, VI 00801; telephone: 
(340) 776-8500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 
SEDAR/SAFMC, One Southpark Circle,

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Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free 
(866) SAFMC-10; fax: 843/769-4520.

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 SEDAR process, a multi-step method 
for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. 
SEDAR typically includes three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2) 
Assessment Workshop, and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data 
Workshop and the Assessment Workshop 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 report is 
independently peer reviewed at the Review Workshop. The products of the 
Review Workshop are a Consensus Summary Report, which reports Panel 
opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment 
and input data, and an Advisory Report, which summarizes the status of 
the stock. Participants for SEDAR workshops are appointed by the 
Regional Fishery Management Councils. Participants include data 
collectors, database managers, stock assessment scientists, biologists, 
fisheries researchers, fishermen, environmentalists, Council members, 
international experts, and staff of Regional Councils, Interstate 
Commissions, and state and Federal agencies.
    The Data Workshop gathers stock information, synthesizes available 
data sets, and compiles recommendations concerning the best available 
data. Workshop Panelists assemble the best available data and document 
their opinions on various biological and data collection issues. 
Panelists are responsible for drafting section I of the SEDAR Stock 
Assessment Report.
    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 Council's 
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 South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days 
prior to the workshop.

    Dated: November 18, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3287 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]
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