[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 37 (Friday, February 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 9275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-768]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021805E]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeastern Data, Assessment, 
and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

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

ACTION:  Notice of the SEDAR black sea bass assessment workshop.

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SUMMARY:  The benchmark assessment of the South Atlantic black sea bass 
stock, completed in 2003 by SEDAR 2, will be updated with recent data 
during an assessment workshop to be held in Beaufort, NC.

DATES:  The SEDAR South Atlantic black sea bass update assessment 
workshop will be held March 15, 2005, beginning at 8:30 a.m., through 
March 17, 2005, ending by 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The workshop will be held at the NOAA Center for Coastal 
Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road Beaufort, NC 
28516.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 
306, Charleston, SC 29407; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free (866) 
SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The baseline assessment developed by SEDAR 2 
will be updated with catch, biosampling, and survey data through 2003. 
Workshop panelists will prepare an assessment update 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 Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) by February 25, 2005.

    Dated: February 22, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-768 Filed 2-24-05; 8:45 am]
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