[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 48 (Friday, March 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10894-10895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5452]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XO04


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
convene the SEDAR Gag/Red Grouper Update Workshop (SEDAR).

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:00 pm on Monday, March 30, 2009 
and conclude no later than 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS, 75 Virginia Beach 
Drive, Miami, FL 33149.
    Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida 33607.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamic 
Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
813-348-1630.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will convene the SEDAR Gag/Red Grouper Update 
Workshop (SEDAR) to conduct update assessments of the SEDAR 10 gag 
stock assessment and the SEDAR 12 red grouper stock assessment. An 
update assessment is a single workshop that utilizes the assessment 
models and input parameters from the previous full SEDAR assessment, 
with minor modifications if any, and updated data streams to update the 
results of the previous full assessment. The SEDAR 10 gag assessment 
was completed in 2006, and was subsequently re-evaluated in May 2007 
with corrections to recreational bycatch estimates. The assessment 
concluded that, as of 2004 (the final year of available catch data), 
the gag stock was not overfished, but it was undergoing overfishing. 
The SEDAR 12 red grouper assessment was completed in 2007. Using catch 
data through 2005, the assessment concluded that the stock had 
recovered from an overfished condition in the mid-1990s, and that as of 
2005, the stock was not undergoing overfishing and stock biomass was 
slightly above its optimum yield (OY) target level.
    A copy of the agenda and related materials can be obtained by 
calling the Council office at 813-348-1630.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agendas may come 
before the SEDAR for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (M-SFCMA), those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of 
the SEDAR will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in 
the agendas and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the M-SFCMA, 
provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take 
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 Tina O'Hern at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) five working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 10, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-5452 Filed 3-12-09; 8:45 am]
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