[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39302-39303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18744]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XQ78


Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2009 
and conclude no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 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, FL 33607.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) will convene the SEDAR Red Snapper Update Workshop 
(SEDAR) to conduct an update assessment of the SEDAR 7 red snapper 
benchmark stock assessment. An update assessment is a single workshop 
that utilizes the assessment models and input parameters from the 
previous full SEDAR benchmark assessment, with minor modifications if 
any, and updated data streams to update the results of the previous 
full assessment. The previous SEDAR 7 red snapper benchmark assessment 
was completed in 2004 with supplemental analyses in 2005. That 
assessment concluded that, as of 2003 (the final year of available 
catch data), the red snapper stock was overfished and was undergoing 
overfishing. In addition to updating the data streams previously used, 
the update assessment workshop will include a discussion on age 
distribution, growth and density dependent mortality of juvenile red 
snapper, and composition and changes of red snapper in shrimp trawl 
bycatch. The workshop will also include a review of the data inputs 
with respect to life history, indices of abundance, commercial and 
recreational fisheries statistics, and fishery independent data.
    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 (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
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 Magnuson-Stevens Act, 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) 5 working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: July 31, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-18744 Filed 8-5-09; 8:45 am]
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