[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47265-47266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19304]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XX99


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review (SEDAR) update; greater amberjack

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Assessment Webinar I for Gulf of Mexico greater 
amberjack.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR update of the assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stock 
of greater amberjack will consist of a series of webinars. This 
assessment will update the stock assessment conducted under SEDAR 9. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The first Assessment webinar will occur on August 25, 2010, from 
1 p.m.--4 p.m. The established times may be adjusted as necessary to 
accommodate the timely completion of discussion relevant to the 
assessment process. Such adjustments may result in the meeting being 
extended from, or completed prior to the time established by this 
notice. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Webinars may be attended by the public. Those interested 
in participating should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing webinar access 
information.
    A listening station will be available at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council office located at 2203 N Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, 
Tampa, FL 33607. Those interested in participating via the listening 
station should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 1 day prior to the webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: 
(843) 571-4366; e-mail: [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. A full benchmark assessment conducted under 
SEDAR includes three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2) Stock Assessment 
Workshop Process and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data 
Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential 
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment 
analyses. The product of the Stock Assessment Workshop is a stock

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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 is independently peer reviewed at the Review Workshop. 
The product of the Review Workshop is a Review Workshop Report 
documenting Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of 
the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops 
are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean 
Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional 
Office 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.
    SEDAR conducts updates of benchmark stock assessments previously 
conducted through the SEDAR program. Update assessments add additional 
data points to datasets incorporated in the original SEDAR benchmark 
assessment and run the benchmark assessment model to update population 
estimates.
    The greater amberjack update assessment will update the SEDAR 9 
benchmark of Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack. The update process 
consists of a series of webinars.

Greater Amberjack Update Schedule:

August 25, 2010; 1 p.m.--4 p.m.; SEDAR Update Assessment Webinar I

    Using updated datasets adopted during the Data Webinar, 
participants will employ assessment models used in SEDAR 9 to evaluate 
stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management criteria, 
and project future conditions. Participants will recommend the most 
appropriate methods and configurations for determining stock status and 
estimating population parameters.
    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 listed 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 Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 3 business days prior to the webinar.

    Dated: August 2, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-19304 Filed 8-4-10; 8:45 am]
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