[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52638-52639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21542]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA654


Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Review Workshop for Gulf of 
Mexico Menhaden and Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Yellowtail 
Snapper

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 27 Review Workshop for Gulf of Mexico menhaden 
and Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic yellowtail snapper.

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SUMMARY: The technical stock assessments of the Gulf of Mexico stock of 
menhaden and the southeast U.S. stocks of yellowtail snapper will be 
reviewed during the Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Review Workshop will take place November 1-4, 2011. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The Review Workshop will be held at Florida Wildlife 
Research Institute, 100 8th Avenue SE., St. Petersburg, FL 33701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; (843) 571-
4366; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and

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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. SEDAR is a three-step process including: (1) 
Data Workshop, (2) Assessment Process utilizing webinars 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 Assessment 
Process 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 is independently peer reviewed at the 
Review Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is a Summary report 
documenting Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of 
the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops 
are usually appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 
Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, Fisheries Commissions, 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. Additionally, SEDAR Cooperators may request a 
SEDAR Review of an assessment produced outside of the standard SEDAR 
workshop process.

SEDAR 27 Review Workshop Schedule

November 1-4, 2011; SEDAR 27 Review Workshop,
November 1, 2011: 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; November 2-3, 2011: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; 
November 4, 2011: 8 a.m.-12 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.
    The Review Workshop is an independent peer review of the assessment 
developed during the assessment process, which may include Data and 
Assessment Workshops. Workshop Panelists will review the assessment and 
document their comments and recommendations in a Consensus Summary.

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 10 business days prior to each workshop.

    Dated: August 18, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-21542 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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