[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9700-9701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03671]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD783


Peer Review Meeting To Review Sea Scallop Survey Methods

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast Regional Science Center (NEFSC) will 
convene a Peer Review meeting for the purpose of a review of the survey 
methods for the Sea Scallop. The scope of the review is broad and 
includes the statistical design and data collection methods and 
procedures for several survey systems, including scallop dredges, video 
drop cameras, and HabCam. The objectives of this review will be to 
assess the relative merits of each sampling method, to identify 
complementary aspects among the survey methodologies, and to determine 
areas of future research and collaboration. The public is invited to 
attend the presentations and discussions.

DATES: The public meeting will be held from March 17 through March 19, 
2015. The meeting will commence on March 17, 2015 at 9 a.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting 
agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Waypoint Event Center at the 
Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 
02740.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information please visit the 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Web site at http://nefsc.noaa.gov/. 
For additional information about the peer review meeting of the Sea 
Scallop, please visit the NMFS NEFSC SAW Web site at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to James Weinberg at the NEFSC, (508) 495-2352, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 18, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-03671 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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