[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49510-49511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20403]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV076
Fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 65 Data Workshop for Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Blacktip Shark.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 65 assessment of HMS Blacktip Shark will consist of
a series of workshops and webinars: A Data Workshop; Assessment
Webinars; and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 65 Data Workshop will be held October 29 to November
1, 2019. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on October
29, from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. October 30 and 31, and from 8 a.m. until 1
p.m. November 1, 2019. 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. Additional SEDAR 65 workshops and webinar dates and times will
publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 65 Data Workshop will be held at the
Crown Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC
29418; phone: (843) 744-4422.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Howington, SEDAR Coordinator,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone:
(843) 571-4366; email: [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. 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 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, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include: Data collectors and database managers; stock
assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the Data Workshop are as follows:
Participants will evaluate all available data and select
appropriate sources for providing information on life history
characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age
composition, and fishery independent and fishery dependent measures
of stock abundance, as specified in the Terms of Reference for the
workshop, to develop an assessment data set and associated
documentation.
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 identified 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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary
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aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 17, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-20403 Filed 9-19-19; 8:45 am]
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