[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 48 (Monday, March 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05302]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA928]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council--Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Workshops for the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
Citizen Science Program's Customizable Citizen Science Mobile 
Application.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Citizen Science Program will hold three workshops via webinar to assist 
in the development of a customizable citizen science mobile 
application.

DATES: The workshops via webinar will be held on Thursday, April 1, 
2021 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 14, 2021 from 9 
a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 1 p.m. until 
4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar. The 
webinars are open to members of the public. Those interested in 
participating should contact Julia Byrd (see Contact Information below) 
to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please 
request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each 
webinar. There will be an opportunity for public comment during the 
meeting.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, Citizen Science Program 
Manager, SAFMC; phone 843/302-8433 or toll free 866/SAFMC-10; FAX 843/
769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The role of citizen science is an evolving 
and potentially powerful tool to better understand marine fish 
populations. With that in mind, the South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Citizen Science Program has partnered with the Atlantic 
Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program and the North Carolina Division 
of Marine Fisheries to develop a mobile application that encourages and 
supports the capture and sharing of information about Atlantic coast 
fish. The workshops will be interactive, facilitated meetings with 
invited participants to refine the design of the customizable citizen 
science mobile application.
    Items of discussion for the workshops are as follows:
    1. Clarify and align around the most useful information that could 
be generated through a citizen science mobile application and identify 
what questions need to be asked to gather that information.
    2. Identify overlaps between the questions identified to determine 
what common sets of data may be required to answer them.
    3. Develop an outline structure for the mobile application that 
incorporates research needs, useability issues, and positive feedback 
loops.
    The meeting end times are subject to change depending on attendance 
and discussions.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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: March 10, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-05302 Filed 3-12-21; 8:45 am]
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