[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 206 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 59696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23506]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB539]


Workshop on the Management Strategy Evaluation for Atlantic 
Bluefin Tuna

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

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is holding a public workshop via webinar for the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and interested stakeholders to 
discuss the progress of development of the Management Strategy 
Evaluation for Atlantic bluefin tuna.

DATES: A virtual workshop that is open to the public will be held on 
November 4, 2021, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Please register to attend the workshop at: https://forms.gle/9tkjiYw5VMvGAsjZ7. Registration will close on November 3, 
2021, at 5 p.m. EDT. Instructions for accessing the virtual workshop 
will be emailed to registered participants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley, Office of 
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, (301) 427-8373 or at 
Rachel.O'[email protected]v.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is a 
process that allows fishery managers and stakeholders (e.g., industry, 
scientists, and non-governmental organizations) to assess how well 
different strategies achieve specified management objectives for a 
fishery. ICCAT has been engaged in developing an MSE for bluefin tuna 
for several years. NMFS, and the United States more broadly, 
participates in this MSE development process and has been engaging 
stakeholders and considering their input throughout the process through 
various means, including consultation with the Advisory Committee to 
the U.S. Section to ICCAT. The United States also participates in the 
development of the bluefin tuna MSE through active participation by 
U.S. scientists in ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and 
Statistics (SCRS).
    The November 4 workshop is intended to update stakeholders on the 
MSE approach being developed by ICCAT, including an update on 
preliminary candidate management procedures that will help to 
illustrate management tradeoffs for Atlantic bluefin tuna. The workshop 
will primarily be informational and educational. No binding decisions 
or formal, consensus-based recommendations will be made. While 
discussions at the workshop will help to inform U.S. scientists who are 
participating in work of the SCRS, recommendations directly affecting 
the development of the U.S. position relative to the bluefin tuna MSE 
will occur through established means, including consultation with the 
Advisory Committee. This workshop is intended to complement, not 
replace, existing opportunities for U.S. stakeholder input.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 25, 2021.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-23506 Filed 10-25-21; 4:15 pm]
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