[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 57479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20258]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC389]


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: Notice of seminar series presentation.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
host a presentation from the National Marine Fisheries Service on 
incorporating video into reef fish surveys via webinar on October 11, 
2022.

DATES: The webinar presentation will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 
2022, from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The presentation will be provided via webinar. The webinar 
is open to members of the public. Information, including a link to 
webinar registration will be posted on the Council's website at: 
https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/other-meetings/ as it becomes 
available.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302-8439 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will host a presentation from 
National Marine Fisheries Service entitled ``Incorporating Video into 
the Southeast Reef Fish Survey: Methods, Relative Abundance, and 
Applied Research''. The presentation will: (1) describe why and how 
underwater video was included in a long-term trap survey along the 
southeast U.S. Atlantic continental shelf; (2) review video-based 
trends in relative abundance trends for a number of economically 
important reef-fish species; and (3) detail two acoustic tracking 
studies (gray triggerfish and red snapper) to help us understand fish 
behaviour around baited sampling gears. A question-and-answer session 
will follow the presentation. Members of the public will have the 
opportunity to participate in the discussion. The presentation is for 
informational purposes only and no management actions will be taken.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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: September 14, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20258 Filed 9-19-22; 8:45 am]
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