[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58230-58231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22955]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF385]


Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Southeast Data Assessment and Review 103 Data Scoping 
Webinar for Caribbean Application of Alternate Assessment Methods.

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SUMMARY: The Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 103 
assessment process of Alternate Assessment Methods will consist of a 
Development Workshop, a series of Application Webinars, and a Review 
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The SEDAR 103 Data Scoping Webinar will be held from 1 p.m. 
until 3 p.m. EDT January 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405. www.sedarweb.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Ott, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 
302-8434. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Meeting address: The SEDAR103 Data Scoping Webinar will be held via 
webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. 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.
    The Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management 
Councils, in conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions 
have implemented the SEDAR process, a multi-step method for determining 
the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region SEDAR is a 
participatory process for developing, evaluating and reviewing 
information used for fisheries management advice. The process may 
include (1) a Data stage, and (2) an Assessment stage, and (3) a Review 
stage. The product of the Data stage is a report which compiles and 
evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are 
appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Assessment 
stage is a report which compiles and evaluates recommended model 
configurations that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of 
the stock, estimates biological benchmarks and projects future 
population conditions. The product of the Review Workshop is a Review 
Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and 
weaknesses of the products reviewed. Participants for SEDAR Workshops 
are appointed by the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 
Management Councils and National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast 
Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Management Division, 
and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include

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data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, 
biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including 
fishermen, environmentalists, and non-governmental organizations 
(NGO's); International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and 
state and federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the Data Scoping Webinar are as follows: 
Participants will discuss terms of reference and scope of work, along 
with assessment documents such as working papers and reference 
documents.
    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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 5 business days prior to each workshop.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 12, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-22955 Filed 12-15-25; 8:45 am]
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