[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24883-24884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10698]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XW31
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 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 24 Data Workshop for South Atlantic red
snapper.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the South Atlantic stock of red
snapper will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: a Data
Workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. This
is the twenty-fourth SEDAR. This is notice of the Data Workshop
component of SEDAR 24. Notice of the Assessment Process and the Review
Workshop will be made at a later date. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Data Workshop will take place May 24 -28, 2010. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel,
387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403; telephone: (843) 722-0600 or
(877) 756-2121.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Theiling, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone:
(843) 571-4366.
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 includes a Data Workshop, a Stock
Assessment Process and a Review Workshop. The
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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 Stock
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 Peer Review Evaluation Report documenting Panel opinions regarding
the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops and Assessment Process are appointed
by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils; the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions;
and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include data collectors and database
managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists,
and NGO's; International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions,
and state and federal agencies.
SEDAR 24 Data Workshop Schedule
May 24-28, 2010; SEDAR 24 Data Workshop
May 24, 2010: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; May 25-27, 2010: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; May
28, 2010: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed during the Data Workshop. 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 dependent and fishery
independent measures of stock abundance.
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 these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed 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 Council's
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 10 business days prior to each workshop.
Dated: May 3, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10698 Filed 5-5-10; 8:45 am]
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