[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51242-51243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20546]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XY25
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 2 Update Assessment data conference call for
South Atlantic Black Sea Bass.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Update Assessment of the South Atlantic stock of
black sea bass will consist of a conference call and four webinars.
This is an Update of the second SEDAR stock assessment, completed in
2003. This is notice of the conference call component of the SEDAR 2
Update. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The conference call will take place September 7, 2010. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The conference call may be attended by the public. Those
interested in participating should contact Kari Fenske at SEDAR. See
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to request conference call access
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Fenske, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone:
(843) 571-4366; e-mail: [email protected].
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 Updates include a discussion of data, a
Stock Assessment Process and a Review by the South Atlantic Science and
Statistical Committee. The product of the Update 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.
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 2 Update conference call schedule:
September 7, 2010: 1 p.m.--4 p.m.
Assessment panelists will discuss data inputs to the stock
assessment model and make recommendations for additional years of data
to be updated in the model. New information on black sea bass life
history may be considered and recommended for use in the update.
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 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
This meeting is 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 3
business days prior to each workshop.
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Dated: August 16, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-20546 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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