[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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