[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 56991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23290]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ12
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); assessment webinar 7 for SEDAR 22
yellowedge grouper and tilefish; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 22 Gulf of Mexico yellowedge grouper and
tilefish assessment webinar 7.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 22 assessments of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of
yellowedge grouper and tilefish will consist of a series of workshops
and webinars: a Data Workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a
Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The fifth SEDAR 22 Assessment Process webinar will be held on
Monday, October 4, 2010 from 12 p.m. to approximately 3 p.m. (EDT). 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.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access information.
A listening station will be available at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council office located at 2203 N Lois Avenue, Suite 1100,
Tampa, FL 33607. Those interested in participating via the listening
station should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (See FOR FURTHER
INFORMATON CONTACT) at least 1 day prior to the webinar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055
Faber Place, 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 is a three-step process including: (1)
Data Workshop, (2) Assessment Process utilizing webinars and (3) Review
Workshop. The 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 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 Summary
documenting Panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of
the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops
are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean
Fishery Management Councils 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 22 Assessment webinar VII:
Using datasets recommended from the Data Workshop, participants
will employ assessment models to evaluate stock status, estimate
population benchmarks and management criteria, and project future
conditions. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods
and configurations for determining stock status and estimating
population parameters.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this
meeting. Actions 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 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 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 14, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23290 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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