[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 10158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03497]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA028]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and 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 68 Data Workshop for Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic scamp grouper.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 68 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
scamp will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment
webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 68 Data Workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on March 16,
2020, until 1 p.m. on March 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 68 Data Workshop will be held at the
Town and County Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407, 1-
843-571-1000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston,
SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
(843) 571-4366. Email: [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 multi-step process including: (1)
Data/Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series of webinars. The product of
the Data/Assessment Workshop is a report which compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses, and 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 are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico,
South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, HMS Management Division, 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.
The items of discussion in the Data/Assessment Workshop are as
follows:
1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed during the workshop.
2. Participants will evaluate proposed 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 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
The 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 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: February 18, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-03497 Filed 2-20-20; 8:45 am]
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