79 FR 33 pgs. 9458-9459 - Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 33Pages: 9458 - 9459
Pages: 9458, 9459FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-03591 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC825
Fisheries of the Caribbean; 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 35 Data Workshop for Caribbean Red Hind.
SUMMARY:
The SEDAR 35 assessment of the Caribbean Red Hind: A Data Workshop; a series of Assessment Webinars; and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
DATES:
The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. on March 11, 2014 until 11:30 p.m. on March 13, 2014; the Assessment Webinars and Review Workshop dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register . This workshop is a rescheduling of the SEDAR 35 Data Workshop originally schedule for October of 2013 which was cancelled due to the shutdown of the Federal government. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop will be held at the Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, VI 00802, +1-340-776-8500 or 1-800-524-2000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] 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
The items of discussion in the Data Workshop agenda are as follows:
1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be developed.
2. 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, as specified in the Terms of Reference for the workshop.
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
These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note:
The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change.
Authority:
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03591 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
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