Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting, 22385 [2011-9707]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9707]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA383


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 Data and Review Workshops for Caribbean silk 
snapper, queen snapper and redtail parrotfish.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of the Caribbean stocks of silk snapper, 
queen snapper and redtail parrotfish will consist of a series of three 
workshops: a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review 
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Data Workshop will take place May 16-20, 2011; the Review 
Workshop will take place October 17-21, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the workshops.

ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be held at the Renaissance St. Croix 
Carambola Beach Resort and Spa, Estate Davis Bay, Kingshill St. Croix 
VI 00850, telephone: (888) 503-8760. The Review Workshop will be held 
at the Hotel El Convento, 100 Cristo Street, Old San Juan, PR 00901, 
telephone: (181) 723-9036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: 
(843) 571-4366.

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 includes three workshops: (1) Data 
Workshop, (2) Stock Assessment Workshop 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 Stock 
Assessment Workshop 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 Consensus 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 21 Data and Review Workshop Schedule:

May 16-20, 2011; SEDAR 21 Data Workshop

    May 16, 2011: 1 p.m.-8 p.m.; May 17-19, 2011: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; May 
20, 2011: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
    An assessment data set and associated documentation will be 
developed during the Data Workshop. 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.

October 17-21, 2011; SEDAR 26 Review Workshop

October 17, 2011: 1 p.m.-8 p.m.;
October 18-20, 2011: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.;
October 21, 2011: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
    The Review Workshop is an independent peer review of the assessment 
developed during the Data and Assessment Workshops. Workshop Panelists 
will review the assessment and document their comments and 
recommendations in a Consensus Summary.
    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.
    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

    These meetings are 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 each workshop.

    Dated: April 18, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-9707 Filed 4-20-11; 8:45 am]
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