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Dated: May 15, 2012.
Helen M. Golde,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshops for
Gulf of Mexico red snapper Lutjanus
campechanus.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR assessment of the
Gulf of Mexico stock of red snapper will
consist of a series of three workshops:
a Data Workshop, an Assessment
Workshop, and a Review Workshop.
This series of workshops will be
referred to as SEDAR 31. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Data Workshop will take
place August 20–24, 2012; the
Assessment Workshop will take place
January 28–February 1, 2013; the
Review Workshop will take place April
29–May 3, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be
held at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola
Grande, 200 E. Gregory St., Pensacola,
FL 32502; telephone: (850) 433–3336.
The Assessment Workshop will be held
at the Courtyard by Marriott Miami
Coconut Grove, 2649 South Bayshore
Dr., Miami, FL 33133; telephone: (305)
858–2500. The Review Workshop will
be held at the Courtyard by Marriott
Gulfport Beachfront, 1600 East Beach
Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39501; telephone:
(228) 864–4310.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator,
2203 North Lois Ave, Suite 1100,
Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348–
1630; email:
ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org.
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,
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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 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 31 Workshop Schedule
August 20–24, 2012; SEDAR 31 Data
Workshop
August 20, 2012: 1 p.m.–8 p.m.;
August 21–23, 2012: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.;
August 24, 2012: 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.
January 28–February 1, 2013; SEDAR 31
Assessment Workshop
January 28, 2013: 1 p.m.–8 p.m.;
January 29–31, 2013: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.;
February 1, 2013: 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
Using datasets provided by the Data
Workshop, participants will develop
population models to evaluate stock
status, estimate population benchmarks
and Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization
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Act criteria, and project future
conditions. Participants will
recommend the most appropriate
methods and configurations for
determining stock status and estimating
population parameters. Participants will
prepare a workshop report, compare and
contrast various assessment approaches,
and determine whether the assessments
are adequate for submission to the
review panel.
April 29–May 3, 2013; SEDAR 31
Review Workshop
April 29, 2013: 1 p.m.–8 p.m.; April
30–May 2, 2013: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; May 3,
2013: 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 Review Panel
Summary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens 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 Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council office (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at
least 10 business days prior to each
workshop.
Dated: May 16, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC029
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshops for Gulf of Mexico red snapper
Lutjanus campechanus.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stock of red
snapper will consist of a series of three workshops: a Data Workshop,
an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop. This series of workshops
will be referred to as SEDAR 31. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Data Workshop will take place August 20-24, 2012; the
Assessment Workshop will take place January 28-February 1, 2013; the
Review Workshop will take place April 29-May 3, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola
Grande, 200 E. Gregory St., Pensacola, FL 32502; telephone: (850) 433-
3336. The Assessment Workshop will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott
Miami Coconut Grove, 2649 South Bayshore Dr., Miami, FL 33133;
telephone: (305) 858-2500. The Review Workshop will be held at the
Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport Beachfront, 1600 East Beach Blvd.,
Gulfport, MS 39501; telephone: (228) 864-4310.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator, 2203
North Lois Ave, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630;
email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org.
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 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 31 Workshop Schedule
August 20-24, 2012; SEDAR 31 Data Workshop
August 20, 2012: 1 p.m.-8 p.m.; August 21-23, 2012: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.;
August 24, 2012: 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.
January 28-February 1, 2013; SEDAR 31 Assessment Workshop
January 28, 2013: 1 p.m.-8 p.m.; January 29-31, 2013: 8 a.m.-8
p.m.; February 1, 2013: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Using datasets provided by the Data Workshop, participants will
develop population models to evaluate stock status, estimate population
benchmarks and Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act criteria, and
project future conditions. Participants will recommend the most
appropriate methods and configurations for determining stock status and
estimating population parameters. Participants will prepare a workshop
report, compare and contrast various assessment approaches, and
determine whether the assessments are adequate for submission to the
review panel.
April 29-May 3, 2013; SEDAR 31 Review Workshop
April 29, 2013: 1 p.m.-8 p.m.; April 30-May 2, 2013: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.;
May 3, 2013: 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 Review Panel Summary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at
least 10 business days prior to each workshop.
Dated: May 16, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-12204 Filed 5-18-12; 8:45 am]
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