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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation for
SEDAR Review Workshop for Caribbean
blue tang and queen triggerfish.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR assessments of
the Caribbean stocks of blue tang and
queen triggerfish will no longer have an
in-person Review Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Review Workshop originally
scheduled for February 4–7, 2013 has
been cancelled. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
original notice published in the Federal
Register on May 7, 2012 (77 FR 26746).
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
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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 the 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 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
February 4–7, 2013; SEDAR 30 Review
Workshop—CANCELLED
The in-person Review Workshop,
scheduled for 4–7 February 2013 to
review the 2012 assessments of blue
tang and queen triggerfish, has been
cancelled. At the Assessment workshop,
held October 16–17, 2012 in Miami, FL,
the Assessment Panel decided not to
move forward with the blue tang
assessment due to data issues and
determined that little could be
accomplished for queen triggerfish
beyond what had been completed to
date.
Given the reduced scope of
assessment products in need of review,
the in-person workshop is being
cancelled in favor of a Desk Review. The
Desk Review would still utilize Center
for Independent Experts (CIE)
Reviewers. The Reviewers would be
provided the assessment reports of each
species, review them according to the
Terms of Reference (TOR), and provide
an individual independent review
report. Those reports would be made
available to the analysts, as well as to
the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), for their review and discussion
before the SSC makes any management
recommendations. The timing of the
Desk Review would be similar to the
timing already in place for the project,
with the plan to have the material
imparted to the SSC by early March
2013.
All other previously-published
information remains unchanged.
Dated: November 8, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Marine Protected Areas
Federal Advisory Committee
(Committee) in Santa Cruz, California.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, December 5, 2012, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 6, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Thursday,
December 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
Refer to the web page listed below for
the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Paradox, 611 Ocean Street,
Santa Cruz, CA, 95060.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara
Yeager, Designated Federal Officer,
MPA FAC, National Marine Protected
Areas Center, 1305 East West Highway,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone:
301–713–7242, Fax: 301–713–3110);
email: kara.yeager@noaa.gov; or visit
the National MPA Center Web site at
https://www.mpa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of
stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to
provide advice to the Secretaries of
Commerce and the Interior on
implementation of Section 4 of
Executive Order 13158, which calls for
the development of a National System of
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The
National System aims to strengthen
existing MPAs and MPA programs
through national and regional
coordination, capacity building, science
and analysis. The meeting is open to the
public, and public comment will be
accepted from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 15, 2011. In
general, each individual or group will
be limited to a total time of five (5)
minutes. If members of the public wish
to submit written statements, they
should be submitted to the Designated
Federal Official by November 30, 2012.
Matters to be Considered: The focus of
the Committee’s meeting will be the
development of workplans by the
Subcommittees (Jobs, Recreation and
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation for SEDAR Review Workshop for Caribbean
blue tang and queen triggerfish.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of the Caribbean stocks of blue tang and
queen triggerfish will no longer have an in-person Review Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Review Workshop originally scheduled for February 4-7, 2013
has been cancelled. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the Federal
Register on May 7, 2012 (77 FR 26746).
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 the 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 non-governmental organizations
(NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and
state and federal agencies.
February 4-7, 2013; SEDAR 30 Review Workshop--CANCELLED
The in-person Review Workshop, scheduled for 4-7 February 2013 to
review the 2012 assessments of blue tang and queen triggerfish, has
been cancelled. At the Assessment workshop, held October 16-17, 2012 in
Miami, FL, the Assessment Panel decided not to move forward with the
blue tang assessment due to data issues and determined that little
could be accomplished for queen triggerfish beyond what had been
completed to date.
Given the reduced scope of assessment products in need of review,
the in-person workshop is being cancelled in favor of a Desk Review.
The Desk Review would still utilize Center for Independent Experts
(CIE) Reviewers. The Reviewers would be provided the assessment reports
of each species, review them according to the Terms of Reference (TOR),
and provide an individual independent review report. Those reports
would be made available to the analysts, as well as to the Scientific
and Statistical Committee (SSC), for their review and discussion before
the SSC makes any management recommendations. The timing of the Desk
Review would be similar to the timing already in place for the project,
with the plan to have the material imparted to the SSC by early March
2013.
All other previously-published information remains unchanged.
Dated: November 8, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-27682 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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