North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 13480 [2018-06315]
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Dated: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Center of Independent
Experts will meet April 16 through
April 18, 2018 to review the stock
assessments for Bering Sea and Aleutian
Island yellowfin sole, northern rock
sole, and Alaska plaice.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, April 16, 2018 through
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center (AFSC), in Building 4, Room
2039, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle,
WA 98115.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram, NPFMC staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Terms of Reference
1. Evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of the assumptions made in
applying the stock assessment model
including how survey indices are scaled
to the populations. Specifics might
include:
a. How natural mortality estimates are
estimated/applied.
b. Assumptions about survey
‘‘catchability’’.
c. Application of fishery and survey
age-specific schedules (maturity, body
mass, selectivity).
d. The application (or lack thereof) of
a stock-recruitment relationship (and
associated parameter estimates).
2. Evaluate the stock assessment
approach used focusing specifically on
how fisheries and survey data are
compiled and used to assess the stock
status relative to stated management
objectives under the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) and the Magnuson-Stevens
Act requirements. Elements should
consider:
a. The FMP ‘‘Tier’’ designation.
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b. Fishing rate estimation relative to
overfishing definitions.
c. Stock status determinations relative
to BMSY.
3. Recommend how assessment data
and/or models could be improved.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
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
RIN 0648-XG093
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Center of Independent Experts will meet April 16 through
April 18, 2018 to review the stock assessments for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Island yellowfin sole, northern rock sole, and Alaska plaice.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 16, 2018 through
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fisheries
Science Center (AFSC), in Building 4, Room 2039, 7600 Sand Point Way
NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252; telephone: (907) 271-
2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram, NPFMC staff; telephone:
(907) 271-2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Terms of Reference
1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the assumptions made in
applying the stock assessment model including how survey indices are
scaled to the populations. Specifics might include:
a. How natural mortality estimates are estimated/applied.
b. Assumptions about survey ``catchability''.
c. Application of fishery and survey age-specific schedules
(maturity, body mass, selectivity).
d. The application (or lack thereof) of a stock-recruitment
relationship (and associated parameter estimates).
2. Evaluate the stock assessment approach used focusing
specifically on how fisheries and survey data are compiled and used to
assess the stock status relative to stated management objectives under
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and
the Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements. Elements should consider:
a. The FMP ``Tier'' designation.
b. Fishing rate estimation relative to overfishing definitions.
c. Stock status determinations relative to BMSY.
3. Recommend how assessment data and/or models could be improved.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271-2809
at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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