Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting, 20795-20796 [2018-09798]
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A. Report of the Subpanels
A. Action Items
i. American Samoa Marine
Conservation Plan
ii. Options for an Aquaculture
Management Program
iii. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area
iv. Modification to U.S. Participating
Territory Catch and Effort Limit
Amendment 7 Framework
v. Ecosystem Component Species
Classification
vi. Evaluation of 2017 Catch to the
2017 ACLs
B. Other Items
i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights
Subpanel
B. Other Issues
Schedule and Agenda for the CNMI
Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous AP
Recommendations
3. Council Issues
i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights
Subpanel
B. Other Issues
i. Modification to U.S. Participating
Territory Catch and Effort Limit
Amendment 7 Framework
ii. Options for an Aquaculture
Management Program
iii. Ecosystem Component Species
Classification
iv. Evaluation of 2017 Catch to the
2017 ACLs
B. Other Items
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Schedule and Agenda for the Guam
Mariana Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 6 p.m.–7:30
p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Report on Previous AP
Recommendations
3. Council Issues
A. Action Items
i. Modification to U.S. Participating
Territory Catch and Effort Limit
Amendment 7 Framework
ii. Options for an Aquaculture
Management Program
iii. Ecosystem Component Species
Classification
iv. Evaluation of 2017 Catch to the
2017 ACLs
i. Draft 2017 Annual SAFE Reports
ii. Comments on List of Gears by
Fisheries
iii. Council Research Priorities
a. Five-year Research Plan
b. Cooperative Research
c. Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan
d. MSE Priorities
4. CNMI Mariana FEP AP Issues
A. Report of the Subpanels
i. Island Fisheries Subpanel
ii. Pelagic Fisheries Subpanel
iii. Ecosystems and Habitat Subpanel
iv. Indigenous Fishing Rights
Subpanel
B. Other Issues
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
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B. Other Items
Special Accommodations
i. Draft 2017 Annual SAFE Reports
ii. Comments on List of Gears by
Fisheries
iii. Council Research Priorities
a. Five-year Research Plan
b. Cooperative Research
c. Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan
d. MSE Priorities
4. Guam Mariana FEP AP Issues
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,
(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG215
Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 57 Data
Webinar for Caribbean spiny lobster.
AGENCY:
A. Action Items
A. Report of the Subpanels
Dated: May 3, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
5. Public Comment
6. Discussion and Recommendations
7. Other Business
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
i. Draft 2017 Annual SAFE Reports
ii. Comments on List of Gears by
Fisheries
iii. Council Research Priorities
a. Five-year Research Plan
b. Cooperative Research
c. Pelagic Fisheries Research Plan
d. MSE Priorities
4. American Samoa FEP AP Issues
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The SEDAR 57 stock
assessment process for Caribbean spiny
lobster will consist of a Data Workshop,
a series of data and assessment
webinars, and a Review Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 57 Data Webinar
will be held May 23, 2018, from 1 p.m.
to 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
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 is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
The product of the Data Workshop is a
report that compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends
which datasets are appropriate for
SUMMARY:
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assessment analyses. The assessment
webinars produce a report that describes
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The product of the
Review Workshop is an Assessment
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,
HMS Management Division, 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.
The items of discussion during the
Data Webinar are as follows:
Panelists will review the data sets
being considered for the assessment and
discuss initial modeling efforts.
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
The meeting is 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 5
business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
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Dated: May 3, 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–XG223
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meetings of the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Action
Teams.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following Citizen
Science Advisory Panel Action Teams:
Volunteers; Data Management; Projects/
Topics Management; and
Communication/Outreach/Education
via webinar.
DATES: The Volunteers Team meeting
will be held on Wednesday, May 30,
2018 at 10 a.m.; Data Management Team
on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10 a.m.;
Projects/Topics Management Team on
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 1 p.m.; and
Communication/Outreach/Education
Team on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10 a.m.
Each meeting is scheduled to last
approximately 90 minutes. Additional
Action Team webinar and plenary
webinar dates and times will publish in
a subsequent issue in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held via webinar and are open to
members of the public. Webinar
registration is required and registration
links will be posted to the Citizen
Science program page of the Council’s
website at www.safmc.net.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843)
302–8433 or toll free 866/SAFMC–10;
fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
amber.vonharten@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council created a Citizen Science
Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The
Council appointed members of the
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to
five Action Teams in the areas of
Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/
Topics Management, Finance, and
Communication/Outreach/Education to
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develop program policies and
operations for the Council’s Citizen
Science Program.
Each Action Team will meet to
continue work on developing
recommendations on program policies
and operations to be reviewed by the
Council’s Citizen Science Committee.
Public comment will be accepted at the
beginning of the meeting.
Items to be addressed during these
meetings:
1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms
of Reference
2. Other Business
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: May 3, 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–XG 212
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Habitat Committee to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson
Street, Providence, RI 02903; Phone:
(401) 861–8000.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG215
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 57 Data Webinar for Caribbean spiny lobster.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 57 stock assessment process for Caribbean spiny
lobster will consist of a Data Workshop, a series of data and
assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 57 Data Webinar will be held May 23, 2018, from 1 p.m.
to 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request
an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston,
SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
(843) 571-4366; email: [email protected].
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 is a multi-step process including: (1)
Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars, and (3) A Review
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report that compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are
appropriate for
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assessment analyses. The assessment webinars produce a report that
describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and
recommends research and monitoring needs. The product of the Review
Workshop is an Assessment 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, HMS Management Division, 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.
The items of discussion during the Data Webinar are as follows:
Panelists will review the data sets being considered for the
assessment and discuss initial modeling efforts.
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
The meeting is 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 5
business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 3, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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