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October 14, 2022.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq.
Dated: September 6, 2022.
Kelly Denit,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Management Track Assessment for
Groundfish and Monkfish Stocks
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS and the Assessment
Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the
Management Track Assessment Peer
Review Meeting for the purpose of
reviewing Gulf of Maine and Georges
Bank winter flounder, Atlantic halibut,
white hake, Gulf of Maine and Georges
Bank haddock, northern and southern
monkfish, southern New England/midAtlantic yellowtail flounder, pollock,
and American plaice stocks. The
Management Track Assessment Peer
Review is a formal scientific peerreview process for evaluating and
presenting stock assessment results to
managers for fish stocks in the offshore
U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic.
Assessments are prepared by the lead
stock assessment analyst and reviewed
by an independent panel of stock
assessment experts called the AOP. The
public is invited to attend the
presentations and discussions between
the review panel and the scientists who
have participated in the stock
assessment process.
SUMMARY:
Time
Activity
9 a.m.–9:15 a.m .............
Welcome/Logistics, Introductions/Process ......................................
9:15 a.m.–10 a.m ...........
10 a.m.–11 a.m ..............
11 a.m.–11:15 a.m .........
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m ....
12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m ....
12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m ....
12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m ......
1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m ........
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m ........
3:45 p.m.–4 p.m .............
4 p.m.–4:15 p.m .............
4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m ........
4:30 p.m .........................
Input Data Changes, Discussion/Questions ...................................
Gulf of Maine winter flounder, Discussion/Questions .....................
Break.
Georges Bank winter flounder, Discussion/Questions ....................
Discussion/Summary .......................................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
Lunch.
Atlantic halibut, Discussion/Questions ............................................
Georges Bank haddock, Discussion/Questions ..............................
Break.
Discussion/Summary .......................................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
Adjourn.
The public portion of the
Management Track Assessment Peer
Review Meeting will be held from
September 19, 2022–September 22,
2022. The meeting will conclude on
September 22, 2022 at 5 p.m. eastern
standard time. Please see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the
daily meeting agenda.
DATES:
The meeting will be held
via Google Meet (https://
meet.google.com/hhv-ubdx-pef).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Traver, phone: 508–257–1642;
email: michele.traver@noaa.gov.
For
further information, please visit the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
(NEFSC) website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/
fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic. For additional
information about the AOP meeting and
the stock assessment peer review, please
visit the NMFS/NEFSC web page at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/newengland-mid-atlantic/populationassessments/management-track-stockassessments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Daily Meeting Agenda—Management
Track Peer Review Meeting
The agenda is subject to change; all
times are approximate and may be
changed at the discretion of the Peer
Review Chair.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Lead
Michele Traver, Russ Brown, and Richard
Merrick (Chair).
Russ Brown, Review Panel.
Paul Nitschke, Review Panel.
Tony Wood, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
Dan Hennen, Review Panel.
Liz Brooks, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Time
Activity
9 a.m.–9:05 a.m .............
9:05 a.m.–10:30 a.m ......
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m ....
10:45 a.m.–12 p.m .........
12 p.m.–12:15 p.m .........
12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m ....
Brief Overview and Logistics ...........................................................
White hake, Discussion/Questions ..................................................
Break.
White hake cont., Discussion/Questions .........................................
Discussion/Review/Summary ..........................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
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Michele Traver/Richard Merrick (Chair).
Kathy Sosebee, Review Panel.
Kathy Sosebee, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
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Time
Activity
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m ......
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m ........
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m ........
3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m ........
Lunch.
Monkfish (north and south), Discussion/Questions ........................
Break.
Southern New England/mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, Discussion/Questions.
Discussion/Summary .......................................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
Adjourn.
4:45 p.m.–5 p.m .............
5 p.m.–5:15 p.m .............
5:15 p.m .........................
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Jon Deroba, Review Panel.
Chris Legault, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Time
Activity
Lead
9 a.m.–9:05 a.m .............
9:05 a.m.–10:30 a.m ......
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m ....
10:45 a.m.–12 p.m .........
12 p.m.–12:15 p.m .........
12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m ....
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m ......
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m ........
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m ........
3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m ........
4:45 p.m.–5 p.m .............
5 p.m.–5:15 p.m .............
5:15 p.m .........................
Brief Overview and Logistics ...........................................................
Gulf of Maine haddock, Discussion/Questions ...............................
Break.
Gulf of Maine haddock cont., Discussion/Questions ......................
Discussion/Summary .......................................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
Lunch.
Pollock, Discussion/Questions ........................................................
Break.
Pollock cont., Discussion/Questions ...............................................
Discussion/Summary .......................................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
Adjourn.
Michele Traver/Richard Merrick (Chair).
Charles Perretti, Review Panel.
Charles Perretti, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
Brian Linton, Review Panel.
Brian Linton, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Time
Activity
9:30 a.m.–9:35 a.m ........
9:35 a.m.–11 a.m ...........
11 a.m.–11:15 a.m .........
11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m ....
11:30 a.m.–12 p.m .........
12 p.m.–1 p.m ................
1 p.m.–5 p.m ..................
5:15 p.m .........................
Brief Overview and Logistics ...........................................................
American plaice, Discussion/Questions ..........................................
Discussion/Summary .......................................................................
Public Comment ..............................................................................
Key Points/Follow ups .....................................................................
Break.
Report Writing .................................................................................
Adjourn.
The meeting is open to the public;
however, during the ‘Report Writing’
session on Thursday, September 22nd,
the public should not engage in
discussion with the Peer Review Panel.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Special
requests should be directed to Michele
Traver, via email.
Dated: September 6, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement on
Modifications to the Atlantic Large
Whale Take Reduction Plan To Reduce
Mortality and Serious Injury of Large
Whales in Commercial Trap/Pot and
Gillnet Fisheries Along the U.S. East
Coast
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement,
request for comments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared in accordance with the
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Michele Traver/Richard Merrick (Chair).
Larry Alade, Review Panel.
Review Panel.
Public.
Review Panel.
Review Panel.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) to analyze the impacts to the
environment of alternatives to amend
the Atlantic Large Whale Take
Reduction Plan (Plan). The National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
intends to begin a rulemaking process to
amend the Plan to further reduce the
risk of mortalities and serious injuries of
North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena
glacialis) and other large whales caused
by incidental entanglement in
commercial trap/pot and gillnet
fisheries along the U.S. East Coast. This
notice is necessary to inform the public
of NMFS’s intent to prepare this EIS and
to provide the public with an
opportunity to provide input for
NMFS’s consideration.
Comments must be received by
October 11, 2022.
Public Hearing: In addition to
presentations at New England and Mid
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Meetings in September and October
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC348]
Management Track Assessment for Groundfish and Monkfish Stocks
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the
Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of
reviewing Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank winter flounder, Atlantic
halibut, white hake, Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank haddock, northern
and southern monkfish, southern New England/mid-Atlantic yellowtail
flounder, pollock, and American plaice stocks. The Management Track
Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific peer-review process for
evaluating and presenting stock assessment results to managers for fish
stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic.
Assessments are prepared by the lead stock assessment analyst and
reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts called the
AOP. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions
between the review panel and the scientists who have participated in
the stock assessment process.
DATES: The public portion of the Management Track Assessment Peer
Review Meeting will be held from September 19, 2022-September 22, 2022.
The meeting will conclude on September 22, 2022 at 5 p.m. eastern
standard time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily
meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/hhv-ubdx-pef).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, phone: 508-257-1642;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic. For additional
information about the AOP meeting and the stock assessment peer review,
please visit the NMFS/NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments.
Daily Meeting Agenda--Management Track Peer Review Meeting
The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may
be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.
Monday, September 19, 2022
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m................ Welcome/Logistics, Michele Traver,
Introductions/ Russ Brown, and
Process. Richard Merrick
(Chair).
9:15 a.m.-10 a.m............... Input Data Changes, Russ Brown,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
10 a.m.-11 a.m................. Gulf of Maine winter Paul Nitschke,
flounder, Discussion/ Review Panel.
Questions.
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.............. Break................
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m........... Georges Bank winter Tony Wood,
flounder, Discussion/ Review Panel.
Questions.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........... Discussion/Summary... Review Panel.
12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m........... Public Comment....... Public.
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m............ Lunch................
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m............. Atlantic halibut, Dan Hennen,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m............. Georges Bank haddock, Liz Brooks,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m................ Break................
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m................ Discussion/Summary... Review Panel.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m............. Public Comment....... Public.
4:30 p.m....................... Adjourn..............
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-9:05 a.m................ Brief Overview and Michele Traver/
Logistics. Richard Merrick
(Chair).
9:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m............ White hake, Kathy Sosebee,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........... Break................
10:45 a.m.-12 p.m.............. White hake cont., Kathy Sosebee,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
12 p.m.-12:15 p.m.............. Discussion/Review/ Review Panel.
Summary.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........... Public Comment....... Public.
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12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m............ Lunch................
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m............. Monkfish (north and Jon Deroba,
south), Discussion/ Review Panel.
Questions.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m............. Break................
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m............. Southern New England/ Chris Legault,
mid-Atlantic Review Panel.
yellowtail flounder,
Discussion/Questions.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m................ Discussion/Summary... Review Panel.
5 p.m.-5:15 p.m................ Public Comment....... Public.
5:15 p.m....................... Adjourn..............
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-9:05 a.m................ Brief Overview and Michele Traver/
Logistics. Richard Merrick
(Chair).
9:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m............ Gulf of Maine Charles
haddock, Discussion/ Perretti,
Questions. Review Panel.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........... Break................
10:45 a.m.-12 p.m.............. Gulf of Maine haddock Charles
cont., Discussion/ Perretti,
Questions. Review Panel.
12 p.m.-12:15 p.m.............. Discussion/Summary... Review Panel.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........... Public Comment....... Public.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m............ Lunch................
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m............. Pollock, Discussion/ Brian Linton,
Questions. Review Panel.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m............. Break................
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m............. Pollock cont., Brian Linton,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m................ Discussion/Summary... Review Panel.
5 p.m.-5:15 p.m................ Public Comment....... Public.
5:15 p.m....................... Adjourn..............
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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Time Activity Lead
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9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m............. Brief Overview and Michele Traver/
Logistics. Richard Merrick
(Chair).
9:35 a.m.-11 a.m............... American plaice, Larry Alade,
Discussion/Questions. Review Panel.
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.............. Discussion/Summary... Review Panel.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m........... Public Comment....... Public.
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.............. Key Points/Follow ups Review Panel.
12 p.m.-1 p.m.................. Break................
1 p.m.-5 p.m................... Report Writing....... Review Panel.
5:15 p.m....................... Adjourn..............
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The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report
Writing' session on Thursday, September 22nd, the public should not
engage in discussion with the Peer Review Panel.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email.
Dated: September 6, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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