South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 17817-17818 [2023-06110]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices following specific items to the workshop: • Atlantic shark dealer permit holders must bring proof that the attendee is an owner or agent of the business (such as articles of incorporation), a copy of the applicable permit, and proof of identification. • Atlantic shark dealer proxies must bring documentation from the permitted dealer acknowledging that the proxy is attending the workshop on behalf of the permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a specific business location, a copy of the appropriate valid permit, and proof of identification. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Workshop Objectives The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops are designed to reduce the number of unknown and improperly identified sharks reported in the dealer reporting form and increase the accuracy of species-specific dealerreported information. Reducing the number of unknown and improperly identified sharks will improve quota monitoring and the data used in stock assessments. These workshops will train shark dealer permit holders or their proxies to properly identify Atlantic shark carcasses. Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops Since January 1, 2007, shark limited access and swordfish limited access permit holders who fish with longline or gillnet gear have been required to submit a copy of their Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop certificate in order to renew either permit (71 FR 58057, October 2, 2006). These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Certificates issued in 2020 will expire in 2023. As such, vessel owners who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS certificate, or vessel owners whose certificate(s) will expire prior to the next permit renewal, must attend a workshop to fish with, or renew, their swordfish and shark limited access permits. Additionally, new shark and swordfish limited access permit applicants who intend to fish with longline or gillnet gear must attend a Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop and submit a copy of their workshop certificate before either of the permits will be issued. In addition to vessel owners, at least one operator on board vessels issued a limited access swordfish or shark permit that uses longline or gillnet gear is required to attend a Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop and receive a certificate. Vessels that have been issued a limited access swordfish or shark permit and that use VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 17817 longline or gillnet gear may not fish unless both the vessel owner and operator have valid workshop certificates on board at all times. Vessel operators who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS certificate, or vessel operators whose certificate(s) will expire prior to their next fishing trip, must attend a workshop to operate a vessel with swordfish and shark limited access permits on which longline or gillnet gear is used. prohibited sharks will also be taught at these workshops. Additionally, individuals attending these workshops will gain a better understanding of the requirements for participating in these fisheries. The overall goal of these workshops is to provide participants with the skills needed to reduce the mortality of protected species and prohibited sharks, which may prevent additional regulations on these fisheries in the future. Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 1. April 13, 2023, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231, Panama City, FL 32405. 2. May 11, 2023, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., The Hampton Inn and Suites Charleston West Ashley, 678 Citadel Haven Drive, Charleston, SC 29414. 3. June 15, 2023, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Residence Inn by Marriott Ocean City, 300 Seabay Lane, Ocean City, MD 21842. NMFS implemented an online option for shark dealers and longline and gillnet fishermen to renew their certificates in December 2021. To be eligible for online recertification workshops, dealers and fishermen need to have previously attended an inperson workshop. Information about the courses is available online at https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/atlantic-sharkidentification-workshops and https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/safe-handling-releaseand-identification-workshops. To access the course, please visit: https:// hmsworkshop.fisheries.noaa.gov/start. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Registration To register for a scheduled Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop, please contact Angler Conservation Education at 386–682– 0158. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but not required. Registration Materials To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct permits, participants will need to bring the following specific items with them to the workshop: • Individual vessel owners must bring a copy of the appropriate swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy of the vessel registration or documentation, and proof of identification; • Representatives of a businessowned or co-owned vessel must bring proof that the individual is an agent of the business (such as articles of incorporation), a copy of the applicable swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and proof of identification; and • Vessel operators must bring proof of identification. Workshop Objectives The Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops are designed to teach longline and gillnet fishermen the required techniques for the safe handling and release of entangled and/ or hooked protected species, such as sea turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and prohibited sharks. In an effort to improve reporting, the proper identification of protected species and PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Online Recertification Workshops Dated: March 21, 2023. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–06139 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC866] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meetings. AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Socio-Economic Panel (SEP) on April 17 and 18, 2023. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet on April 18–20, 2023. DATES: The SEP meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on April 17, 2023 and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. on April 18, 2023. The SSC meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on April 18, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on April 19, 2023 and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 17818 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on April 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Town and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571–1000. The meetings will also be available via webinar. Registration is required. Webinar registration, an online public comment form, and briefing book materials will be available two weeks prior to the meetings at: https:// safmc.net/scientific-and-statisticalcommittee-meeting/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hadley, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571– 4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: john.hadley@ safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: updates on the South Atlantic Greater Amberjack Research Project, vermillion snapper interim analysis, Southeast Reef Fish Survey 2022 trends report, multihook gear analysis, and a pandemic impacts report. The SSC is scheduled to form two new workgroups and will discuss other business as needed. SSC Socio-Economic Panel The SEP meeting agenda includes discussing the development of a port meeting series for the king and Spanish mackerel fisheries, the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for the snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region, and potential improvements to economic analysis of recreational fisheries. The SEP will also provide feedback on Council research recommendations. The SEP will receive two presentations, one from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (SERO) on socio-economic impacts of COVID, and one from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fishery Science Center (SEFSC) on red snapper discard research. SEP members also will receive updates on recent Council amendments and the Council’s Citizen Science Program. The SEP will provide recommendations for SSC and Council consideration. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scientific and Statistical Committee The SSC meeting agenda includes the review and catch level recommendations for the SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review) 76 Black Sea Bass Operational Assessment, SEDAR 78 Spanish Mackerel Operational Assessment, and SEDAR 68 Atlantic Scamp Operational Assessment. The SSC will review the Council’s Research and Monitoring Plan, a new SEFSC landings and discards projections methodology, the deep-water coral distribution model, and a portfolio analysis for ecosystem approaches. The SSC will receive VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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: March 21, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–06110 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC793] Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 79 Data Scoping webinar for Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic mutton snapper. AGENCY: The SEDAR 79 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic mutton snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUMMARY: The SEDAR 79 Data Scoping webinar will be held April 13, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: 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. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 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 Scoping webinar are as follows: Participants will discuss what data may be available for use in the assessment. 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17817-17818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06110]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC866]


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of the Socio-Economic Panel (SEP) on April 17 and 18, 
2023. The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet on April 
18-20, 2023.

DATES: The SEP meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on 
April 17, 2023 and from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. on April 18, 2023. The 
SSC meeting will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. EDT on April 18, 
2023, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on April 19, 2023 and

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from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on April 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: 
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405.
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the Town and Country 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571-
1000. The meetings will also be available via webinar. Registration is 
required. Webinar registration, an online public comment form, and 
briefing book materials will be available two weeks prior to the 
meetings at: https://safmc.net/scientific-and-statistical-committee-meeting/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hadley, Fishery Management Plan 
Coordinator, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

SSC Socio-Economic Panel

    The SEP meeting agenda includes discussing the development of a 
port meeting series for the king and Spanish mackerel fisheries, the 
Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for the snapper grouper fishery in 
the South Atlantic region, and potential improvements to economic 
analysis of recreational fisheries. The SEP will also provide feedback 
on Council research recommendations. The SEP will receive two 
presentations, one from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (SERO) 
on socio-economic impacts of COVID, and one from NOAA Fisheries 
Southeast Fishery Science Center (SEFSC) on red snapper discard 
research. SEP members also will receive updates on recent Council 
amendments and the Council's Citizen Science Program. The SEP will 
provide recommendations for SSC and Council consideration.

Scientific and Statistical Committee

    The SSC meeting agenda includes the review and catch level 
recommendations for the SEDAR (Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review) 
76 Black Sea Bass Operational Assessment, SEDAR 78 Spanish Mackerel 
Operational Assessment, and SEDAR 68 Atlantic Scamp Operational 
Assessment. The SSC will review the Council's Research and Monitoring 
Plan, a new SEFSC landings and discards projections methodology, the 
deep-water coral distribution model, and a portfolio analysis for 
ecosystem approaches. The SSC will receive updates on the South 
Atlantic Greater Amberjack Research Project, vermillion snapper interim 
analysis, Southeast Reef Fish Survey 2022 trends report, multi-hook 
gear analysis, and a pandemic impacts report. The SSC is scheduled to 
form two new workgroups and will discuss other business as needed.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 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: March 21, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06110 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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