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Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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AGENCY:
Free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held in April, May,
and June of 2023. Certain fishermen and
shark dealers are required to attend a
SUMMARY:
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workshop to meet regulatory
requirements and to maintain valid
permits. Specifically, the Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop is mandatory
for all federally permitted Atlantic shark
dealers. The Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop is mandatory
for vessel owners and operators who use
bottom longline, pelagic longline, or
gillnet gear, and who have also been
issued shark or swordfish limited access
permits. Additional free workshops will
be conducted later in 2023 and will be
announced in a future notice. In
addition, NMFS has implemented
online recertification workshops for
persons who have already taken an inperson training.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops will be held on April 13,
2023, May 11, 2023, and June 8, 2023.
The Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops will be held
on April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, and
June 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops will be held in
Wilmington, NC, Manahawkin, NJ, and
Pompano Beach, FL. The Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
will be held in Panama City, FL,
Charleston, SC, and Ocean City, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tiffany Weidner by email at
tiffany.weidner@noaa.gov or by phone
at 301–427–8550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS)
fisheries are managed under the
authority of the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). The 2006
Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery
Management Plan and its amendments
are implemented by regulations at 50
CFR part 635. Section 635.8 describes
the requirements for the Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops. The workshop schedules,
registration information, and a list of
frequently asked questions regarding the
Atlantic Shark Identification and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
workshops are available online at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantichighly-migratory-species/atlantic-sharkidentification-workshops and https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/safe-handling-releaseand-identification-workshops.
receiving, purchasing, trading, or
bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a
valid Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshop certificate is on the premises
of each business listed under the shark
dealer permit that first receives Atlantic
sharks (71 FR 58057, October 2, 2006).
Dealers who attend and successfully
complete a workshop are issued a
certificate for each place of business that
is permitted to receive sharks. These
certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Thus,
certificates that were initially issued in
2020 will expire in 2023.
Currently, permitted dealers may send
a proxy to an Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop. However, if a
dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer
must designate a proxy for each place of
business covered by the dealer’s permit
that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only
one certificate will be issued to each
proxy. A proxy must be a person who
is currently employed by a place of
business covered by the dealer’s permit;
is a primary participant in the
identification, weighing, and/or first
receipt of fish as they are offloaded from
a vessel; and who fills out dealer
reports. Atlantic shark dealers are
prohibited from renewing a Federal
shark dealer permit unless a valid
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
certificate for each business location
that first receives Atlantic sharks has
been submitted with the permit renewal
application. Additionally, a copy of a
valid dealer or proxy Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop certificate must
be in any trucks or other conveyances
that are extensions of a dealer’s place of
business.
Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops
Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark
dealers have been prohibited from
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Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. April 13, 2023, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.,
Wingate by Wyndham, 5126 Market
Street/Business 7, Wilmington, NC
28405.
2. May 11, 2023, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.,
Holiday Inn Manahawkin, 151 Route 77
East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
3. June 8, 2023, 12 p.m.–4 p.m.,
Hampton Inn Fort Lauderdale Pompano
Beach, 900 South Federal Highway,
Pompano Beach, FL 33062.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop, please
contact Eric Sander at ericssharkguide@
yahoo.com or at 386–852–8588. Preregistration is highly recommended, but
not required.
To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
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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.
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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
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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
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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]
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC861]
Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops will be held in April,
May, and June of 2023. Certain fishermen and shark dealers are required
to attend a workshop to meet regulatory requirements and to maintain
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
is mandatory for all federally permitted Atlantic shark dealers. The
Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop is mandatory for
vessel owners and operators who use bottom longline, pelagic longline,
or gillnet gear, and who have also been issued shark or swordfish
limited access permits. Additional free workshops will be conducted
later in 2023 and will be announced in a future notice. In addition,
NMFS has implemented online recertification workshops for persons who
have already taken an in-person training.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held on
April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, and June 8, 2023. The Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops will be held on April 13, 2023,
May 11, 2023, and June 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held in
Wilmington, NC, Manahawkin, NJ, and Pompano Beach, FL. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops will be held in Panama
City, FL, Charleston, SC, and Ocean City, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffany Weidner by email at
[email protected] or by phone at 301-427-8550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS)
fisheries are managed under the authority of the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). The 2006
Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plan and its amendments
are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 635. Section 635.8
describes the requirements for the Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops and Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops. The
workshop schedules, registration information, and a list of frequently
asked questions regarding the Atlantic Shark Identification and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification workshops are available online
at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-shark-identification-workshops and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/safe-handling-release-and-identification-workshops.
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops
Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark dealers have been prohibited
from receiving, purchasing, trading, or bartering for Atlantic sharks
unless a valid Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate is on
the premises of each business listed under the shark dealer permit that
first receives Atlantic sharks (71 FR 58057, October 2, 2006). Dealers
who attend and successfully complete a workshop are issued a
certificate for each place of business that is permitted to receive
sharks. These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Thus, certificates
that were initially issued in 2020 will expire in 2023.
Currently, permitted dealers may send a proxy to an Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop. However, if a dealer opts to send a proxy, the
dealer must designate a proxy for each place of business covered by the
dealer's permit that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only one
certificate will be issued to each proxy. A proxy must be a person who
is currently employed by a place of business covered by the dealer's
permit; is a primary participant in the identification, weighing, and/
or first receipt of fish as they are offloaded from a vessel; and who
fills out dealer reports. Atlantic shark dealers are prohibited from
renewing a Federal shark dealer permit unless a valid Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop certificate for each business location that
first receives Atlantic sharks has been submitted with the permit
renewal application. Additionally, a copy of a valid dealer or proxy
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate must be in any
trucks or other conveyances that are extensions of a dealer's place of
business.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. April 13, 2023, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Wingate by Wyndham, 5126 Market
Street/Business 7, Wilmington, NC 28405.
2. May 11, 2023, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Holiday Inn Manahawkin, 151 Route
77 East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
3. June 8, 2023, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Hampton Inn Fort Lauderdale
Pompano Beach, 900 South Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, FL 33062.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop,
please contact Eric Sander at [email protected] or at 386-852-
8588. 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
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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.
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
dealer-reported 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 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.
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.
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 business-owned 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
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.
Online Recertification Workshops
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 in-person workshop. Information
about the courses is available online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-shark-identification-workshops and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/safe-handling-release-and-identification-workshops. To access the course, please visit: https://hmsworkshop.fisheries.noaa.gov/start.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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]
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