Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review; Public Meeting, 80694 [2023-25535]

Download as PDF 80694 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2023 / Notices the total catch, refining the data filtering and index development procedures, and more fully incorporating information on Deep 7 bottomfish species life-history characteristics into the assessment model. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD541] Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a benchmark stock assessment for the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 Bottomfish Complex. DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be held between December 11 and December 15, 2023. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates and times and the daily agenda. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public and held in-person the NMFS Honolulu Service Center at Pier 38, 1129 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 220, Honolulu, HI 96817. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Todd Jones, Director, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Fisheries Research and Monitoring Division (FRMD), telephone: (808) 725– 5713, or todd.jones@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scientists from the NMFS PIFSC conducted a benchmark stock assessment of the MHI Deep 7 bottomfish complex. This benchmark assessment built on previous assessments that incorporated knowledge from the fishing community for filtering commercial catch and effort data and incorporated a fisheryindependent index of relative abundance. A surplus production model that explicitly accounted for both process and observation errors, and directly estimated maximum sustainable yield (MSY)-based reference points as well as trajectories and projections of biomass and harvest rate was used to determine stock status of Deep7 complex. New modeling software was used to run the production model and estimate the trajectory and status of the Deep 7 complex. In addition to updated modeling software, a number of improvements relative to the 2018 benchmark stock assessment and 2021 update assessment were made for the current benchmark stock assessment. These changes include re-evaluating the contribution of non-commercial catch to ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Nov 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 [FR Doc. 2023–25535 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review AGENCY: SUMMARY: Dated: November 14, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The meeting schedule and agenda are as follows: Monday, December 11, 2023, 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Background information a. Objectives and Terms of Reference b. Fishery Management 3. History of stock assessments and reviews 4. Stock assessment input data a. State of Hawaii Fisher and Dealer Reporting Systems b. Non-commercial catch c. Life history information d. Fishery-independent survey 5. Public Comment (3:30 p.m.) Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. 1. Presentation and review of stock assessment 2. Public comment (3:30 p.m.) Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 1. Continue review of stock assessment Thursday, December 14, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 1. Continue review of stock assessment (morning) 2. Public comment (11 a.m.) 3. WPSAR Review Panel discussions (afternoon, closed to the public) Friday, December 15, 2023 1. Continue WPSAR panel discussions (morning, closed to the public) 2. WPSAR Panel Report on Review Outcomes and Recommendations (1 p.m.–4 p.m.) 3. Adjourn The agenda order may change. The meeting will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids to T. Todd Jones, Director, PIFSC FRMD, telephone: (808) 725–5713, or todd.jones@noaa.gov at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD538] Marine Mammals; File No. 23188 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for a permit amendment. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (Responsible Party: Daniel Costa, Ph.D.), has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 23188– 03. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: The application is available for review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 23188 from the list of available applications. The application and related documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include File No. 23188 in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject amendment to Permit No. 23188–03 is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD541]


Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment 
Review; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and 
NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of 
a benchmark stock assessment for the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Deep 7 
Bottomfish Complex.

DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be held between December 11 and December 
15, 2023. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates and times and 
the daily agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public and held in-person 
the NMFS Honolulu Service Center at Pier 38, 1129 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 
220, Honolulu, HI 96817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Todd Jones, Director, Pacific 
Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Fisheries Research and 
Monitoring Division (FRMD), telephone: (808) 725-5713, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scientists from the NMFS PIFSC conducted a 
benchmark stock assessment of the MHI Deep 7 bottomfish complex. This 
benchmark assessment built on previous assessments that incorporated 
knowledge from the fishing community for filtering commercial catch and 
effort data and incorporated a fishery-independent index of relative 
abundance. A surplus production model that explicitly accounted for 
both process and observation errors, and directly estimated maximum 
sustainable yield (MSY)-based reference points as well as trajectories 
and projections of biomass and harvest rate was used to determine stock 
status of Deep7 complex. New modeling software was used to run the 
production model and estimate the trajectory and status of the Deep 7 
complex. In addition to updated modeling software, a number of 
improvements relative to the 2018 benchmark stock assessment and 2021 
update assessment were made for the current benchmark stock assessment. 
These changes include re-evaluating the contribution of non-commercial 
catch to the total catch, refining the data filtering and index 
development procedures, and more fully incorporating information on 
Deep 7 bottomfish species life-history characteristics into the 
assessment model.

Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review

    The meeting schedule and agenda are as follows:

Monday, December 11, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Background information
    a. Objectives and Terms of Reference
    b. Fishery Management
3. History of stock assessments and reviews
4. Stock assessment input data
    a. State of Hawaii Fisher and Dealer Reporting Systems
    b. Non-commercial catch
    c. Life history information
    d. Fishery-independent survey
    5. Public Comment (3:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

1. Presentation and review of stock assessment
2. Public comment (3:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

1. Continue review of stock assessment

Thursday, December 14, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

1. Continue review of stock assessment (morning)
2. Public comment (11 a.m.)
3. WPSAR Review Panel discussions (afternoon, closed to the public)

Friday, December 15, 2023

1. Continue WPSAR panel discussions (morning, closed to the public)
2. WPSAR Panel Report on Review Outcomes and Recommendations (1 p.m.-4 
p.m.)
3. Adjourn
    The agenda order may change. The meeting will run as late as 
necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Please direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to T. Todd Jones, Director, PIFSC FRMD, telephone: (808) 
725-5713, or [email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 14, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-25535 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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