[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27543-27544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9374]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[XRIN: 0648-XA30]


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeastern Data, Assessment, 
and Review (SEDAR); greater amberjack; red snapper.

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

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshops for South Atlantic greater amberjack 
and red snapper.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of the South Atlantic stocks of greater 
amberjack and red snapper will consist of a series of three workshops: 
a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop. This is 
the fifteenth SEDAR. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Data Workshop will take place July 9-13, 2007; the 
Assessment Workshop will take place October 22-26, 2007; the Review 
Workshop will take place January 28-February 1, 2008. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel, 
387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29103; telephone: (843) 722-0600. The 
Assessment Workshop will be held at the Center for Coastal Fisheries 
and Habitat Research Beaufort Laboratory, 101 Piver's Island Road, 
Beaufort, NC 28516. The Review Workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn 
Brownstone, 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605; telephone: 
(919) 828-0811.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Coordinator, 
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366.

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 SEDAR process, a multi-step method for determining 
the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes three 
workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2) Stock Assessment Workshop and (3) 
Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a data report 
which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which 
datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the 
Stock Assessment Workshop is a stock assessment report which describes 
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological 
benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends 
research and monitoring needs. The assessment is independently peer 
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is 
a Consensus 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 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.

SEDAR 15 Workshop Schedule:

July 9-13, 2007; SEDAR 15 Data Workshop

July 9, 2007: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; July 3-12, 2007: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; July 
13, 2007: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

    An assessment data set and associated documentation will be 
developed during the Data Workshop. Participants will evaluate all 
available data and select appropriate sources for providing information 
on life history characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, 
length and age composition, and fishery dependent and fishery 
independent measures of stock abundance.

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October 22-26, 2007; SEDAR 15 Assessment Workshop

October 22, 2007: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; October 23-25, 2007: 8 a.m. - 8 
p.m.; October 26, 2007: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

    Using datasets provided by the Data Workshop, participants will 
develop population models to evaluate stock status, estimate population 
benchmarks and Sustainable Fisheries Act criteria, and project future 
conditions. Participants will recommend the most appropriate methods 
and configurations for determining stock status and estimating 
population parameters. Participants will prepare a workshop report, 
compare and contrast various assessment approaches, and determine 
whether the assessments are adequate for submission to the review 
panel.

January 28-February 1, 2008; SEDAR 15 Review Workshop

January 28, 2008: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; January 29-31, 2008: 8 a.m. - 8 
p.m.; February 1, 2008: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

    The Review Workshop is an independent peer review of the assessment 
developed during the Data and Assessment Workshops. Workshop Panelists 
will review the assessment and document their comments and 
recommendations in a Consensus Summary.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 10 business days prior to each 
workshop.

    Dated: May 11, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-9374 Filed 5-15-07; 8:45 am]
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