[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5810]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB066


Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; Southeast 
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey 
(MRFSS)/Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Calibration 
Workshop.

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SUMMARY: SEDAR and NOAA Fisheries Service will convene a workshop to 
consider calibration methods for the MRFSS and MRIP estimates of marine 
recreational fisheries harvest.

DATES: The workshop will be held March 27-29, 2012. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The MRFSS/MRIP Calibration Workshop will be held at the 
Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Brownstone--University, 1707 Hillsborough 
Street, Raleigh, NC 27605; telephone: (800) 331-7919 or (919) 828-0811.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, Science and 
Statistics Program Manager, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Changes in estimated recreational catch 
resulting from the revised estimation process developed through MRIP 
may have consequences to assessment and management of many fish stocks. 
Managers and scientists need to consider how revised marine 
recreational catch values will affect stock assessments and management 
actions, and how to best incorporate revised values into assessment and 
management systems. SEDAR and NOAA Fisheries are working cooperatively 
to address these recreational catch issues through the planned 
workshop. Workshop objectives are to review a range of studies that may 
provide insight for potential MRIP-MRFSS calibrations, develop possible 
calibration methods, and develop guidance for incorporating revised 
estimates into stock assessments.
    Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.: Review of calibration 
methodologies applied in other monitoring programs and MRFSS/MRIP 
calibration studies.
    Wednesday, March 28, 2012: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.: Overview of catch 
estimates, impacts of re-estimates on stock assessments, discussion of 
calibration methods.
    Thursday, March 29, 2012, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Discussion of 
calibration procedures and recommendations.

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 South Atlantic Council office 
(4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; (843) 
571-4366) at least 5 business days prior to the workshop.

    Dated: March 6, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-5810 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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