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Hire Reporting Outreach programs. The 

Committee will receive an update on 

Ecosystem Based Fishery Management 

(EBFM) Outreach, review and discuss 

Management Areas and Boundary 

Outreach, 2024 Communications 

Improvement Plan Progress and 2024 

Analytics. The Committee will hold a 

discussion of Council Outreach Strategy 

and 2025 Communications 

Improvement Plan Ideas. 

The Committee will discuss Other 

Business items and receive Public 

Comment before the meeting adjourns. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before this 

group for discussion, in accordance 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agenda 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 notified of 

the Council’s intent to take-action to 

address the emergency. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE411] 

Research Track Assessment for Three 

Stocks of Yellowtail Flounder Including 

Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine, Southern New 

England/Mid-Atlantic, and Georges 

Bank 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will convene the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting for the purpose of reviewing 

Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine (CCGOM), 

Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic 

(SNEMA), and Georges Bank (GB) stocks 

of Yellowtail flounder. The Research 

Track Assessment Peer Review is a 

formal scientific peer-review process for 

evaluating and presenting stock 

assessment results to managers for fish 

stocks in the offshore U.S. and Canadian 

waters of the northwest Atlantic. 

Assessments are prepared by the 

research track working group and 

reviewed by an independent panel of 

stock assessment experts from the 

Center of Independent Experts (CIE). 

The public is invited to attend the 

presentations and discussions between 

the review panel and the scientists who 

have participated in the stock 

assessment process. 

DATES: The public portion of the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting will be held from November 18, 

2024–November 22, 2024. The meeting 

will conclude on November 22, 2024 at 

5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

daily meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Clark Conference Room at the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

Aquarium Building: 166 Water Street, 

Woods Hole, MA 02543; and via Google 

Meet: 

Google Meet joining info: https://

meet.google.com/fdr-vztn-jxd Or dial: 

(US) +1 443–892–2999 

PIN: 475 421 044# 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristan Blackhart, (206) 289–0383; 

kristan.blackhart@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please visit the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC) website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic. For additional 

information about research track 

assessment peer review, please visit the 

NEFSC web page at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

research-track-stock-assessments. 

Daily Meeting Agenda—Research Track 

Peer Review Meeting 

The agenda is subject to change; all 

times are approximate and may be 

changed at the discretion of the Peer 

Review Chair. 

Monday, November 18, 2024 

Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

10 a.m.–10:15 a.m. ........................ Welcome/Logistics ........................ Blackhart, Chen ............................

10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. ................... Research Track (RT) Overview .... Adams ...........................................

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ................... Terms of Reference (TOR) #1 ..... Cadrin ........................................... Ecosystem. 

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. ..................... Lunch 

1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. ....................... TOR #2 ......................................... Alade, Hansell, Hodgdon .............. Catch. 

2:45 p.m.–3 p.m. ............................ Break 

3 p.m.–3:15 p.m. ............................ Public Comment ........................... Public ............................................

3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. ....................... Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel ................................ Conclusions, Recommendations, 

and Final Wrap-up for TORs 1– 

2 

3:45 p.m. ........................................ Adjourn 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 

Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

10 a.m.–10:05 a.m. ........................ Welcome/Logistics ........................ To be determined (TBD), Chen ....

10:05 a.m.–11:35 a.m. ................... TOR #3 ......................................... Alade, Hansell, Hodgdon .............. Survey Data. 


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Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

11:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. ................... Woods Hole Assessment Model 

(WHAM) Overview.

Miller .............................................

12:05 p.m.–1:05 p.m. ..................... Lunch 

1:05 p.m.–1:20 p.m. ....................... Overview of approach for TORs 

#4–6.

Adams ........................................... All Stocks. 

1:20 p.m.–3:20 p.m. ....................... TORs #4–6 ................................... Hodgdon ....................................... SNEMA: Models, Biological Reference Points (BRPs) and Projections. 

3:20 p.m.–3:35 p.m. ....................... Break 

3:35 p.m.–3:50 p.m. ....................... Public Comment ........................... Public ............................................

3:50 p.m.–4:20 p.m. ....................... Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel ................................ Conclusions, Recommendations, 

and Final Wrap-up for TOR 3, 

SNEMA TORs 4–6. 

4:20 p.m. ........................................ Adjourn 

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 

Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

10 a.m.–10:05 a.m. ........................ Welcome/Logistics ........................ TBD, Chen ....................................

10:05 a.m.–12:05 p.m. ................... TORs #4–6 ................................... Hansell .......................................... GB: Models, BRPs and Projections. 

12:05 p.m.–1:05 p.m. ..................... Lunch 

1:05 p.m.–3:05 p.m. ....................... TORs #4–6 ................................... Alade ............................................. CCGOM: Models, BRPs and Projections. 

3:05 p.m.–3:20 p.m. ....................... Break 

3:20 p.m.–3:35 p.m. ....................... Public Comment ........................... Public ............................................

3:35 p.m.–4:05 p.m. ....................... Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel ................................ Conclusions, Recommendations, 

and Final Wrap-up for GB & 

CCGOM TORs 4–6. 

4:05 p.m. ........................................ Adjourn 

Thursday, November 21, 2024 

Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

10 a.m.–10:05 a.m. ........................ Welcome/Logistics ........................ TBD, Chen ....................................

10:05 a.m.–11:35 a.m. ................... TOR #8 ......................................... Legault .......................................... All Stocks. 

11:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. ................... TOR #7 ......................................... Dolan ............................................

12:05 p.m.–1:05 p.m. ..................... Lunch 

1:05 p.m.–2:05 p.m. ....................... Wrap up TOR #7 .......................... Dolan ............................................

2:05 p.m.–2:20 p.m. ....................... Public Comment ........................... Public ............................................

2:20 p.m.–2:50 p.m. ....................... Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel ................................ Conclusions, Recommendations, 

and Final Wrap-up for TORs 7– 

8. 

2:50 p.m.–3:05 p.m. ....................... Break 

3:05 p.m.–4 p.m. ............................ Homework, if needed; else closed 

panel writing session.

TBD ...............................................

4 p.m. ............................................. Adjourn 

Friday, November 22, 2024 


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Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

10 a.m.–4 p.m. ............................... Closed panel writing session ........ Review Panel ................................ * If necessary, revisit any remaining issues via open session. 

4 p.m. ............................................. Adjourn 

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, the ‘Report Writing’ session on 

Friday, November 22nd will be closed. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Special 

requests should be directed to Kristan 

Blackhart, via email. 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE361] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 88 Red Tide 

Topical Working Group Webinar III for 

Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 88 assessment of 

Gulf of Mexico red grouper will consist 

of a series of webinars. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 88 Red Tide Topical 

Working Group Webinar III will be held 

Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 10 

a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern. 

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. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

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 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) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report that compiles 

and evaluates potential datasets and 

recommends which datasets are 

appropriate for assessment analyses. 

The product of the Assessment Process 

is a stock assessment 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 assessment 

is independently peer reviewed at the 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Review Workshop is a 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 in the 

webinar are as follows: 

Participants will discuss red tide 

modeling work and provide 

recommendations for is use in the 

assessment of Gulf of Mexico red 

grouper. 

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 

notified of the intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 

10 business days prior to each 

workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence 

specified in this agenda are subject to 

change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24836 Filed 10–24–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Science Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

proposed schedule and agenda for a 

meeting of the Science Advisory Board 

(SAB). The members will discuss issues 

outlined in the section on Matters to be 

considered. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

November 12–13, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) 

on November 12th and from 8:30 a.m. 

to 12:45 p.m. on November 13th. The 

times and the agenda topics described 

below are subject to change. For the 

latest agenda please refer to the SAB 

website: http://sab.noaa.gov/ 

SABMeetings/. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. The link for the webinar 

registration will be posted, when 

available, on the SAB website: https:// 

sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/. 


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