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stock assessment. The SSC will get an 

update on recent Council action on the 

recreational harvest control rule 

framework. The SSC will review the 

most recent survey and fishery data and 

the previously recommended 2023 ABC 

for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea 

Bass, and Bluefish. The SSC will also 

review and provide comments on the 

draft Northeast Regional Climate 

Strategy Action Plan. The SSC may take 

up any other business as necessary. 

A detailed agenda and background 

documents will be made available on 

the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org) 

prior to the meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to Shelley Spedden, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: June 23, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

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–XC118] 

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. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in July, August, 

and September of 2022. 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 2022 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. Information about the 

online workshops is available on the 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

Management Division’s website (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held on July 14, 2022 

and September 8, 2022. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held on July 8, 2022, 

August 22, 2022, and September 30, 

2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

for further details. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Norfolk, VA. 

The Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Gulfport, MS; Vero Beach, FL; and 

Ronkonkoma, NY. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for further details on 

workshop locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Cockrell by email at 

craig.cockrell@noaa.gov or by phone at 

301–427–8503. 

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. 

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 

2019 will expire in 2022. 

Approximately 193 free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops have been 

conducted since October 2008. 

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. July 14, 2022, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Hampton Inn & Suites, 720 East Cypress 

Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334. 

2. September 8, 2022, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

LaQuinta Inn & Suites Norfolk Airport, 

1387 North Military Highway, Norfolk, 

VA 23502. 

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. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

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 


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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 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 limitedaccess 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 2019 will expire in 

2022. 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. 

Approximately 394 free Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

have been conducted since 2006. 

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 onboard 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. July 8, 2022, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Holiday 

Inn Gulfport, 9515 Highway 49, 

Gulfport, MS 39503. 

2. August 22, 2022, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Holiday Inn, 3384 Ocean Drive, Vero 

Beach, FL 32963. 

3. September 30, 2022, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Courtyard by Marriott, 5000 Express 

Drive South, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. 

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 

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 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.) 

Dated: June 22, 2022. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC117] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

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 82 South 

Atlantic Gray Triggerfish Data Webinar 

I. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 82 assessment of 

the South Atlantic stock of Gray 

Triggerfish will consist of a data 

workshop, a series of assessment 

webinars, and a review workshop. A 

SEDAR 82 Data Webinar I is scheduled 

for July 27, 2022. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 82 South Atlantic 

Gray Triggerfish Data Webinar I is 

scheduled for July 27, 2022, from 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern. The established 

times may be adjusted as necessary to 


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