[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24883-24884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10698]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XW31


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 24 Data Workshop for South Atlantic red 
snapper.

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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the South Atlantic stock of red 
snapper will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: a Data 
Workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. This 
is the twenty-fourth SEDAR. This is notice of the Data Workshop 
component of SEDAR 24. Notice of the Assessment Process and the Review 
Workshop will be made at a later date. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Data Workshop will take place May 24 -28, 2010. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel, 
387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403; telephone: (843) 722-0600 or 
(877) 756-2121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Theiling, 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 Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 
process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks 
in the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes a Data Workshop, a Stock 
Assessment Process and a Review Workshop. The

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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 Process 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 Peer Review Evaluation Report documenting Panel opinions regarding 
the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. 
Participants for SEDAR Workshops and Assessment Process are appointed 
by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management 
Councils; the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions; 
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 24 Data Workshop Schedule

May 24-28, 2010; SEDAR 24 Data Workshop

May 24, 2010: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; May 25-27, 2010: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; May 
28, 2010: 8 a.m. - 12 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.
    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 these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed 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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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 ADDRESSES) 
at least 10 business days prior to each workshop.

    Dated: May 3, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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