80_FR_50148 80 FR 49989 - Groundfish Operational Assessment Public Meeting

80 FR 49989 - Groundfish Operational Assessment Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 159 (August 18, 2015)

Page Range49989-49989
FR Document2015-20322

NMFS and the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) will convene a peer review of Operational Stock Assessments of twenty fish stocks. These stocks are managed by the New England Fishery Management Council and are included within the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This will be a formal, scientific peer review of operational assessments which incorporate recent data. Results of the review will be used as a basis for management decisions for fish stocks in U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by stock assessment scientists primarily from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and reviewed by a panel of stock assessment experts. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions by reviewers and scientists who have participated in the stock assessment process.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 49989]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20322]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE117


Groundfish Operational Assessment Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop 
(SAW) will convene a peer review of Operational Stock Assessments of 
twenty fish stocks. These stocks are managed by the New England Fishery 
Management Council and are included within the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan. This will be a formal, scientific peer review 
of operational assessments which incorporate recent data. Results of 
the review will be used as a basis for management decisions for fish 
stocks in U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are 
prepared by stock assessment scientists primarily from the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center and reviewed by a panel of stock assessment 
experts. The public is invited to attend the presentations and 
discussions by reviewers and scientists who have participated in the 
stock assessment process.

DATES: The public portion of the Stock Assessment Review Committee 
Meeting will be held from September 14, 2015 through September 18, 
2015. The meeting will commence on September 14, 2015 at 10 a.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 
daily meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the S.H. Clark Conference Room 
in the Aquarium Building of the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods 
Hole, MA 02543. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Sheena Steiner, 508-
495-2177; email: sheena.steiner@noaa.gov; or, James Weinberg, 508-495-
2352; email: james.weinberg@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
NEFSC Web site at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Operational Assessments for 20 Groundfish Stocks 
*

Monday, September 14
10-10:30 a.m.
    Welcome
    Introductions
10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Gulf of Maine Cod
    Georges Bank Cod
    Gulf of Maine Haddock
Tuesday, September 15
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Georges Bank Haddock
    Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine Yellowtail Flounder
    Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder
    Georges Bank Winter Flounder
    Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Winter Flounder
Wednesday, September 16
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Acadian Redfish
    American Plaice
    Witch Flounder
    White Hake
Thursday, September 17
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Pollock
    Wolffish
    Atlantic Halibut
    Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Windowpane
    Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Windowpane
    Ocean Pout
    Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder
    Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder
Friday, September 18
9 a.m.-5 p.m.--Assessment Report Writing
* Subject to Change

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special requests should be directed to Sheena Steiner at the NEFSC, 
508-495-2177, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-20322 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 159 / Tuesday, August 18, 2015 / Notices 49989 Sea Monitoring Framework Adjustment Operational Stock Assessments of Wednesday, September 16 and a review analysis from the PDT then twenty fish stocks. These stocks are 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. discuss recommendations to the managed by the New England Fishery Acadian Redfish council. They will also receive an Management Council and are included American Plaice overview of the Amendment 18 (A18) within the Northeast Multispecies Witch Flounder Public Hearings and develop if Fishery Management Plan. This will be White Hake necessary final recommendations to the a formal, scientific peer review of Thursday, September 17 council on preferred alternatives in A18. operational assessments which The committee also plans to discuss incorporate recent data. Results of the 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. concerns raised by the recreational review will be used as a basis for Pollock fishery regarding Gulf of Maine cod and management decisions for fish stocks in Wolffish haddock. Additionally, they will U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Atlantic Halibut discuss enforcement concerns for the Assessments are prepared by stock Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Groundfish Fishery on EGB in order to assessment scientists primarily from the Windowpane Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic improve identification of the separator Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Windowpane panel within the trawl net and discuss reviewed by a panel of stock assessment Ocean Pout recommendations to the council. They experts. The public is invited to attend Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder will also discuss other business as the presentations and discussions by Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder necessary. reviewers and scientists who have Although non-emergency issues not participated in the stock assessment Friday, September 18 contained in this agenda may come process. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Assessment Report before this group for discussion, those DATES: The public portion of the Stock Writing issues may not be the subject of formal Assessment Review Committee Meeting * Subject to Change action during this meeting. Action will will be held from September 14, 2015 be restricted to those issues specifically Special Accommodations through September 18, 2015. The listed in this notice and any issues This meeting is physically accessible meeting will commence on September arising after publication of this notice to people with disabilities. Special 14, 2015 at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight that require emergency action under requests should be directed to Sheena Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Steiner at the NEFSC, 508–495–2177, at INFORMATION for the daily meeting Act, provided the public has been least 5 days prior to the meeting date. agenda. notified of the Council’s intent to take Dated: August 13, 2015. final action to address the emergency. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Tracey L. Thompson, the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the Special Accommodations Aquarium Building of the National Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. This meeting is physically accessible Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast [FR Doc. 2015–20322 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] to people with disabilities. Requests for Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at Sheena Steiner, 508–495–2177; email: sheena.steiner@noaa.gov; or, James DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. james.weinberg@noaa.gov Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Dated: August 13, 2015. RIN 0648–XE112 further information, please visit the Tracey L. Thompson, NEFSC Web site at http:// Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management www.nefsc.noaa.gov/. Council; Public Meeting Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–20341 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] Daily Meeting Agenda—Operational AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Assessments for 20 Groundfish Stocks * Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Monday, September 14 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10–10:30 a.m. Welcome ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Introductions SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Administration 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Management Council will hold a two- Gulf of Maine Cod day meeting of its Standing and Special RIN 0648–XE117 Georges Bank Cod Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Groundfish Operational Assessment Gulf of Maine Haddock Committee (SSC). Public Meeting Tuesday, September 15 DATES: The meeting will be held on National Marine Fisheries 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1– asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Georges Bank Haddock 2, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine Yellowtail and at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, and Commerce. Flounder will end at approximately 3 p.m. on Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Wednesday. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Yellowtail Flounder ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast Georges Bank Winter Flounder the Hilton Westshore Tampa Airport Regional Stock Assessment Workshop Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Hotel, 2225 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL (SAW) will convene a peer review of Winter Flounder 33607; telephone: (813) 877–6688. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe public portion of the Stock Assessment Review Committee Meeting will be held from September 14, 2015 through September 18, 2015. The meeting will commence on September 14, 2015 at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.
FR Citation80 FR 49989 
RIN Number0648-XE11
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