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)

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, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
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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: [email protected]; or, James Weinberg, 508-495-
2352; email: [email protected]

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]
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