83 FR 57431 - Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop and Stock Assessment Review Committee Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)

NMFS and the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) will convene the 66th SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for the purpose of reviewing stock assessments of Summer Flounder and Striped Bass. The Northeast Regional SAW is a formal scientific peer- review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by SAW working groups and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts called the Stock Assessment Review Committee, or SARC. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24956]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG233


Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop and Stock Assessment 
Review Committee 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 the 66th SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for 
the purpose of reviewing stock assessments of Summer Flounder and 
Striped Bass. The Northeast Regional SAW is a formal scientific peer-
review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment results 
to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the 
northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by SAW working groups and 
reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts called the 
Stock Assessment Review Committee, or SARC. 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 Stock Assessment Review Committee 
Meeting will be held from November 27, 2018-November 30, 2018. The 
meeting will commence on November 27, 2018 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard 
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: James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
NEFSC website at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov. For additional information 
about the SARC meeting and the stock assessment review, please visit 
the NMFS/NEFSC SAW web page at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/.

Daily Meeting Agenda--SAW/SARC 66 Benchmark Stock Assessment for Summer 
Flounder and Striped Bass (Subject to Change; All Times Are Approximate 
and May Be Changed at the Discretion of the SARC Chair)

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Welcome Introductions, James Weinberg, SAW Chair; 
and Robert Latour, SARC Chair
10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Summer Flounder Assessment Presentation, Mark 
Terceiro
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Summer Flounder Presentation (cont.), Mark Terceiro
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m. Break
4 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Summer Flounder SARC Discussion, Robert Latour, SARC 
Chair
5:45 p.m.-6 p.m. Public Comment Period

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Striped Bass Assessment Presentation, Katie Drew
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Striped Bass presentation (cont.), Katie Drew
12:30-1:30 p.m.--Lunch
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Striped Bass SARC Discussion, Robert Latour, SARC 
Chair
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Public comments
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m. Break
4 p.m.-6 p.m. Revisit with Presenters (Summer Flounder), Robert Latour, 
SARC Chair

Thursday, November 29, 2018

8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Revisit with Presenters (Striped Bass), Robert 
Latour, SARC Chair

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10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-12:15p.m. Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report (Summer 
Flounder), Robert Latour, SARC Chair
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report (Summer 
Flounder), Robert Latour, SARC Chair
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Break
3 p.m.-6 p.m. Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report (Striped Bass), 
Robert Latour, SARC Chair

Friday, November 30, 2018

9 a.m.-5 p.m. SARC Report Writing

    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `SARC Report 
Writing' session on Friday November 30th the public should not engage 
in discussion with the SARC.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special requests should be directed to James Weinberg at the NEFSC, 
508-495-2352, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-24956 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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