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Management Track Assessment for American Plaice, Atlantic Halibut, Gulf of Maine Haddock, Georges Bank Haddock, Pollock, and Witch Flounder

NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing American plaice, Atlantic halibut, Gu...

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Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE187]

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AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing American plaice, Atlantic halibut, Gulf of Maine haddock, Georges Bank haddock, Pollock, and Witch flounder stocks. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review 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 the lead stock assessment analyst and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts. 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 Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting will be held from September 16, 2024-September 19, 2024. The meeting is open to the public; however, the `Report Writing' session on Friday, will be closed. The meeting will conclude on September 20, 2024 at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held via Google Meet video call link:

https://meet.google.com/ths-kmxd-ejr

Or dial: (US) +1 669-238-0338

PIN: 341 828 693#

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michele Traver, 508-495-2195; michele.traver@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For further information, please visit the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic. For additional information about the management track assessment peer review, please visit the NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments.

Daily Meeting Agenda—Management Track Peer Review Meeting

The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.

Monday, September 16, 2024
Time	Stock	Subject	Presenter
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.		Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting	Michele Traver, Kristan Blackhart, Richard Merrick, Chair.
9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.	American Plaice	TOR Review/Panel Questions	Amanda Hart, Panel.
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.	Break.
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.	American Plaice	Public Comment	Public.
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.	American Plaice	Panel Deliberations	Panel.
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.	American Plaice	Panel Conclusions/Recommendations and Final Stock Wrap Up	Panel.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.	Lunch.
2 p.m.-4 p.m.	Georges Bank Haddock	TOR Review/Panel Questions	Liz Brooks, Panel.
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m.	Break.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.	Georges Bank Haddock	Public Comment	Public.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.	Georges Bank Haddock	Panel Deliberations	Panel.
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.	Georges Bank Haddock	Panel Conclusions/Recommendations and Final Stock Wrap Up	Panel.
5:30 p.m.	Adjourn.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Time	Stock	Subject	Presenter
9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.		Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting	Michele Traver, Kristan Blackhart, Richard Merrick, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11 a.m.	Gulf of Maine Haddock	TOR Review/Panel Questions	Charles Perretti, Panel.
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.	Break.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.	Gulf of Maine Haddock	TOR Review/Panel Questions, cont.	Charles Perretti, Panel.
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12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.	Lunch.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.	Gulf of Maine Haddock	TOR Review/Panel Questions, cont.	Charles Perretti, Panel.
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m.	Break.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.	Gulf of Maine Haddock	Public Comment	Public.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.	Gulf of Maine Haddock	Panel Deliberations	Panel.
4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.	Gulf of Maine Haddock	Panel Conclusions/Recommendations and Final Stock Wrap Up	Panel.
4:45 p.m.	Adjourn.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Tim	Stock	Subject	Presenter
9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.		Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting	Michele Traver, Kristan Blackhart, Richard Merrick, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11:15 a.m.	Pollock	TOR Review/Panel Questions	Brian Linton, Panel.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.	Break.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Pollock	TOR Review/Panel Questions, cont.	Brian Linton, Panel.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.	Lunch.
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.	Pollock	TOR Review/Panel Questions, cont.	Brian Linton, Panel.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.	Break.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Pollock	Public Comment	Public.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.	Pollock	Panel Deliberations	Panel.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.	Pollock	Panel Conclusions/Recommendations and Final Stock Wrap Up	Panel.
5 p.m.	Adjourn.

Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time	Stock	Subject	Presenter
9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.		Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting	Michele Traver, Kristan Blackhart, Richard Merrick, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11:30 a.m.	Witch Flounder	TOR Review/Panel Questions	Susan Wigley, Panel.
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.	Break.
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.	Witch Flounder	Public Comment	Public.
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.	Witch Flounder	Panel Deliberations	Panel.
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.	Witch Flounder	Panel Conclusions/Recommendations and Final Stock Wrap Up	Panel.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.	Lunch.
2 p.m.-5 p.m.	All stocks	Final Meeting Wrap Up, if needed; else closed panel writing session	Panel.
5 p.m.	Adjourn.

Friday, September 20, 2024
Time	Stocks	Subject	Presenter
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.	All stocks	Report Writing	Closed panel session.
5 p.m.	Adjourn.

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Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email.

Dated: August 9, 2024.

Claudia Stephanie Womble,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2024-18145 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]

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“Management Track Assessment for American Plaice, Atlantic Halibut, Gulf of Maine Haddock, Georges Bank Haddock, Pollock, and Witch Flounder,” thefederalregister.org (August 14, 2024), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2024-18145/management-track-assessment-for-american-plaice-atlantic-halibut-gulf-of-maine-haddock-georges-bank-haddock-pollock-and-.