The SEDAR 33 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico stocks of gag and greater amberjack will consist of: a Data Workshop; an Assessment process conducted via webinars; and a Review Workshop.
The Data Workshop will be held from 1 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013 until 12 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Tampa, FL. The Assessment Workshop will take place via webinar on the following dates in 2013:
July 22; July 29; August 5; August 14; August 21; August 28; September 4; September 11; September 18; September 25; October 2; and October 9. All webinars will begin at 1 p.m. eastern time (ET) and will last approximately four hours. The Review Workshop will take place from 1 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013 until 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013 in Miami, FL.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting addresses: The Data Workshop will be held at the Tampa
Westshore Marriott, 1001 Westshore Plaza Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607;
(813) 287-2555. The Assessment Workshop webinars will be held via
GoToWebinar. The Review Workshop will be held at the Doubletree by
Hilton Grande Hotel Biscayne Bay, 1717 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL
33132; (305) 372-0313. All workshops and webinars are open to members
of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Ryan
Rindone at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing pertinent information. Please request meeting
information at least 24 hours in advance.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator;
telephone: (813) 348-1630; email: ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org.
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 is a three-step process
including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process utilizing
webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The 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 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 Consensus Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and
input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils
and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include: data collectors and database managers; stock
assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the individual workshop agendas are as
follows:
SEDAR 33 Data Workshop, May 20-24, 2013
1. Assessment data sets and associated documentation will be
developed.
2. 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.
SEDAR 33 Assessment Workshop Webinars, July 22-October 9, 2013
Participants will review modeling efforts, suggest sensitivity
analyses, and decide upon an appropriate model run or set of model runs
to put forward to the Review Workshop for each species assessed.
SEDAR 33 Review Workshop, November 18-21, 2013
Panelists will review the assessments and document their comments
and recommendations in a Consensus Summary.
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 identified 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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.