Notice2021-19949
Management Track Assessment for Georges Bank Atlantic Cod and Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod
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Published
September 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing both Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod 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 called the AOP. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51344-51345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19949]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB420]
Management Track Assessment for Georges Bank Atlantic Cod and
Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod
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 Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the
Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of
reviewing both Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod 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 called the AOP. 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 13, 2021--September 15,
2021. The meeting will conclude on September 15, 2021 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 (<a href="https://meet.google.com/bqy-awcd-kqv">https://meet.google.com/bqy-awcd-kqv</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, phone: 508-495-2195;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3dedad0dbd6dfd69dc7c1d2c5d6c1f3dddcd2d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="315c585259545d541f454350475443715f5e50501f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) website at <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic</a>. For additional
information about the AOP meeting and the stock assessment peer review,
please visit the NMFS/NEFSC web page at <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments</a>.
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 13, 2021
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Time Activity Lead
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10 a.m.-9:15 a.m............ Welcome/Logistics/ Russ Brown/Michele
Introductions/ Traver.
Process.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m........ Background/AOP Russ Brown.
Review.
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m........ Gulf of Maine Cod... Charles Perretti.
11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m....... Discussion/Review/ Review Panel.
Summary.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........ Public Comment...... Public.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m......... Lunch...............
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m............. Gulf of Maine Cod Charles Perretti.
cont..
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m............. Break...............
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.......... Gulf of Maine Cod Charles Perretti.
cont..
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.......... Discussion/Review/ Review Panel.
Summary.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.......... Public Comment...... Public.
4:30 p.m.................... Adjourn.............
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Tuesday September 14, 2021
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m............. Brief Overview and Michele Traver/
Logistics. Richard Merrick
(Chair).
9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m......... Georges Bank Cod.... Kathy Sosebee.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........ Break...............
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m........ Georges Bank Cod Kathy Sosebee.
cont..
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m........ Discussion/Review/ Review Panel.
Summary.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........ Public Comment...... Public.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m......... Lunch...............
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m............. Key Points/Wrap Up.. Review Panel.
2 p.m.-4:30 p.m............. Report Writing...... Review Panel.
4:30 p.m.................... Adjourn.............
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-4:30 p.m............. Report Writing...... Review Panel.
4:30 p.m.................... Adjourn.............
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The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report
Writing' session on Tuesday, September 14th, and Wednesday, September
15th, the public should not engage in discussion with the Peer Review
Panel.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Special
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requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email.
Dated: September 10, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-19949 Filed 9-10-21; 4:15 pm]
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