Notice2021-23506
Workshop on the Management Strategy Evaluation for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
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Published
October 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS is holding a public workshop via webinar for the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and interested stakeholders to discuss the progress of development of the Management Strategy Evaluation for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 206 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 59696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23506]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB539]
Workshop on the Management Strategy Evaluation for Atlantic
Bluefin Tuna
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of workshop.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is holding a public workshop via webinar for the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and interested stakeholders to
discuss the progress of development of the Management Strategy
Evaluation for Atlantic bluefin tuna.
DATES: A virtual workshop that is open to the public will be held on
November 4, 2021, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: Please register to attend the workshop at: <a href="https://forms.gle/9tkjiYw5VMvGAsjZ7">https://forms.gle/9tkjiYw5VMvGAsjZ7</a>. Registration will close on November 3,
2021, at 5 p.m. EDT. Instructions for accessing the virtual workshop
will be emailed to registered participants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley, Office of
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, (301) 427-8373 or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e6c5f5d565b52107119735f52525b477e50515f5f105951">Rachel.O'<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0449656868617d446a6b65652a636b">[email protected]</span></a>v.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is a
process that allows fishery managers and stakeholders (e.g., industry,
scientists, and non-governmental organizations) to assess how well
different strategies achieve specified management objectives for a
fishery. ICCAT has been engaged in developing an MSE for bluefin tuna
for several years. NMFS, and the United States more broadly,
participates in this MSE development process and has been engaging
stakeholders and considering their input throughout the process through
various means, including consultation with the Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Section to ICCAT. The United States also participates in the
development of the bluefin tuna MSE through active participation by
U.S. scientists in ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and
Statistics (SCRS).
The November 4 workshop is intended to update stakeholders on the
MSE approach being developed by ICCAT, including an update on
preliminary candidate management procedures that will help to
illustrate management tradeoffs for Atlantic bluefin tuna. The workshop
will primarily be informational and educational. No binding decisions
or formal, consensus-based recommendations will be made. While
discussions at the workshop will help to inform U.S. scientists who are
participating in work of the SCRS, recommendations directly affecting
the development of the U.S. position relative to the bluefin tuna MSE
will occur through established means, including consultation with the
Advisory Committee. This workshop is intended to complement, not
replace, existing opportunities for U.S. stakeholder input.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 25, 2021.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-23506 Filed 10-25-21; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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