Notice2022-20879
Advisory Committee Special Meeting on Management Strategy Evaluation for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
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Published
September 27, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
In preparation for an intersessional meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) on management strategy evaluation (MSE) for Atlantic bluefin tuna, the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing the convening of a special fall meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58485-58486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20879]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC402]
Advisory Committee Special Meeting on Management Strategy
Evaluation for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In preparation for an intersessional meeting of the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
on management strategy evaluation (MSE) for Atlantic bluefin tuna, the
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing the
convening of a special fall meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 5, 2022. There will be an
open session from 1 p.m. to no later than 3 p.m. EDT. The remainder of
the meeting will be closed to the public and will end by 5 p.m. EDT.
Interested members of the public may present their views during the
public comment period of the open session. The public comment period
will begin at approximately 2 p.m. and conclude no later than 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Please register to attend the meeting at: https://forms.gle/
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zypwb7eDiti6PXcU6. Registration will close on October 3, 2022, at 5
p.m. EDT. Instructions for accessing the webinar session will be
emailed to registered participants. Written comments may be submitted,
but must be received by October 4, 2022. Written comments may be sent
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e0f0fbe3ecace9e7eeeee7f0c2ecede3e3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddbfafa4bcb3f3b6b8b1b1b8af9db3b2bcbcf3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>, or via mail to Bryan Keller at
NMFS, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Keller, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, (202) 897-9208 or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f0d1d160e0141040a03030a1d2f01000e0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a4858534b4404414f46464f586a44454b4b044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet on October 5, 2022, first in open session to receive
an update on the development of MSE for Atlantic bluefin tuna. It will
then meet in closed session to discuss sensitive matters in preparation
for an ICCAT intersessional meeting on bluefin tuna MSE to be held on
October 14, 2022. MSE is a scientific tool that allows fishery
managers, scientists, and stakeholders (e.g., industry, non-
governmental organizations) to simulate the workings of a fishery
system to test how well different harvest strategies (a.k.a. management
procedures) achieve agreed management objectives for that fishery.
After several years of work, ICCAT anticipates finalizing the bluefin
tuna MSE and adopting a management procedure applicable to both the
western and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean stocks of bluefin tuna
at its November 2022 Annual Meeting. If adopted by ICCAT, the
management procedure will be applied in order to set Total Allowable
Catches (TACs) for 2023 and future years for both stocks. The United
States has been participating actively in this MSE development process
and have 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 engagement by U.S. scientists in ICCAT's Standing
Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS).
The most up-to-date information on bluefin tuna MSE will be
provided during the open session of the October 5 meeting. This
session, which will take place from 1 p.m. to no later than 3 p.m. EDT,
will include an opportunity for interested stakeholders to ask
questions and time will also be set aside for members of the public to
provide formal input on this important issue. Specifically, a public
comment period will begin at approximately 2 p.m. and conclude no later
than 3 p.m. Comments may also be submitted in writing for the Advisory
Committee's consideration. Interested members of the public can submit
comments by mail or email. Use of email is encouraged. All written
comments must be received by October 4, 2022 (see ADDRESSES).
A key area where stakeholders may wish to provide input relates to
the remaining candidate management procedures (CMPs) and the management
tradeoffs associated with them as identified through MSE. Tradeoffs
among the four management objectives, which are applicable to both
stocks, will be clearly indicated in the scientific output provided by
SCRS. Management objectives relate to stock status, stock safety, yield
in the short, medium, and longer terms, and stability of the TAC across
management periods, which could be established for 2 or 3 years.
After the open session, the Advisory Committee will go into closed
session no later than 3 p.m. and will conclude its meeting at 5 p.m.
EDT. During its closed session, the Advisory Committee will provide its
advice on possible positions and strategies to be taken by the United
States concerning bluefin tuna MSE at an October 14 intersessional
meeting of ICCAT's Panel 2, the last meeting of this body before the
November 2022 ICCAT Annual Meeting, at which ICCAT is expected to adopt
and apply a bluefin tuna management procedure.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 21, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20879 Filed 9-26-22; 8:45 am]
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