Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review; Public Meeting

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The Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 103 assessment process of Caribbean Alternate Assessment Methods will consist of a Development Workshop, a series of Assessment Webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XF995]


Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and 
Review; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of webinar.

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SUMMARY:  The Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 103 
assessment process of Caribbean Alternate Assessment Methods will 
consist of a Development Workshop, a series of Assessment Webinars, and 
a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES:  The SEDAR 103 Post-Data Workshop Webinar will be held from 2 
p.m. until 4 p.m. EDT September 25, 2026.

ADDRESSES: 
    SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, 
SC 29405. <a href="http://www.sedarweb.org">www.sedarweb.org</a>.
    Meeting address: The SEDAR 103 Post-Data Workshop Webinar will be 
held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. The 
established times may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the 
timely completion of discussion relevant to the assessment process. 
Such adjustments may result in the meeting being extended from or 
completed prior to the time established by this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Emily Ott, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 
302-8434. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c287afabaebbec8db6b682b1a3a4afa1ecaca7b6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98ddf5f1f4e1b6d7ececd8ebf9fef5fbb6f6fdec">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean 
Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with the NMFS and the 
Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions have implemented 
the SEDAR process, a multi-step method for determining the status of 
fish stocks in the Southeast Region SEDAR is a participatory process 
for developing, evaluating and reviewing information used for fisheries 
management advice. The process may include (1) a Data stage, and (2) an 
Assessment stage, and (3) a Review stage. The product of the Data stage 
is a report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and 
recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The 
product of the Assessment stage is a report which compiles and 
evaluates recommended model configurations that describes the 
fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological 
benchmarks and projects future population conditions. The product of 
the Review Workshop is a Review Summary documenting panel opinions 
regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the products reviewed. 
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf, South 
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and National Marine 
Fisheries Service 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; International experts; and staff of 
Councils, Commissions, and state and Federal agencies.
    The items of discussion in the Post-Development Workshop Webinar 
are as follows:
    The Panel will finalize decisions that were not completed at the 
in-person development workshop. 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 this 
meeting. 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.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 5 business days prior to each workshop.

    Note:  The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 25, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-17543 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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