SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) is a cooperative Fishery Management
Council process initiated in 2002 to improve the quality and reliability of fishery stock
assessments in the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and US Caribbean. SEDAR is managed by
the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Councils in
coordination with NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries
Commissions. SEDAR seeks improvements in the scientific quality of stock assessments and
greater relevance of quantities information available to address existing and emerging
fishery management issues. SEDAR emphasizes constituent and stakeholder participation in
assessment development, transparency in the assessment process, and a rigorous and
independent scientific review of completed stock assessments. SEDAR is organized around 3
workshops. The first is a data workshop where datasets are documented, analyzed, and reviewed
and data for conducting assessment analyses are compiled. The second is an assessment
workshop where quantitative population analyses are developed and refined and population
parameters are estimated. The third and final is a review workshop where a panel of independent
experts reviews the data and assessment and recommends the most appropriate values of critical
population and management quantities.
All SEDAR workshops are open to the public. Public testimony is accepted in accordance with
each Council's Standard Operating Procedures. Workshop times and locations are noticed in
advance through the Federal Register.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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North Charleston, SC 29405
(843)571-4366
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