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Title and Description:
Stock Assessment for Northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Large Coastal Shark Complex and Blacktip and Sandbar Sharks
This information product is a determination of the condition and status of the fishery resource stocks (Northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico large coastal shark complex and blacktip and sandbar sharks) relative to current definitions for overfishing and overfished status. The information includes impacts of various management scenarios on the status of the stocks and recovery trajectories for those stocks determined to be overfished. The information is provided to the Highly Migratory Species Division of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to be used as the basis of their management decisions, which are subsequently approved and disseminated by the Secretary of Commerce through NOAA and NMFS.
ID: 56 Info. Type: ISI
Estimated Dissemination Date: 7/15/2006
Contact Person: Rebecca Rootes NOAA Locator
Date First Posted in Peer Review Agenda: 6/16/2006
Estimated Peer Review Start Date: 6/5/2006
Review type: panel
Expected number of peer reviewers: 4-10
Peer reviewers will be selected by: a designated outside organization
Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers? no
Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed? yes
How? This information was developed and reviewed paralleling the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, 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 U.S. 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. Although the Large Coastal Shark Complex is managed by the Highly Migratory Species Division of NMFS, it was felt that the SEDAR process would be an effective means to assess these stocks. SEDAR emphasizes constituent and stakeholder participation in assessment development, transparency in the assessment process, and a rigorous and independent scientific review of the completed stock assessments. SEDAR workshops are open to the public, announcements are published in the Federal Register with dates and times, and public testimony is accepted at the workshops.
When? The peer review of the stock assessment for Northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico large coastal shark complex and blacktip and sandbar sharks took place June 5-9, 2006 in Panama City Beach, FL. The meeting was open to the public.
Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review? no
Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review: Fisheries biology, ecology, life history, population / community / ecosystem modeling
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