SEDAR Assessment Workshop to Develop Stock Assessments for Gulf and Atlantic Group King Mackerel The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, in cooperation with the NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center, will hold a Stock Assessment Workshop in Miami, Florida as part of the Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process to assess the status of Gulf and Atlantic group king mackerel. The workshop will evaluate the current condition of these stocks based on established and proposed status criteria (minimum stock size thresholds [MSST] and maximum fishing mortality thresholds [MFMT]) to determine whether either stock is overfished or undergoing overfishing and may recommend levels of acceptable biological catch. A report will be produced by the workshop that will be reviewed at the SEDAR Assessment Review Workshop beginning April 5, 2004. Final recommendations will subsequently be used by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils to develop any additional management measures, if needed, for these stocks. The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive in Miami, Florida. The meeting is to begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2004 and conclude by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2004. An agenda and materials to be reviewed at the workshop are available from NMFS SEDAR Coordinator John Carmichael (843-571-4366, e-mail
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SEDAR Assessment Workshop to Develop Stock Assessments for Gulf and Atlantic Group King Mackerel
The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, in cooperation with the NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center, will hold a Stock Assessment Workshop in Miami, Florida as part of the Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process to assess the status of Gulf and Atlantic group king mackerel. The workshop will evaluate the current condition of these stocks based on established and proposed status criteria (minimum stock size thresholds [MSST] and maximum fishing mortality thresholds [MFMT]) to determine whether either stock is overfished or undergoing overfishing and may recommend levels of acceptable biological catch. A report will be produced by the workshop that will be reviewed at the SEDAR Assessment Review Workshop beginning April 5, 2004. Final recommendations will subsequently be used by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils to develop any additional management measures, if needed, for these stocks.
The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive in Miami, Florida. The meeting is to begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2004 and conclude by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2004. An agenda and materials to be reviewed at the workshop are available from NMFS SEDAR Coordinator John Carmichael (843-571-4366, e-mail
Jo*************@sa***.net
).