Sandbar shark study sesh: Caribbean edition, join if you dare.
Published Date: 3/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The government is holding a big workshop from May 12-16, 2025, to study sandbar sharks in the US Caribbean and Southeast waters. This meeting helps scientists and fishermen work together to understand shark populations better and decide how to protect them. If you fish or care about sharks, this could affect future rules and fishing limits to keep sharks safe and healthy.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Participation is by appointment only
If you want to be a participant in the SEDAR 101 Data Workshop (May 12–16, 2025, at the Northeast Fishery Science Center, Narragansett, RI), you must be appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, or Caribbean Fishery Management Councils or NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office.
Fishermen and NGOs included as participants
The SEDAR 101 workshop explicitly lists constituency representatives — including fishermen, environmentalists, and non-governmental organizations — among the appointed participants involved in the data and assessment process.
Workshop will produce stock assessment report
The Data Workshop will develop an assessment data set and a report that compiles and evaluates datasets, recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses, describes the fisheries, evaluates stock status, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs.
Accessibility and sign-language requests
The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities; you can request sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids by contacting the Council office at least 5 business days before each workshop.
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