# Fisheries of the Gulf of America; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review; Public Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of Southeast Data Assessment and Review 105 Topical Working Groups Scoping Webinar for Gulf Gag Grouper.
**SUMMARY:**
The Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 105 assessment process of Gulf gag grouper will consist of a series of assessment webinars. See *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**DATES:**
The SEDAR 105 Topical Working Groups Scoping webinar will be held March 19, 2026, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. EST.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Meeting address:* The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (See *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* ) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar. *SEDAR address:* 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571-4366. Email: *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions have implemented the SEDAR process. SEDAR is a participatory process for developing, evaluating and reviewing information used for fisheries management advice. This multi-step process for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region may include (1) a Data stage, and (2) an Assessment stage, and (3) a Review stage. Each stage produces a report summarizing decisions made during that stage. A final stock assessment report is produced at the end of a SEDAR process documenting data sets used, model configurations and the opinions from the independent peer review. Participants for SEDAR projects 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 may 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 during the SEDAR 105 Topical Working Groups Scoping webinar are as follows:
Participants will discuss the data and assessment topics and why they are being considered. The panel may request analyses needed to address the topic.
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 five 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: March 3, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.