October 20, 2016 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 75TH Annual Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2016-annual-meeting for the following Boards/Committees (click on “Supplemental” following each relevant committee header to access the information).
Spiny Dogfish Management Board – Spiny Dogfish 2017 Specifications Review; MAFMFC October 2016 Meeting Summary
Coastal Sharks Management Board – NOAA Fisheries Presentation on HMS Amendment 5b Proposed Rule; AP Nomination
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – Advisory Panel Meeting Summary; Public Comment
Executive Committee – Meeting Summary from August 2016; Draft ASMFC Standard Operating Procedures for Meetings
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board – FMP Reviews for Black Drum, Spanish Mackerel and Spotted Seatrout; Advisory Panel Nominations
Tautog Management Board – Guidance on Reference Points
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board – FMP Reviews for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass (NOTE: Two additional documents will be posted on Friday – Memo on Preliminary Black Sea Bass Commercial Landings and Meeting Summary of the 2017 Summer Flounder Recreational Management Working Group).
Shad and River Herring Management Board – Technical Committee Report on Review of the Nemasket River Sustainable Fishery Management Plan; MAFMFC Press Release and Motions on Shad and River Herring
Horseshoe Crab Management Board – Horseshoe Crab and Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committees’ Meeting Summary; FMP Review
ACCSP Coordinating Council – ACCSP Transition Document and Draft MOU
Atlantic Menhaden Management Board – Advisory panel Report on Draft Amendment 3 Public Information Document; Public Comment
ISFMP Policy Board – Revised Draft Agenda and Meeting Overview; Conservation Equivalency Memo; meeting Summary of the Climate Change and Fisheries management Work Group; Draft Correspondence to BOEM; Presentation on National Park Service Director’s Order
American Lobster Management Board – American Lobster Draft Addendum XXV; Technical Committee Report on Season Closures and Trip Limits in the SNE Lobster Fishery; FMP Review for American Lobster
For ease of access, supplemental meeting materials have combined into one PDF –http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/2016AnnualMeeting/CombinedSupplementalMaterials_rev.pdf.
As a reminder, Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar athttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6632926318150310403 beginning at 8:30 a.m. on October 24th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 4:00 p.m.) on October 27th. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to the proceedings of the Commission’s management boards/sections during the 75thAnnual Meeting, October 24-27, 2016. Registrants will also be able to view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise during the streaming of the broadcast, the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. Board/Section summaries, presentations, and audio files will be available at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2016-Annual-Meeting the week of October 30th.