The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's December 2011 meeting to be held at the Kingsmill Conference Center, 1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185, phone 757-253-1703. Below is the meeting agenda.
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Tuesday, December 13
9:00 – Noon Mid-Atlantic Monkfish Subcommittee
· Discuss issues and concerns unique to the Mid-Atlantic Monkfish fishery and potential management solutions
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Council convenes
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. CIE Report – Excessive Shares
· Presentation on CIE Review of the June 2012 Excessive Shares
Workshop – John Walden (NEFSC)
· Council discussion and identify next steps
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Presentation on Atlantic Wind Connection Project – Kris Ohleth
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Presentation from Regional Office Habitat Division – Chris Boelke & Lou
Chiarella, NMFS
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. November 14 Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee Meeting
· Council discussion and identify next steps
Wednesday, December 14
8:00 a.m. Council convenes jointly with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Finalize Summer Flounder Management Measures for 2012 with Board
· Review SSC, Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2012
· Adopt recommendations for 2012 commercial and recreational harvest levels and commercial management measures
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Finalize Scup Management Measures for 2012 with Board
· Review SSC, Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2012
· Adopt recommendations for 2012 commercial and recreational harvest levels and commercial management measures
11:00 a.m. – Noon Finalize Summer Flounder 2012 Recreational Management Measures with Board
· Review and discuss Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations on summer flounder recreational management measures
· Develop and approve management measures for 2012 summer flounder recreational fishery
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Finalize Scup 2012 Recreational Management Measures with Board
· Review and discuss Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations on scup recreational management measures
· Develop and approve management measures for 2012 scup recreational fishery
2:30 – 4:00 Finalize Black Sea Bass 2012 Recreational Management Measures with Board
· Review and discuss Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations on black sea bass recreational management measures
· Develop and approve management measures for 2012 black sea bass recreational fishery
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Review Amendment 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP Alternatives with Board
· Review alternatives to address spatial/regional management of the black sea bass recreational fishery
· Discuss potential complimentary action by Council and Board
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Public Listening Session
Thursday, December 15
8:30 Council Convenes
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Ricks E Savage Award
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Fishery Management Councils: Decision-making, Communication, and Social Factors Associated with Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management – Ingrid Biedron, Cornell University
9:30 – 1:30 p.m. Business Session
· Approval of October minutes
· Actions from October
Organizational Reports
· NMFS Regional Administrator
· NMFS NEFSC Director
· NOAA Office of General Counsel
· Federal Enforcement Officials (NMFS and USCG)
· ASMFC Executive Director
Liaison Reports
· New England Council (November 15-17)
· South Atlantic Council (December 5-9)
Executive Director's Report – Dr. Moore
· Review and approve SOPP’s
Science Report – Mr. Seagraves
· Review and approve 5-year Research Plan
Committee Reports
· Executive Committee
§ 2012 Priorities
§ Ecosystem level goals/objectives
· SSC
· Monkfish
Continuing and New Business