November 18, 2015 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
Monday, December 7, 2015 – Thursday, December 10, 2015
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s December 2015 meeting to be held in Annapolis, Maryland on December 7 – 10, 2015.
- On Monday, December 7, the meeting will be held at the O’Callaghan Annapolis Hotel (174 West St., Annapolis, MD: telephone 410-263-7700).
- On Tuesday, December 8 through Thursday, December 10, the meeting will be held at the Westin Annapolis (100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD: telephone 410-972-4300).
Briefing Materials: Additional details and briefing materials will be posted on the December 2015 Council Meeting page.
Webinar: For online access to the meeting, go to http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/december2015/
Agenda
Monday, December 7
O’Callaghan Annapolis Hotel
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Executive Committee (CLOSED)
- Ricks E Savage Award nominees and other awards
10:00 a.m. Council Convenes
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Comprehensive 5-year Research Priority Plan
- Review and approve plan
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Non-Fishing Activities that Impact Fish Habitat
- Review and approve policies
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Golden Tilefish Framework 2 – Meeting 1
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Blueline Tilefish Alternatives
- Review public hearing document
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Spiny Dogfish Committee Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
- Review findings from SSC meeting
- Adjust specification recommendations as appropriate
Tuesday, December 8
Westin Annapolis
8:30 a.m. Council Convenes
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Unmanaged Forage – The Pacific Council Experience, Rich Lincoln
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Unmanaged Forage Species Amendment
- Review and approve list of species for inclusion in the public hearing document
- Review and approve management alternatives for NEPA analysis and public hearing document
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Scup GRA Framework – Meeting 1
- Discuss and adopt alternatives
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Summer Flounder Goals and Objectives Workshop, Fisheries Forum
- Review feedback from Fisheries Forum project
- Discuss priorities for revised FMP goals and objectives
- Identify draft goals and objectives for Summer Flounder Amendment
Wednesday, December 9
Westin Annapolis
9:00 a.m. Demersal Committee Meeting as a Committee of the Whole with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 2016 Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Commercial Management Measures
- Review recommendations from the Monitoring and Technical Committees
- Recommend changes to commercial management measures if appropriate
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Summer Flounder 2016 Recreational Management Measures
- ASMFC Addendum for summer flounder (Board Action)
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2016
- Adopt recommendations for 2016 management measures
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Summer Flounder Recreational Management Measures (continued)
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Summer Flounder Amendment
- Discuss timeline and update on progress
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Black Sea Bass 2016 Recreational Management Measures
- ASMFC Addendum for black sea bass (Board Action)
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2016
- Adopt recommendations for 2016 management measures
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Scup 2016 Recreational Management Measures
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2016
- Adopt recommendations for 2016 management measures
Thursday, December 10
Westin Annapolis
8:00 a.m. Council Convenes
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. GARFO Recreational Implementation Plan, Mike Pentony
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. NEFSC Strategic Plan, Bill Karp
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 2016 Implementation Plan
- Review and approve Implementation Plan
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session
- Organization Reports
- NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
- NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Office of General Counsel
- NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Liaison Reports
- New England Council
- South Atlantic Council
- Regional Planning Body
- Executive Director’s Report, Chris Moore
- Review and approve change to SOPPs
- Science Report, Rich Seagraves
- Committee Reports
- Executive Committee
- Collaborative Research Committee
- River Herring/Shad Committee
- Continuing and New Business