August 7, 2023 — The following was released by New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet by webinar to discuss issues related to Atlantic deep-sea red crab, white hake, a NOAA technical memorandum, and other matters. The public is invited to listen live. Here are the details.
WHEN: Thursday, August 10, 2023
START TIME: 8:30 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to join the meeting through this webinar. The Remote Participation Guide is posted here.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (562) 247-8422. The access code is 208-654-676. Your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Review information provided by the Council’s Red Crab Plan Development Team and recommend the overfishing limits (OFLs) and acceptable biological catches (ABCs) for Atlantic deep-sea red crab for fishing years 2024-2027;
- Review draft analyses provided by Council contractors on recruitment assumptions used in stock projections for white hake and comment on their utility when modifying the rebuilding plan and setting specifications;
- Comment on the draft NOAA technical memorandum titled “Technical Guidance for Estimating Status Determination Reference Points and their Proxies in Accordance with the National Standard 1 Guidelines”; and
- Discuss other business, including brief updates on: (1) identifying SSC members to serve as discussion leads for developing ABC recommendations; (2) enhancing use of SSC sociocultural and economic expertise; (3) planning for the eighth meeting of the Council Coordination Committee’s Scientific Coordination Subcommittee; and (4) commenting on NOAA Fisheries’ intent to update National Standards 4, 8, and 9 Guidelines.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Address comments to Council Chair Eric Reid or Executive Director Cate O’Keefe and email them to comments@nefmc.org. Additional information is available in the meeting notice.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be posted on the SSC August 10, 2023 meeting webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492, ext. 101, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.