July 31, 2014 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental meeting materials for the Commission's 2014 Summer Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2014-summer-meeting for the following Boards (click on "Supplemental Material" following each relevant board header to access information).
American Lobster Management Board – Technical Committee Report on Addendum XVII Evaluation; Summary and Final Federal Rule on Area 2 and Outer Cape Area Limited Access Program and Trap Transfer Program; Federal Proposed Rule; Report on Consistency Between Federal and Commission Regulations; Draft Public Information Document for Cancer Crab FMP
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – Public Comment; Technical Committee Report on Reference Points for the Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River Striped Bass Stock; Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment; Board Subcommittee Recommendations on Draft Addendum IV; Advisory Panel Recommendations on Draft Addendum IV
Executive Committee – Draft Policy on Financial Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board – Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment Timelines
Business Session – Draft Policy on Financial Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board – Draft Public Information Document for Amendment 21; Senate Testimony by Emerson Hasbrouck on State-By-State Allocation of Commercial Fisheries Quota and the Impact on New York Fisheries; 2014 FMP Reviews and Compliance Reports for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass
American Eel Management Board – Public Comment on Draft Addendum IV; Summary of Submitted Written Comment; Summary of Public Hearings
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board – 2014 Update on Spot and Atlantic Croaker Management Triggers; 2014 Red Drum FMP Review and Compliance Reports
For ease of access, supplemental meeting materials have combined into one PDF – This document includes supplemental materials for the following boards/committees: American Lobster Board; Atlantic Striped Bass Board; Executive Committee; ISFMP Policy Board; Business Session; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board; American Eel Board; and South Atlantic Board. These documents as well as all other meeting materials can be accessed individually by Board/Committee/Workshop within the agenda. Some documents may be large, so please be patient downloading.
As a reminder, Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8 a.m. on August 5th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 4:45 p.m.) on August 7th. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast, the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. To register for the webinar, please go to https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/867248318