April 2016

Monday, April 11 — Thursday, April 14, 2016
Montauk, New York

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda with Feb-2016 Motions
• Complete Briefing Book (17 MB)
• Meeting Motions
• Meeting Summary

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status
• MAFMC Stock Size and Mortality Ratios

Blueline Tilefish Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)
• Supplemental Documents:
  • Blueline Tilefish Subcommittee Report
  • Tilefish AP Summary
  • FMAT Summary and Staff Recommendations
• Presentations:
  • Staff Presentation
  • SSC ABC Recommendations
• Audio Recordings
  • Tilefish Committee
  • Full Council

Omnibus Industry Funded Monitoring Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)
• Supplemental Documents:
  • Appendix 1-5 (Combined)
    • Appendix 1: Monitoring and Service Provider Requirements
    • Appendix 2: Monitoring Cost Estimates
    • Appendix 3: Cost Survey
    • Appendix 4: Economic Impact Analysis Details
    • Appendix 5: Analysis of Sea Day Monitoring Costs
  • RH/S and MSB AP Summary
  • PDT/FMAT Summary
  • Updated Action Plan/Timeline
• Presentations
  • MAFMC Presentation
  • GARFO Presentation
• Audio Recordings
  • MSB/RHS Committee
  • Full Council
  • Full Council (continued)

River Herring and Shad - Stocks in the Fishery Issue

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)
• Audio Recording

Executive Committee

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)
• Presentations:
  • EAFM Guidance Document, Rich Seagraves
  • MAFMC Managed Species and Climate Change, Jon Hare/Sarah Gaichas
• Audio Recording

Unmanaged Forage Fish Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)
• Supplemental
  • Additional Public Comments
  • Additional AP Comments
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

European Union Pelagic Advisory Council and EAFM

Dr. Verena Ohms, Pelagic Advisory Council

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

November 2016 Discard Methods Workshop

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

Golden Tilefish – 2017 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

Golden Tilefish Framework 2

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)
• Supplemental: AP Comments on Framework 2
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

Law Enforcement Report

• Coast Guard Report
• OLE Report
• Audio Recording

Scup Gear Restricted Areas Framework

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)
• Supplemental:
  • Staff Memo: Scup GRA Alternatives
  • Additional public comments
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)
• Supplemental: Dogfish Webinar Summary
• Presentation
• Audio Recording

National Bycatch Reduction Strategy

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)
• Presentation
• Audio Recording (beginning at 7m, 41s)

Business Session

• Briefing Materials
  • Organization Reports (Tab 14) 
    • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
      • Presentation: NEFSC Reorganization
  • Liaison Reports (Tab 15)
  • Executive Director's Report (Tab 16)
  • Committee Reports (Tab 17)
• Audio Recordings
  • Organization/Liaison/Executive Director Reports
  • Committee Reports