August 2019

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - Thursday, August 15, 2019

The Notary Hotel, Autograph Collection, 21 N. Juniper St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, Telephone 215-496-3200.

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

• Detailed Meeting Agenda

• View Late Comments

• Complete Briefing Book

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status

• Stock Size Relative to Biological Reference Points

Research Steering Committee Meeting

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental: NEFMC RSA Review - Full Report

• Presentations:

  • Staff Presentation

  • Research Set-Aside Investigation Overview

  • Committee Report

Swearing in of New and Reappointed Council Members and Election of Officers

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

Joint Meeting of the Council and the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

2020-2024 Strategic Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation

Council Policies (public comment deadlines, webinars, FMATs)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

Hab in the Mab: Characterizing Black Sea Bass Habitat in the Mid-Atlantic Bight

Bradley Stevens, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Supplemental:

  • Hab in MAB full report

  • Schweitzer and Stevens. 2019. The importance of soft coral sea whips (Leptogorgia sp.) to fish abundance on artificial reefs in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. PeerJ.

• Presentation

Offshore Wind Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

Summer Flounder Recreational MSE Project, Dr. Gavin Fay and Dr. Jason McNamee

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

Council Risk Policy - Framework Meeting 1

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation

Black Sea Bass Commercial and Recreational Issues

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

River Herring & Shad Update and Cap Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

Allocation Review Criteria for All FMPs

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Supplemental Documents

• Presentation

Business Session

Briefing Materials:

• Committee Reports (Tab 13)

  • Research Steering Committee Report

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 14), Chris Moore

• GARFO Status of Actions Report

• US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports (Tab 15)