The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's December 2016 meeting to be held December 12-15, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. The meeting will be held at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone 410-234-0550.
Meeting Materials: Briefing documents will be posted at http://ww.mafmc.org/briefing/december-2016 as they become available.
Agenda
Monday, December 12th
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting (CLOSED)
- Council awards and process
- Discussion of MAFMC/NEFMC joint management issue
10:00 a.m. Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Squid Amendment
- Review Committee and Advisory Panel input
- Adopt alternatives for public hearing document
11:30 a.m. Council Convenes
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lenfest Ecosystem Task Force Report, Lee Anderson
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment – Final Action
- Review public comments and select final preferred alternatives
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Law Enforcement Report
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Consideration of NJ Request for SMZ Status
- Final action
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. BOEM New York Energy Area Presentation, Brian Hooker - BOEM
Tuesday, December 13th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Council Photo
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Monkfish Specifications
- Review Committee recommendations and select final preferred alternatives
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. HMS Amendment, Guy DuBeck, NMFS
- Receive presentation on Dusky Shark Management Measures and consider developing Council comments
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Observer Safety Program Review, Jane DiCosmo, NMFS
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. National Standard 1 Guidelines, Deb Lambert, NMFS
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Scup Commercial Quota Framework / Addendum
- Review initial analysis and Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel comments
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Summer Flounder Allocation Review Study, Rob Hicks
- Review and discuss commercial/recreational allocation model results and peer review summary
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sex-Specific Summer Flounder Assessment Model Update, Pat Sullivan- Cornell University
Wednesday, December 14th
9:00 a.m. Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Summer Flounder Amendment
- Update progress
- Discuss amendment timeline and action plan
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Effects of Ocean Acidification on Summer Flounder Reproduction and Productivity, Chris Chambers - NMFS
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Summer Flounder Recreational Specifications
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
- ASMFC Addendum for summer flounder (Board action)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Scup Recreational Specifications
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
- Discuss state-by-state recreational performance relative to regional targets
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
Thursday, December 15th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 2017 Implementation Plan
- Review and adopt 2017 Implementation Plan
10:00 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
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Liaison Reports
- New England Council
- South Atlantic Council
- Regional Planning Body
- Executive Director's Report, Chris Moore
- Science Report, Rich Seagraves
- Committee Reports
- Continuing and New Business