April 2025 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, April 8 – Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Seaview Dolce Hotel in Galloway, New Jersey.

• Meeting Motions - coming soon

• Recordings

• Meeting Summary - coming soon

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Stock Status

• Combined Briefing Book (updated 4/2/25)

Tuesday, April 8th

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2025 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report
Dr. Sarah Gaichas, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 2025 Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Risk Assessment Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-Year Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Supplemental: EFH Review Component Reports

• Presentation

Wednesday, April 9th 

9:00 a.m. Council convenes with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Policy Board

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental: Additional public comment

• Presentation

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. --------- LUNCH ----------

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Supplemental:

  • Advisory Panel summary from 3/25/25 meeting and additional written advisor comments

  • FMAT/PDT comments and recommendations from 3/31/25 meeting

  • Additional public comment

• Presentation

3:00 p.m. ASMFC Policy Board adjourns

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Gear Marking / On-Demand Gear Framework

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Council Awards Presentation

• Presentation of the 2024 Ricks E Savage Award and the 2025 James A. Ruhle Cooperative Research Award

Thursday, April 10th

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session

• Committee Reports:

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (Tab 7)

• Executive Director’s Report (Tab 8) - Dr. Chris Moore

• Organization Reports:

  • NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office

  • NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports:

  • New England Council: April 2025 Meeting Agenda

  • South Atlantic Council: March 2025 Update and Liaison Report:

• Other Business and General Public Comment

This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. The above agenda items may not be taken in the order in which they appear and are subject to change, as necessary.  Other items may be added, but the Council cannot take action on such items even if the item requires emergency action without additional public notice.  Non-emergency matters not contained in this agenda may come before the Council and / or its Committees for discussion, but these matters may not be the subject of formal Council or Committee action during this meeting.  Council and Committee actions will be restricted to the issues specifically listed in this agenda.  Any issues requiring emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that arise after publication of the Federal Register Notice for this meeting may be acted upon provided that the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency.  The meeting may be closed to discuss employment or other internal administrative matters.