The Council held a hybrid (virtual+in-person) meeting on Monday, December 13 – Thursday, December 16, 2021. The meeting was held at the Westin Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland.
Recordings:
View the complete meeting playlist here
December 13, 2021 (wind updates, omega gauge presentation, bluefish rec measures)
December 14, 2021 – Morning (summer flounder MSE, summer flounder rec measures, scup rec measures)
December 14, 2021 – Afternoon I (black sea bass rec measures)
December 14, 2021 – Afternoon II (final action on SFSBSB com/rec allocation amendment)
December 15, 2021 – Morning (research priorities, surfclam and ocean quahog species separation)
December 15, 2021 – Afternoon I (climate change scenario planning, Ocean City video project)
December 15, 2021 – Afternoon II (habitat updates, sea turtle bycatch, awards)
December 16, 2021 (2022 implementation plan, business session)
Agenda and Briefing Materials
Executive Committee (Closed Session) - Ricks E Savage Award
Wind Updates
Supplemental:
Presentations:
Omega Net Mesh Measurement Gauge
2022-2023 Bluefish Recreational Measures
Joint Meeting with ASMFC Bluefish Management Board
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE)
Joint Meeting with ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass 2022 Recreational Measures
Joint Meeting with ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
Summer Flounder
Scup
Black Sea Bass
Supplemental: Staff Memo on Non-Preferred Coastwide and Precautionary Default Measures for Black Sea Bass
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment - Final Action
Joint Meeting with ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
Supplemental:
All written comments received November 18 - December 9, 2021, posted 12/10/21 (includes all written comments received for the December 2021 Council Meeting through the December 9 supplemental comment deadline)
Biennial Review of 2020-2024 Research Priorities Document
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements
Climate Change Scenario Planning
Summary of scoping input and update on next steps
Ocean City, MD Video Project
Update on data collection and next steps
Habitat Updates
Sea Turtle Bycatch in Trawl Fisheries
Carrie Upite (Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Sea Turtle Recovery Coordinator)
2022 Implementation Plan
Business Session
Briefing Materials
Committee Reports (Tab 17) – SSC, Research Steering Committee
Executive Director's Report (Tab 18)
Supplemental:
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.