August 4, 2021 (Meeting with ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Board)

The Council will meet via webinar with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder Scup, Black Sea Bass Management Board on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Additional details may be available on the ASMFC 2021 Summer Meeting page.

Webinar

Please note that this meeting will be hosted by the ASMFC using GoToWebinar.

Register for the Webinar 

(Webinar ID: 606-517-315)

If you are joining the webinar but will not be using VoIP, you can may also call in at 415.655.0052. A PIN will be provided to you after joining the webinar; see webinar instructions for details on how to receive the PIN. For those who will not be joining the webinar but would like to listen in to the audio portion only, you can do so by dialing 415.655.0052 (access code: 904-450-431). If you are having issues with the webinar (connecting to or audio related issues), please contact Chris Jacobs at 703.842.0790.

Agenda - Wednesday, August 4, 2021

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board with Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC)

• Consider ISFMP Policy Board Directive for Changes to Addendum XXXIII: Black Sea Bass Commercial Allocation Final Action

• Board Only: Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance for the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass for the 2020 Fishing Year (D. Colson Leaning/S. Lewis) Action

• Other Business/Adjourn

Briefing Materials

• Council Staff Memo

• ASMFC Briefing Materials (Agenda Overview and Draft Proceedings from 2/4/21 Meeting)

• ASMFC Supplemental Memo (including description of modified voting procedures)

• Senator Schumer Letter (posted 7/29/21)

• ASMFC Memo: Allocation Options for Consideration at this Week's Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board Meeting (posted 8/2/21)

February 1, 2021 Joint MAFMC/ASMFC Webinar

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) met jointly by webinar with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Policy Board and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board on Monday February 1, 2021.

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda (updated 1/27/21)

• Combined Briefing Book

• Motions

• Meeting Summary

• Meeting Recording

Recreational Reform Initiative (Joint with Policy Board)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

Draft Addendum XXXIII/Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Supplemental:

  • Additional Comment Letters

  • Board Member Proposals

• Presentation

October 2020 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s October meeting was held October 5-8, 2020. Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19 and public safety, the meeting was held via webinar. 

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Combined Briefing Book

• View Late Comments

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Report

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status

• Stock Size and Fishing Mortality Ratios

Executive Committee - 2021 Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental:

  • 2021 Project Descriptions

  • Supplemental comments

Spiny Dogfish 2021-2022 Specifications (Spiny Dogfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

Chub Mackerel 2021 Specifications Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Executive Order 13921 on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental:

  • Staff Memo and Supporting Documents: USFWS Squid Import/Export Issue

  • Lunds/Seafreeze/Town Dock Letter

  • NMFS 2008 Comment Letter

• Presentation

Research Priorities Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Updates (EAFM)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Joint Council/SSC Meeting

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentations:

  • Economic Workgroup

  • Missing Data for 2021 and Implications for Scientific Uncertainty

  • Ocean Quahogs and Risk Analyses

Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

Recreational Reform Initiative

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation

Business Session

Briefing Materials:

• SSC Report (Tab 10)

  • Presentation

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 11)

  Supplemental:

  • Additional Manna Fish Farms Information

  • Offshore Wind Updates 10/6/20

• Organization Reports

  • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• NEFMC/SAFMC Liaison Reports (Tab 12)

  • Additional NEFMC Report