The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee (MC) will meet on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to discuss 2023 recreational management measures for each species. The Monitoring Committee will consider how to apply the recently adopted Harvest Control Rule Percent Change Approach to these species in 2023, including the percent change in harvest the measures should achieve in 2023. The Monitoring Committee will also recommend the appropriate coastwide or federal waters recreational management measures (e.g., possession limits, fish size limits, seasons) for all three species.

Webinar Connection

• Click here to join the webinar (If prompted, enter Meeting Number: 2333 209 3985; Password: SFSBSB_MC_2022)

• Audio Options: Participants can use their computer mic/speakers or telephone for webinar audio. Once you have joined the webinar at the link above, you will be able to select your audio options. If you have an unstable internet connection, we recommend using the “call in” option. To use your phone to connect to audio, first sign into the webinar link above, then look for the “call in” option (if you don’t see this, look for the “use computer audio” button, which will have a little down arrow next to it that you can click on – that should bring up the “call in” option). That will give you a prompt with the phone number, access code, and Attendee ID#. Please make sure to use the Attendee ID# on your screen, as that will allow us to identify you on our end.

• Phone-Only Access: 1-415-655-0001 (U.S. Toll Free); Access code: 2333 209 3985. Please only use this option if you are not connecting to the webinar on your computer or device. Otherwise follow the audio connection prompts to call in when you join the webinar.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Summary of October 26, 2022 Monitoring Committee meeting

• Council staff memo on scup recreational management measures for 2023

• Council staff memo on black sea bass recreational management measures for 2023

• Council staff memo on summer flounder recreational management measures for 2023

Supplemental:

• Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Results

  • MSE Model Specifications Summary

• Recreational Demand Model Overview

• Recreational Fleet Dynamics Model Overview

Presentations:

• Council staff scup presentation

• Council staff black sea bass presentation

• Council staff summer flounder presentation