Overview

As part of the final stage of the East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Initiative, East coast fishery management organizations convened an in-person summit meeting February 15-16, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. This meeting served as a venue to develop a set of governance, management, and monitoring recommendations from the scenario planning process.

During the meeting, participants considered the scenarios previously developed to describe how climate change might affect East Coast fisheries in the next 20 years, as well as input received in previous stages on actions that should be taken now to ensure that fisheries are governed and managed effectively in an era of climate change.

Summit participants included representatives from each of the three U.S. East Coast Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and NOAA Fisheries.

Documents

• Final Agenda

• East Coast Scenario Planning Summit Briefing Document

• Information on lobbying restrictions for Council members:

  • Presentation: Lobbying Restrictions for Councils and Council members

  • Handout: Lobbying Summary Points

• List of participants

Supplemental Materials:

• Summary of Manager Sessions (November 2022)

• Scenario Narratives Document (November 2022)