The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's April 2016 meeting to be held April 11-14, 2016 in Montauk, NY. The meeting will be held at the Montauk Yacht Club, 21 Star Island Road, Montauk, NY 11954, Telephone 631-668-3100.
Webinar: For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/april2016/.
Briefing Materials: Documents will be posted at www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2016 as they become available.
Agenda
Monday, April 11
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tilefish Committee
- Review blueline tilefish alternatives, Advisory Panel recommendations and public comments
- Consider SSC ABC recommendations
- Develop recommendations to Council for final action on amendment
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee and River Herring & Shad Committee
- Review Industry-Funded Monitoring (IFM) mackerel coverage alternatives and Advisory Panel comments
- Make recommendations to Council for preferred IFM alternatives for public hearings
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee and River Herring & Shad Committee Joint with River Herring and Shad Advisory Panel
- Review 2013 Stocks in the Fishery (River Herring and Shad) White Paper
- Develop recommendations to the Council regarding terms of reference for reconsideration of River Herring and Shad as stocks in the fishery
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Executive Committee
- Review MAFMC and other Council ABC Control Rules and Risk Policies
- Discuss framework to modify existing MAFMC Risk Policy
Tuesday, April 12
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM)
- Review and discuss draft EAFM Guidance Document
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Unmanaged Forage Fish Amendment
- Review Fishery Management Action Team, Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel, and Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee comments
- Review and approve public hearing document
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. European Union Pelagic Advisory Council and EAFM, Dr. Verena Ohms, Pelagic Advisory Council
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. November 2016 Discard Methods Workshop, Michael Lanning - NMFS
Wednesday, April 13th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Golden Tilefish – 2017 Specifications
- Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff recommendations for 2017 specifications
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Golden Tilefish Framework 2 – Meeting 2
- Review and adopt Framework
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Blueline Tilefish Amendment
- Review Tilefish Committee recommendations
- Approve Blueline Tilefish Amendment
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Law Enforcement Report
- NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
- U.S. Coast Guard
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Scup Gear Restricted Areas Framework
- Review alternatives and adopt framework
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment
- Review Committee recommendations
- Select preferred alternatives for public hearings
Thursday, April 14th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits
- Review ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit modification request
- Consider changes to the trip limit
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. National Bycatch Reduction Strategy, NMFS Representative
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Business Session
- Organization Reports
- NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
- NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Office of General Counsel
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Liaison Reports
- New England Council
- South Atlantic Council
- Regional Planning Body
- Executive Director's Report, Chris Moore
- Science Report, Rich Seagraves
- Committee Reports
- Collaborative Research Committee
- Executive Committee
- Continuing and New Business