March 2019 Council Meeting in Virginia Beach, VA

The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's meeting to be held March 6-7, 2019 in Virginia Beach, VA.

Location: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront: 3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, Telephone 757-213-3000.

Meeting Materials: Briefing documents will be posted at http://ww.mafmc.org/briefing/march-2019 as they become available.

Public Comments: Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on February 20, 2019 to be included in the briefing book. Comments received after this date but before 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019 will be posted as supplemental materials on the Council meeting web page. After that date, all comments must be submitted using an online comment form available at available at http://www.mafmc.org/public-comment.

Webinar: For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/march2019.

Agenda

Wednesday, March 6th

9:00 a.m. Council Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Boards

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Summary of Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW)/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) 66, NEFSC Staff

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Summer Flounder 2019-2021 Specifications

  • Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, staff, and Advisory Panel recommendations

  • Adopt revised specifications for 2019 and new specifications for 2020-2021

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Summer Flounder 2019 Recreational Measures

  • Review Monitoring Committee, staff, and Advisory Panel recommendations

  • Recommend Conservation Equivalency or coastwide management and associated measures for 2019

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment

  • Final action

Thursday, March 7th

9:00 a.m. Council Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Boards

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Interim 2020 Specifications for Black Sea Bass, Scup, and Bluefish

  • Adopt interim 2020 specifications

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Black Sea Bass Management Reform

  • Status of joint working group

  • Possible amendment

11:30 a.m. Council Convenes

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Kitty Hawk Wind Project, Craig Poff - Avangrid Renewables

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chub Mackerel Amendment

  • Review public hearing comments and AP and Committee recommendations

  • Final Action

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Business Session

  • Committee Reports

    • Scientific and Statistical Committee Report

  • Executive Director’s Report

    • Review and approve current SSC membership

  • Organization Reports

    • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

    • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

    • NOAA Office of General Counsel

    • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

    • US Coast Guard

    • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

  • Liaison Reports

    • New England Council

    • South Atlantic Council

  • Continuing and New Business

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