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DECEMBER 2016 MEETING AGENDA
December 12 -15, 2016
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court
550 Light St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone 410 - 234 -0550
Monday, December 12th
9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting (CLOSED) (Tab 1)
Consideration of NJ Request for SMZ Status (Tab 6)
- Council awards and process
- Discussion of MAFMC/NEFMC joint management issue
10:00 a.m.
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
10:00 a.m. -11:30 p.m.
Squid Amendment (Tab 2)
- Review Committee and Advisory Panel input
Tuesday,
- Adopt alternatives for public hearing document
11:30 a.m.
Council Convenes
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Lenfest Ecosystem Task Force Report (Tab 3)
9:00 a.m. -
Lee Anderson
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Industry- Funded Monitoring Amendment - Final Action (Tab 4)
- Review public comments and select final preferred alternatives
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Law Enforcement Report (Tab 5)
3:30 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Consideration of NJ Request for SMZ Status (Tab 6)
- Final action
5:00 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
BOEM New York Energy Area Presentation
Brian Hooker - BOEM
Tuesday,
December 13"
9:00 a.m.
Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.
Council Photo
9:15 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.
Monkfish Specifications (Tab 7)
- Review Committee recommendations and select final preferred
alternatives
10:00 a.m. -
11:00 a.m.
HMS Amendment (Tab 8)
Guy DuBeck, NMFS
- Receive presentation on Dusky Shark Management Measures and
consider developing Council comments
1
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Observer Safety Program Review (Tab 9)
Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's
Jane Dicosimo, NMFS
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
National Standard 1 Guidelines (Tab 10)
Summer Flounder Amendment (Tab 14)
Deb Lambert, NMFS
12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 P.M.
Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Summer Flounder Reproduction
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Scup Commercial Quota Framework / Addendum (Tab U)
)
Chris Chambers - NMFS
- Review initial analysis and Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel
Lunch
comments
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Summer Flounder Allocation Review Study (Tab 12)
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
Rob Hicks
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
- Review and discuss commercial /recreational allocation model results
- ASMFC Addendum for summer flounder (Board action)
and peer review summary
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sex - Specific Summer Flounder Assessment Model Update (Tab 13)
Pat Sullivan- Cornell University
Wednesday, December 14th
9:00 a.m.
Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards
9:00 a.m. —11:30 a.m.
Summer Flounder Amendment (Tab 14)
- Update progress
- Discuss amendment timeline and action plan
11:30 a.m. —12:00 p.m.
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Summer Flounder Reproduction
and Productivity (Tab 15)
Chris Chambers - NMFS
12:00 p.m. - t:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Summer Flounder Recreational Specifications (Tab 16)
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
- ASMFC Addendum for summer flounder (Board action)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Scup Recreational Specifications (Tab 17)
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications (Tab 18)
- Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations
- Discuss state -by -state recreational performance relative to regional
targets
- Adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures
Thursday, December 15"
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. —10:00 a.m. 2017 Implementation Plan (Tab 19)
- Review and adopt 2017 Implementation Plan
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Business Session
Organization Reports (Tab 20)
- NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
- NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Office of General Counsel
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Liaison Reports (Tab 21)
New England Council
- South Atlantic Council
- Regional Planning Body
Executive Director's Report (Tab 22)
Chris Moore
Science Report
Rich Seagraves
Committee Reports
Continuing and New Business
October 2016 Council Motions
Blueline Tilefish FW
Move to have staff continue to work on the Framework for blucline tilefish recreational measures
Nowalsky /deFur (18/1/1)
Motion carries
River Hcrrine /Shad
Motion on Behalf of Committee:
Move to recommend that the Council not act to add RH /S as stocks in the MSB FMP and that it shall be the policy of the MAFMC to aggressively protect
river herring and shad stocks by proactively using the tools provided in the recently approved FAFM Guidance Document and continuine to use the catch
caps to provide strong incentives to harvesters such that they will change the "when where and how" they fish so as to reduce river herring and shad bycatch
(13/6/1)
Motion carries with the RA abstaining
Move to substitute:
Move that the Council initiate an amendment to add American Shad, Hickory Shad, Alewife and Blueback Herring as stocks in the mackerel, squid and
butterfish fishery management plan.
Shiels/Michels (6/13/1)
Roll Call Vote
Motion fails
Move that the Council task the RH /S Committee, working with Council and NMFS staff to develop measurable criteria by which the Council will be better
able to decide on management action once the ASMFC has completed the stock assessment update.
deFur/Bul lard
Move to table
Elliott /King (10 /1 /0)
Motion carries
The above agenda items may not be taken in the order in which they appear and are subject to change as necessary. Other items may be added, but the
Council cannot take action on such items even if the item requires emergency action without additional public notice. Non- emergency matters not contained
in this agenda may come before the Council and / or its Committees for discussion, but these matters may not be the subject of formal Council or Committee
action during this meeting. Council and Committee actions will be restricted to the issues specifically listed in this agenda. Any issues requiring emergency
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- Stevens Act that arise after publication of the Federal Register Notice for this meeting may be acted upon
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. The meeting may be closed to discuss
employment or other internal administrative matters.