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ASMFC Sciaenids Management Board Webinar – October 3 from 9-11 AM

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

October 1, 2024 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:

As a reminder, the Commission’s Sciaenids Management Board will meet October 3 from 9 – 11 AM to reintroduce the Risk and Uncertainty Decision Tool to the Board and seek its guidance on the initial inputs to the tool. The Risk and Uncertainty Decision Tool uses information on stock status, model uncertainty, ecosystem considerations, and socioeconomic factors to recommend the probability of success that management actions should strive to achieve. The Board will provide initial guidance on how to weight these different factors within the tool at this meeting. The final recommended probability will be determined by the results of the Red Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review and the Board’s final decisions on weighting, both of which will be presented and discussed at the Commission’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Annapolis, Maryland.

 
The draft agenda, meeting materials, and webinar information for the meeting are now available athttps://asmfc.org/calendar/10/2024/Sciaenids-Management-Board/2376. Please note there are two separate links to meeting materials: the Draft Agenda and Meeting Materials and the Risk and Uncertainty Tool Spreadsheet (in excel format). 
 
Webinar Information
To register for the webinar, please go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2780599376940485726(Webinar ID: 215-972-339). If you are joining the webinar but will not be using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) via your computer, you can also call in at 213.929.4212, access code 332-825-134. A PIN will be provided to you after joining the webinar. For those who will not be joining the webinar but would like to listen in to the audio portion only, press the # key when asked for a PIN.
 
Meeting Process
The Board Chair will provide an opportunity to the public to bring matters of concern to the board’s attention at the start of the meeting. The Board Chair will ask members of the public to raise their hands to let the chair know they would like to speak. Depending upon the number of commenters, the Board Chair will decide how to allocate the available time on the agenda (typically 10 minutes) to the number of people who want to speak.
 
The webinar will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting so that people can troubleshoot any connectivity or audio issues they may encounter.  If you are having issues with the webinar (connecting to or audio related issues), please contact Chris Jacobs at 703.842.0790.
 
For more information, please contact Tracey Bauer, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, attbauer@asmfc.org.