January 21, 2016 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
Double Tree by Hilton New Bern
100 Middle Street
New Bern, NC 28560
Telephone 252-638-3585
Webinar:
For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/february2016/
Briefing Materials:
Briefing materials will be posted on the February 2016 Meeting page as they become available.
Agenda
Tuesday, February 9th
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Executive Committee – CLOSED SESSION
- SSC membership and process
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Collaborative Research Committee
- Review and discuss preliminary alternatives for long-term collaborative research
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Council convenes
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Unmanaged Forage Fish
- Consider comments from the Fishery Management Action Team, Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel, and Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee meetings on list of species, management alternatives, and other aspects of the amendment
- Review and approve public hearing document
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. NROC Party/Charter Electronic Reporting Project
George Lapointe
Wednesday, February 10th
9:00 a.m. Council convenes
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
- Review Interactions White Paper Discuss EAFM Guidance Document (First Draft)
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fisheries Dependent Data Project
Jen Anderson – GARFO
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Ricks E Savage Award
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Law Enforcement Report
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Scup Gear Restricted Areas – Framework Meeting 2
- Review AP input
- Review analysis of impacts
- Select final alternative
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Omnibus Industry Funded Monitoring Amendment
- Select preferred alternatives for standard cost responsibilities, framework provisions for IFM programs, service provider requirements, a prioritization process to allocate federal funding, and monitoring set-asides
Thursday, February 11th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Marine Recreational Information Program
- Update on implementation activities
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Naming the Deep Sea Coral Protection Areas
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session
- Organization Reports
- Liaison Reports
- Executive Director’s Report
- Science Report
- Committee Reports
- Continuing and New Business