May 7, 2014 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental meeting materials for the Commission's 2014 Spring Meeting have been posted here (click on "Supplemental Material" following each relevant board header to access information).
Atlantic Herring Section – Draft Public Information Document for Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring
Spiny Dogfish Board – Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel Membership List
Magnuson-Stevens Act Workshop – (1) Revised Main Materials (first link) – Draft Agenda; Background and History; Overview of Reauthorization Legislation; ASMFC Issues of Concern; Summary of Stakeholder Positions; and (2) Supplemental Materials (second link, 400+ pages) – House & Senate Staff Working Drafts and Stakeholder Positions
Atlantic Striped Bass Board – Technical Committee Report on Chesapeake Bay Reference Points; Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment; Technical Committee Report on New York Proposal to Adjust Juvenile Survey; Annotated Chronology of Migratory Striped Bass and EEZ Regulations; and Public Comment
South Atlantic Board – Sheepshead Fishery Overview and Kingfish Species Overview
ISFMP Policy Board – Draft Comments on NOAA Stock Assessment Prioritization; and Reports of the Habitat and the Artificial Reef Committees
Legislators & Governors' Appointees Luncheon – Draft Commissioner Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy
MRIP Workshop – Draft Agenda; Workshop Overview; and Transition Plan for State Conduct of MRIP Access Point Angler Intercept Survey;
Executive Committee – Draft Agenda; NOAA State Directors Meeting from 2007, 2009 and 2012; and Draft Commissioner Conflict of Interest Policy
Atlantic Menhaden Board – 2014 FMP Review and State Compliance; 2013 Quota Transfer; and Public Comment
ACCSP Coordinating Council – Current Projects Update; Independent Program Review Status Review Update; Draft 2014-2018 Communications & Outreach Plan
For ease of access, supplemental meeting materials have combined into one PDF. This document includes supplemental materials for the following boards/sections/workshops: Revised Final Agenda, Atlantic Herring Section, Spiny Dogfish Board, Atlantic Striped Bass Board, South Atlantic Board, ISFMP Policy Board, LGAs Luncheon, MRIP Workshop, Executive Committee, and Atlantic Menhaden Board. It also includes the revised main materials for the Magnuson-Stevens Act Workshop. It does not include the 400+ page supplement to the MSA Workshop, which can be accessed here. These documents as well as all other meeting materials can be accessed individually by Board/Committee/Workshop within the agenda. Some documents may be large, so please be patient downloading.
Board/Section/Workshop proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 10 a.m. on May 12th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 3:15 p.m.) on May 15th. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. To register for the webinar, please go here. Board/section summaries, presentations, and audio files will be available on the Commission website the week of May 19th.
View a PDF of the ASMFC Spring Meeting Supplemental Materials here