October 11, 2017 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 76TH Annual Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2017-annual-meeting for the following Boards/Committees (click on “Supplemental” following each relevant committee header to access the information).
American Lobster Management Board – Draft Addendum XXVI to the American Lobster FMP; Draft Addendum III to the Jonah Crab FMP; Technical Committee Report on Harvester Reporting and Biological Sampling; American Lobster and Jonah Crab Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks; 2017 American Lobster FMP Review
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee – ACFHP Science and Data Meeting Summary
Tautog Management Board – Public Comment; Long Island Sound Proposal; Tautog Draft Amendment 1 Decision Tree; Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
Spiny Dogfish Management Board – Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
Atlantic Herring Section – Technical Committee Tasks
Shad & River Herring Management Board – Technical Committee Review of Shad Sustainable Fishery Management Plans (SFMPs); South Carolina and Georgia SFMPs; Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
Horseshoe Crab Management Board – Public Comment; Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
Coastal Sharks Management Board – NOAA Fisheries Request for Complementary Measures for Dusky Sharks
American Eel Management Board – Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
ACCSP Coordinating Council – Draft ACCSP Integrated Reporting Workshop Report and Operations Committee Letter to Coordinating Council FY18 Dogfish Proposal
Habitat Committee – Draft Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Policy Update; Draft Aquaculture Habitat Management Series; Draft Climate Change Gaps and Recommendations
Atlantic Sturgeon Management Board – Status of Incidental Take Permits for Atlantic Sturgeon by State;Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
Business Session – Revised Draft Agenda; Draft 2018 Action Plan; Draft Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Northern Shrimp
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board – Black Sea Bass Recreational Working Group Call Summary; Revised Draft Addendum XXX; MAFMC Memo on Reconsideration of the 2018 Wave 1 Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery – February 1 – 28 Open Season; Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee MemoRequesting Board Guidance on Atlantic Striped Bass FMP Goals and Objectives
ISFMP Policy Board – Revised Meeting Overview; Draft White Paper: Management, Policy and Science Strategies for Adapting Fisheries Management to Changes in Species Abundance and Distribution Resulting from Climate Change; Habitat Committee Update Draft Climate Change Report
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board – Draft Cobia FMP Public Hearing Summaries; Technical Committee Memo on Maryland Black Drum Commercial Fishery Proposal; Fishery management Plan Reviews for Red Drum and Spotted Seatrout; Technical Committee and Stock Assessment Subcommittee Tasks
For ease of access, supplemental meeting materials have combined into one PDF –http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/76AnnualMeeting/76AnnualMeetingSupplementalCombined.pdf.
As a reminder, Board meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning October 16th at 10:15 a.m. and continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 3:00 p.m.) onThursday, October 19th. 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. Please go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8911027556606824449 to register. Board/Section summaries, presentations, and audio files will be available at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2017-annual-meeting the week of October 23rd.