August 2022 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Monday, August 8, 2022 – Thursday, August 11, 2022 at The Notary Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. This was conducted as a hybrid meeting, with in-person and virtual participation options.

• Meeting Recordings

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

• Detailed Agenda

• Stock Status Updates

• Late Public Comment Spreadsheet (only includes comments submitted after the supplemental comment deadlines)

• Combined Briefing Book

Bluefish 2023 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental:

  • Bluefish Advisory Panel 8/1/22 Meeting Summary

  • Bluefish Monitoring Committee 7/27/22 Meeting Summary

• Presentation

Board Only - ASMFC Bluefish FMP Review

• Bluefish FMP Review

EAFM Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

Summer Flounder 2023 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Supplemental:

  • Monitoring Committee 7/28/22 Meeting Summary

  • 2021 Summer Flounder Management Track Assessment Report

  • Public Comment

• Presentation

Scup 2023 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental:

  • Monitoring Committee 7/28/22 Meeting Summary (same report linked under Tab 3)

  • 2021 Scup Management Track Assessment Report

• Presentation

Black Sea Bass 2023 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Supplemental:

  • Monitoring Committee 7/28/22 Meeting Summary (same report linked under Tab 3)

  • 2021 Black Sea Bass Management Track Assessment Report

• Presentation

Board Only: ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP Review

• Summer Flounder FMP Review

• Scup FMP Review

• Black Sea Bass FMP Review

BOEM Guidance for Mitigating Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Projects on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Supplemental: Surfside Foods Comments

• Presentation (combined BOEM and MAFMC slides)

Community Offshore Wind Project (lease OCS-A-0539 off New Jersey)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Supplemental:

  • Scenario Deepening Webinars Announcement

  • Scenario Creation Workshop Summary

  • Draft Scenario Narratives

• Presentation

Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee Report - Hudson Canyon Marine Sanctuary Proposal

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Supplemental:

  • MAFMC Scoping Comments on Hudson Canyon Marine Sanctuary Proposal

  • Other Organization Comments on Sanctuary Proposal:

    • Seafreeze Ltd. Comments (7/22/22)

    • American Saltwater Guides Association Comments (8/8/22)

    • Long Island Commercial Fishing Association Comments (8/8/22)

  • MAFMC Hudson Canyon Action Page

• Presentation

Update on New England Fishery Management Council Activities Affecting Mid-Atlantic

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

Butterfish 2023 – 2024 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Supplemental: 2022 Butterfish Management Track Assessment Report

• Presentation

Report on Illex Squid Research Track Assessment Process

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Presentation

Illex Preliminary 2023 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)

• Supplemental: 2022 Illex Squid Research Track Assessment (see the SSC meeting page for related documents)

• Presentation

Update on Illex Permit Amendment (Amendment 22 to the Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish FMP)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 14)

• Presentation

Business Session

• Committee Reports - SSC, NTAP (Tab 15) – updated 8/4/22

  • Supplemental: Final report: Surfclam Population Structure and Population Connectivity (M. Hare and H. Hartung)

• Executive Director’s Report (Tab 16)

  • Supplemental:

    • NOAA Fisheries Recreational Fisheries Policy

    • SAFMC Mackerel/Cobia AP Solicitation

• Organization Reports

  • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

  • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports (Tab 17) – New England Council, South Atlantic Council

  • Supplemental:

    • SAFMC Press Release

    • NEFMC Liaison Report

• Other Business and General Public Comment

This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.