December 2023 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, December 12 – Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the The Notary Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (21 N. Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; 215-496-3200).

• Meeting Recordings

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Combined Briefing Book

• Status Update Documents

Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Size Regulations and Exemptions

Tabs 1-5 Joint with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Management Board

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental:

  • Summary of December 4, 2023 Advisory Panel Meeting

• Presentations:

  • SF Commercial Minimum Mesh Size

  • SF Small Mesh and Flynet Exemptions

Recreational Demand Model Overview

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

2024-2025 Summer Flounder Recreational Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Supplemental:

  • Summary of December 4, 2023 Advisory Panel Meeting

  • Summary of December 7, 2023 Monitoring Committee meeting

  • Late Comment

• Presentation

2024-2025 Scup Recreational Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental:

  • Summary of December 4, 2023 Advisory Panel Meeting

  • Summary of December 7, 2023 Monitoring Committee meeting

• Presentation

2024 Black Sea Bass Recreational Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Supplemental:

  • Summary of December 4, 2023 Advisory Panel Meeting

• Presentation

Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Bluefish  Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda

ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program Policy Board

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Guidance Document for Council Review of Exempted Fishing Permit Applications for Unmanaged Forage Amendment Ecosystem Component Species

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Supplemental:

  • Supplemental Public Comment

• Presentation

Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA)

Reneé Reilly, ROSA

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

2024-2026 Spiny Dogfish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation

2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

Golden Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program Twelve-Year Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

2024 Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Supplemental:

  • Supplemental Public Comments

  • 2023 End-of-Year Updates

• Presentation

Business Session

Committee Reports

• Scientific and Statistical Committee (Tab 13)

Executive Director’s Report (Tab 14) – Dr. Chris Moore

• Supplemental:

  • Sturgeon Update

  • Staff Memo: Offshore Wind Energy Updates (12/7/2023)

  • Staff Memo: Inflation Reduction Act Funding – proposed Mid-Atlantic Council project priorities

  • Staff Memo: Additional Wind Updates

  • 304(f) Procedural Directive - MAFMC Talking Points

Organization Reports:

• NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office

• NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

• NOAA Office of General Counsel

• NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

• US Coast Guard

Liaison Reports (Tab 15)

• New England Council - NEFMC Liaison Report (12/14/23)

• South Atlantic Council - SAFMC Liaison Report

Other Business and General Public Comment