June 2013

Monday, June 10, 2013 - Thursday, June 13, 2013

Eatontown, New Jersey

Meeting Materials

Agenda and Summary Documents

• Agenda
• June 2013 Meeting Summary
• June 2013 Meeting Minutes
• Press Releases:
  • Council Approves Omnibus Recreational Accountability Measure Amendment
  • Council Recommends First-Ever Cap on River Herring and Shad Catch
  • Council Seeks Public Comments on 5-Year Strategic Plan

NOTE: Audio recordings are listed at the bottom of the page.

Stock Update

• MAFMC Stock Status
• Stock Size and Mortality Ratios

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish

• Briefing Materials
• Supplemental: 
  • NMFS letter to Council on River Herring/Shad Management Decision Approach 
  • May 23, 2013 Joint Herring PDT- MSB Monitoring Committee Report

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications

• Briefing Materials

Strategic Plan

• Briefing Materials

Listening Session

• Briefing Materials

Omnibus Recreational AM Amendment

• Briefing Materials

Atlantic Sturgeon Biological Opinion

• Briefing Materials

Executive Committee

• Briefing Materials

Business Session

• Organizational Reports
• Liaison Reports
• Executive Director's Report
• Science Report

Presentations

• Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish
• Butterfish ABC
• Surfclam and Ocean Quahog- Committee
• Surfclam and Ocean Quahog- Council
• Proposed FMAT Data Collection Protocol- Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
• Draft Strategic Plan
• Omnibus AM Amendment
• Atlantic Sturgeon Biological Opinion
• Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Update
• Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Development Presentation
• U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study
• Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Amendment

Audio Recordings

• Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee
• Surfclam & Ocean Quahog/Strategic Plan Presentation
• Listening Session
• Omnibus Recreational Accountability Measure Amendment
• Update on Atlantic Sturgeon
• MSB as a Committee of the Whole
• Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Data Collection
• Executive Committee & Reports