June 2022 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, June 7 – Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Riverhead, New York.

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Report

• Meeting Recordings

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Stock Status/Council Action Updates

• Combined Briefing Book

Update on Northeast Regional Habitat Assessment products

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

MAFMC Aquaculture Policy

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

New Jersey Ocean Acidification Monitoring Network

Dr. Grace Saba, Rutgers University

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Supplemental:

  • Opportunities to Address Ocean Acidification Impacts in New Jersey

  • Developing a Statewide New Jersey Ocean Acidification Monitoring Network – Workshop Summary

• Presentation

2023 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications (Review)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation

Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy Presentation

Sharon Benjamin, NOAA Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Update

Dr. Gavin Fay, UMass Dartmouth, and Dr. Lou Carr-Harris, NEFSC

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework / Addenda

Council Meeting with the ASMFC ISFMP Policy Board

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Supplemental:

  • Summary: Joint Meeting of the MAFMC and ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Advisory Panels (5/25/22)

  • FMAT/PDT Meeting Summary (5/26/22)

  • Supplemental Public Comment

  • GARFO Letter to MAFMC: HCR Final Action (6/3/22)

• Presentation

Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Supplemental:

  • March 2023 SSC input on Mackerel Rebuilding

  • 2021 Atlantic Mackerel Management Track Assessment Summary

  • 2021 RH/S Update information (under “Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding”)

  • Canadian Comments on the US Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment process (6/2/22)

  • Joint Letter from Bennett Nickerson Environmental Consulting, Conservation Law Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Wild Oceans (6/2/22)

• Presentation

2023 Longfin Squid Specifications (Review)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation - to be posted

2023 – 2025 Chub Mackerel Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

NEFSC Shad and River Herring Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Supplemental:

  • Annual Revenue Analyses - Supporting Tables

  • Seasonal Revenue Analyses - Supporting Tables

• Presentation

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Phase II

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)

• Presentation

Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Draft Action Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 14)

• Presentation

Research Set-Aside Program Redevelopment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 15)

• Presentation

Business Session

• Committee Reports - SSC (Tab 16)

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 17) (Dr. Chris Moore)

  • Supplemental:

  • Save The Date: Meetings on Draft Guidance on Mitigating Impacts from Offshore Wind Projects on Fisheries

  • Comment Letter - MRIP Estimates

  • Conceptual Outline: Fisheries Governance Policy/Guidance pursuant to MSA 304(f)

• 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 - NEFMC, SAFMC

• Other Business and General Public Comment