October 2022 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, October 4, 2022 – Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Dewey Beach, DE.

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Meeting Recordings

View the complete playlist of meeting recordings here.

• October 4, 2022 (Morning) - Executive Committee

• October 4, 2022 (Afternoon) - SCOQ Species Separation, Excessive Shares, Robert’s Rules

• October 5, 2022 (Morning) - Essential Fish Habitat, Ropeless Roadmap, NEFSC Monitoring and Research Update

• October 5, 2022 (Afternoon) - Saltwater Fisheries Policy, Private Tilefish Reporting, Scenario Planning, Spiny Dogfish, Joint Council-SSC, Ricks E Savage

• October 6, 2022 - Business Session

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

• Detailed Agenda

• Stock Status Updates

• Combined Briefing Book

Executive Committee – 2023 Implementation Plan (Open Session)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental:

  • Surfside Foods Comments Re: BOEM Fisheries Mitigation (Aug 2022)

  • NMFS Action Plan to Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements Amendment

Approve Draft Amendment for Public Hearings

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

Review Excessive Shares Amendment Proposed Rule

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Robert’s Rules of Order Overview

Collette Collier Trohan, A Great Meeting, Inc.

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

Essential Fish Habitat Amendment

Review NRHA products and consider initiating omnibus amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

NOAA Fisheries Draft Ropeless Roadmap Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

NEFSC Fishery Monitoring and Research Division Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

NOAA’s Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

Private Recreational Tilefish Permitting and Reporting Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Supplemental: Joint Tilefish and Communication/Outreach Meeting Summary

• Presentations:

  • GARFO Update

  • Outreach and Communication

Climate Change Scenario Planning Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

Spiny Dogfish 2023 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Supplemental: Additional Comments

• Presentation

Joint Council and SSC Meeting

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Presentation

Business Session

• Committee Reports

  • SSC Report (Tab 13a)

    • Presentation

  • Protected Resources Committee Report (Tab 13b)

    • Presentation

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 14)

  • Supplemental:

    • H.R. 4690 Markup Review

    • HMS Advisory Panel Overview Presentation

    • Hudson 304a5 Consultation Extension Letter

    • Omega Electronic Mesh Measurement Gauge Method for Measuring Net Mesh Size

    • NEFMC Monkfish Press Release

• Organization Reports

  • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

    • GARFO Status of Actions Report

  • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports

  • New England Council

    • NEFMC September Meeting Agenda (Tab 15a)

    • NEFMC Liaison Report

  • South Atlantic Council

    • SAFMC September Meeting News Release (Tab 15b)

    • SAFMC Liaison Report

• Other Business and General Public Comment