The Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Advisory Panel and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, from 9:00 A.M. through 12:00 P.M. The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-only connection option.

The purpose of the meeting is to introduce advisory panel members to goals, process, and expectations associated with conducting a management strategy evaluation (MSE). Later this year, the Council will begin conducting an MSE as part of its Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) structured decision framework that will evaluate the biological and economic benefits of management alternatives to minimize discards in the recreational summer flounder fishery. Advisory panel members will listen to a series of background presentations on the EAFM process and an introduction to MSE and will then participate in a mock MSE stakeholder workshop using an example recreational issue to solicit feedback and input on management objectives.

• Recording: EAFM and MSE Introduction Presentation

Meeting Materials

• Meeting Agenda

• Overview of the Mid-Atlantic Council’s Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Approach

• Background on Mock Workshop and Fishery Example

• Applying Structured Decision Making to Recreational Fisheries Management by B. Irwin et al. 2011

• Strategic management decision-making in a complex world: quantifying, understanding, and using trade-offs by A. Punt. 2015

Presentations

1. Introduction – Goals for Meeting

2. Overview of Mid-Atlantic Council EAFM Process

3. Introduction to Management Strategy Evaluation and Mock Workshop Example

4. Wrap-Up and Next Steps