In 2021 and 2022, the Council hosted a series of 4 workshops to develop recommendations for the possible redevelopment of the Council’s RSA program. The fourth workshop was held via webinar on February 16, 2022.

This was the final workshop that scoped out research, funding, and enforcement/administration issues and problems associated with the previous RSA program and identified possible considerations and improvements should a new program be redeveloped.  During this workshop, participants reviewed and provided feedback on the recommendations identified from the first three workshops, draft program goals and objectives, and an initial draft strawman of a newly designed RSA program developed by the RSC.

• RSA Workshop #4 - Summary Report

• Workshop Recording

Briefing Materials

• RSA Workshop #4 Agenda

• Workshop final reports: Workshop #1, Workshop #2, and Workshop #3

• RSC Meeting Summary from January 18, 2022

• RSA Decision Tree Tables

• SSC Economic Work Group Memo: Decision Tree Cost/Benefit and Trade-off Considerations

Supplemental Materials

• 2014 Program Issues Memo

• 2019 New England Fishery Management Council RSA Program Review (focus on Sections 4 and 6)

• Comprehensive Historical Program Documentation

Contact: Brandon Muffley - bmuffley@mafmc.org or 302-526-5260