| Monday, October 4 |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Tilefish Commitee |
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- Address and discuss considerations regarding Amendment 1 |
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- Potential impact of June 2005 stock assessment |
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- Potential impact of bottom survey of Tilefish EFH |
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- Alternative management measures/issues, i.e., ITQ, IFQ, trip limits, other |
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| 1:00 - 3:00 |
Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee |
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- Finalize public hearing document for Amendment 9 |
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- Butterfish bycatch characterization |
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| (CONCURRENT SESSIONS) |
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| 3:00 - 5:00 |
Ecosystem Committee |
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- Review and discuss outcomes from NMFS initiated meetings and workshops |
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- Geographic Information System (GIS) |
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- Survey instrument |
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- Management tools |
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| 3:00 - 5:30 |
Joint Dogfish Committee |
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- Review Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee's recommendations regarding
2005/2006 fishing year quota and associated management measures |
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- Develop and adopt recommended quota and management measures for
2005/2006 fishing year |
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| Tuesday, October 5 |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Law Enforcement Committee |
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- Review nominations for Council's Fisheries Achievement Award |
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- Select recipient for Council consideration/approval |
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| 9:00 |
Council Convenes |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Election of Officers |
| 9:15 - 12:00 |
Dogfish Specifications |
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- Approve and adopt Dogfish Management Measures for 2005/2006 |
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- Review Spiny Dogfish Committee's recommendations regarding 2005/2006 fishing year quota and associated management measures |
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- Discuss and develop recommended quota and management measures for 2005/2006 fishing year |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 5:00 |
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Collaborative Workshop |
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- Welcome and description of expected results from the workshop |
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- RSA 2004 Request For Proposal (RFP) Solicitation for 2005 projects |
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- Panel discussion of the merits and concerns on the 2004 Save the Fish Foundation's Recreational Fisheries Proposal |
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- RSA Research Priorities for 2006 (Action Item) |
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- Presentation on how to write and submit a good RSA Proposal and Grant Application |
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- Overview and discussion of the Exempted Fishing Permit Process requirements for RSA projects |
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- Public input from RSA project participants and general public with suggestions on how to improve the RSA program |
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| 7:00 - 8:30 |
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Collaborative Workshop (cont.) |
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- NMFS and Council staff available to answer questions on and/or discuss RSA program and issues |
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| Wednesday, October 6 |
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| 8:30 |
Council Convenes |
| 8:30 - 11:30 |
Approval of August 2004 Minutes |
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Organizational Reports |
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- NMFS Regional Administrator |
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- NMFS NEFSC Director |
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- NOAA Office of General Counsel |
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- Federal Enforcement (NMFS and USCG) |
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) |
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Council Liaison Reports |
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- New England Council |
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- South Atlantic Council |
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Executive Director's Report |
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Status of MAFMC FMPs |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Monkfish Amendment 2 |
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- Review and approve Amendment 2 for submission to Secretary |
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- Discuss New England Council's actions on Amendment 2 issues directly impacting MAC |
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- Permits for NC fishermen |
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- Closure of deep sea corals (Oceana and Ladonia Canyons) |
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- Effects of DAS usage for multispecies and scallops |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
Monkfish Amendment 2 (cont.) |
| 2:00 - 5:30 |
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass |
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- Develop, in conjunction with the ASMFC's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board, priorities for 2005 actions |
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- Reconsider current commercial/recreational Summer Flounder allocation system |
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- Review outcome ASMFC's September workshop on Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass |
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| Other Organizational Meetings |
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| 5:30 - 7:30 |
ASMFC Board Meeting |
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- Approve Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP addenda |
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- Allocation of Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass commercial quotas |
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- Timing of management measures |
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| 7:30 - 9:00 |
Public Hearing Regarding the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's
King Mackerel Amendment 15 |
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| Thursday, October 7 |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Executive Committee |
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- Review and approve 2005 Annual Work Plan (AWP) |
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- Discuss committee structure and member assignments |
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- Authorize premium adjustment for staff life insurance policies |
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| 9:00 |
Council Convenes |
| 9:00 - 9:45 |
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's King Mackerel Amendment 15 |
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- Review and discuss highlights of proposed action |
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| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Long Island Wind Energy Proposal |
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- Receive presentation on proposed action, i.e., windmills off Long Island (in federal waters
between Jones Beach and Fire Island) |
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- Develop Council position as appropriate for comment to Secretary |
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| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Committee Reports |
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- Highly Migratory Species (HMS) |
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- Trawl Survey |
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- Tilefish |
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- Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish |
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- Ecosystems |
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- Law Enforcement |
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- Research Set-Aside |
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- Executive |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
Continuing and New Business |
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