April 2016 Council Meeting in Montauk, NY

The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's April 2016 meeting to be held April 11-14, 2016 in Montauk, NY. The meeting will be held at the Montauk Yacht Club, 21 Star Island Road, Montauk, NY 11954, Telephone 631-668-3100. 

Webinar: For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/april2016/.

Briefing Materials: Documents will be posted at www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2016 as they become available.

Agenda

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Monday, April 11

9:00 a.m. - 12:00  p.m. Tilefish Committee

  • Review blueline tilefish alternatives, Advisory Panel recommendations and public comments
  • Consider SSC ABC recommendations
  • Develop recommendations to Council for final action on amendment

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee and River Herring & Shad Committee

  • Review Industry-Funded Monitoring (IFM) mackerel coverage alternatives and Advisory Panel comments
  • Make recommendations to Council for preferred IFM alternatives for public hearings

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee and River Herring & Shad Committee Joint with River Herring and Shad Advisory Panel

  • Review 2013 Stocks in the Fishery (River Herring and Shad) White Paper
  • Develop recommendations to the Council regarding terms of reference for reconsideration of River Herring and Shad as stocks in the fishery

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Executive Committee

  • Review MAFMC and other Council ABC Control Rules and Risk Policies
  • Discuss framework to modify existing MAFMC Risk Policy

Tuesday, April 12

9:00 a.m. Council Convenes

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM)

  • Review and discuss draft EAFM Guidance Document

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Unmanaged Forage Fish Amendment

  • Review Fishery Management Action Team, Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel, and Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee comments
  • Review and approve public hearing document

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. European Union Pelagic Advisory Council and EAFM, Dr. Verena Ohms, Pelagic Advisory Council

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. November 2016 Discard Methods Workshop, Michael Lanning - NMFS

Wednesday, April 13th

9:00 a.m. Council Convenes

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Golden Tilefish – 2017 Specifications

  • Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff recommendations for 2017 specifications

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Golden Tilefish Framework 2 – Meeting 2

  • Review and adopt Framework

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Blueline Tilefish Amendment

  • Review Tilefish Committee recommendations
  • Approve Blueline Tilefish Amendment

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Law Enforcement Report

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
  • U.S. Coast Guard

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Scup Gear Restricted Areas Framework

  • Review alternatives and adopt framework

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment

  • Review Committee recommendations
  • Select preferred alternatives for public hearings

Thursday, April 14th  

9:00 a.m. Council Convenes

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits

  • Review ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit modification request
  • Consider changes to the trip limit

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. National Bycatch Reduction Strategy, NMFS Representative

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Business Session

  • Organization Reports
    • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
    • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    • NOAA Office of General Counsel
    • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Liaison Reports
    • New England Council
    • South Atlantic Council
    • Regional Planning Body
  • Executive Director's Report, Chris Moore
  • Science Report, Rich Seagraves
  • Committee Reports
    • Collaborative Research Committee
    • Executive Committee
  • Continuing and New Business