Council Meeting in Baltimore, MD: December 8 - 11, 2014

The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's upcoming meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on December 8 - 11, 2014.

 

Venue: The meeting will be held at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore, located at 550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD (Telephone: (410) 234-0550).

Briefing Materials: All briefing materials will be posted at www.mafmc.org/briefing/december-2014 as they become available. 

Webinar Access: For online access during the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/december2014/

Agenda

Monday, December 8, 2014

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Executive Committee [CLOSED SESSION] 

  • Ricks E Savage Award Nominations

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Executive Committee [OPEN SESSION]

  • Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
  • Forage Fish White Paper (review second draft)
  • Consider potential action for protection of unmanaged forage species
  • Climate Change and Fisheries White Paper (review first draft)
  • 2015 Implementation Plan
    • Discuss and approve

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  Ecosystem/Ocean Planning Committee
Meeting as a Committee of the Whole

  • Habitat Project Update
  • NEFMC Omnibus Habitat Amendment Public Hearing
  • Develop Council comments on NEFMC Amendment

1:30 p.m.  Demersal Committee  
Meeting as a Committee of the Whole with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black  Sea Bass Boards

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Comprehensive Summer Flounder Amendment

  • Review Summer Flounder Scoping comments
  • Approve issues to be addressed in the amendment

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

9:00 a.m.  Demersal Committee
Meeting as a Committee of the Whole with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black  Sea Bass Boards

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  Finalize Summer Flounder 2015 Recreational Management Measures

  • Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2015
  • Adopt recommendations for 2015 management measures

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Finalize Scup 2015 Recreational Management Measures

  • Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2015
  • Adopt recommendations for 2015 management measures

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Finalize Black Sea Bass 2015 Management Measures

  • Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2015
  • Adopt recommendations for 2015 management measures

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Strategic Plan
Harry Mears

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Golden Tilefish

  • Consider changes in possession limit
  • Consider changes to the Interactive Voice Reporting requirements

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Listening Session – Deep Sea Corals
Martha Nizinski

Thursday, December 11, 2014

9:00 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
    • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
    • U.S. Coast Guard
    • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Liaison Reports
    • New England Council
    • South Atlantic Council
  • Executive Director's Report - Chris Moore
  • Science Report - Rich Seagraves
  • Committee Reports
    • Executive Committee
      • Approve 2015 Implementation Plan
  • Continuing and New Business