April 2022 Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 5 – Thursday, April 7, 2022

Seaview, Dolce Hotel (401 South New York Road Galloway, NJ 08205, 609-652-1800) and via webinar

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Meeting Recordings

View the complete playlist of meeting recordings here

• April 5, 2022 - Afternoon I (Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem & EAFM Risk Assessment Update)

• April 5, 2022 - Afternoon II (Climate Change Scenario Planning, Surfclam Species Diagnostics, Offshore Wind)

• April 6, 2022 - Morning I (2023 Golden Tilefish Specifications)

• April 6, 2022 - Morning II (2023 Blueline Tilefish Specifications, Sea Turtle Bycatch in MAFMC Trawl Fisheries)

• April 6, 2022 - Afternoon (2022 Illex Specifications, Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding)

• April 7, 2022 - Business Session

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Stock Status and Council Action Status Updates

• Combined Briefing Book (updated 3/29/22)

2022 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem & EAFM Risk Assessment Update Report (Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

Climate Change Scenario Planning

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Supplemental: Exploration Phase Summary

• Presentation

Surfclam Species Diagnostics and Population Connectivity Estimates to Inform Management

(Dr. Matthew Hare and Hannah Hartung, Cornell University)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Offshore Wind Energy Updates (Ocean Wind, Atlantic Shores, BOEM)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentations:

  • Ocean Wind

  • Atlantic Shores

  • BOEM

2023 Golden Tilefish Specifications Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

2023 Blueline Tilefish Specifications Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Sea Turtle Bycatch in MAFMC Trawl Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

2022 Illex Specifications Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Supplemental: MSB Committee Meeting Summary

• Presentation

Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment

Approve Alternatives for Public Hearing Document

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Supplemental:

  • Canada Press Release: Rebuilding key forage fish stocks for healthier East Coast fisheries

  • MSB Committee Meeting Summary (same report found under Illex above)

• Presentation

Business Session

• Committee Reports (Tab 10) (updated 3/29/22)- SSC, Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee, Research Steering Committee

  • SSC Presentation

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 11) (Dr. Chris Moore)

  Supplemental:

  • John Whiteside Email: MSC Issue with Spiny Dogfish (3/24/22)

  • MAFMC Letter to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC): Proposed Revised Fisheries Standards (3/30/22)

• Organization Reports (reports linked below are not included in the combined briefing book)

  • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

  • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports (Tab 12) – New England Council, South Atlantic Council

• Other Business and General Public Comment

This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.