December 2015

Monday, December 7 – Thursday, December 10, 2015
Annapolis, Maryland

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Meeting Materials

Agenda and Summary Documents

• Meeting Agenda
• Combined Briefing Materials
• Meeting Motions
• Meeting Summary

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status
• Stock Size and Mortality Ratios

Executive Committee

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

Comprehensive 5-year Research Priority Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Non-Fishing Activities that Impact Fish Habitat

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Golden Tilefish Framework 2 – Meeting 1

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)
  • Supplemental Memo: Issue #6 Alternatives
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Blueline Tilefish Alternatives

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Spiny Dogfish Specification Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Unmanaged Forage – The Pacific Council Experience

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)
  • Pacific Council Unmanaged Forage Amendment Draft Environmental Assessment
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Unmanaged Forage Species Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)
• Additional Forage Comments
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Scup GRA Framework – Meeting 1

• Briefing Materials (Tab 09)
• Additional Scup GRA Comments
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Summer Flounder Goals and Objectives Workshop

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)
• Presentations:
  • Project Overview and Perspectives on Goals and Objectives
  • Council and Board Perspectives and FMAT Recommendations
• Webinar Recording

2016 Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Commercial Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)
• Presentation

Summer Flounder 2016 Recreational Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)
• Supplemental:
  • ASMFC Draft Addendum XXVII to the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass FMP
  • ASMFC Management Process for 2016 Recreational Fishery Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
• Presentations:
  • 2016 Summer Flounder Recreational Measures Presentation
  • ASMFC Draft Addendum XXVII Presentation
• Webinar Recording (morning session)
• Webinar Recording (afternoon session)

Summer Flounder Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Black Sea Bass 2016 Recreational Management Measures 

• Briefing Materials (Tab 14)
• Presentation
• Supplemental:
  • Amendment 13 (full document)
  • ASMFC Draft Addendum XXVII to the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass FMP
  • ASMFC Management Process for 2016 Recreational Fishery Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
• Webinar Recording

Scup 2016 Recreational Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 15)
• Supplemental: 
  • ASMFC Management Process for 2016 Recreational Fishery Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

GARFO Recreational Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 16)
• Supplemental: 
  • Draft GARFO Recreational Implementation Plan
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

NEFSC Strategic Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 17)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

2016 Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 18)
• Webinar Recording

Business Session

• Briefing Materials
  • Organization Reports (Tab 19)
    • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
    • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
    • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
    • U.S. Coast Guard
    • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Liaison Reports (Tab 20)
  • Executive Director's Report (Tab 21)
    • Proposed SOPP Revisions (Memo + Excerpt) 
      • Proposed Revisions (full document)
      • Current SOPPs (full document) - last revised April 2015
  • Science Report (Tab 22)
  • Committee Reports (Tab 23)
    • Collaborative Research Committee
    • River Herring/Shad Committee
• Webinar Recording