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

Non-Fishing Activities that Impact Fish Habitat

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Golden Tilefish Framework 2 – Meeting 1

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

  • Supplemental Memo: Issue #6 Alternatives

• Presentation

Blueline Tilefish Alternatives

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

Spiny Dogfish Specification Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Unmanaged Forage – The Pacific Council Experience

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

  • Pacific Council Unmanaged Forage Amendment Draft Environmental Assessment

• Presentation

Unmanaged Forage Species Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Additional Forage Comments

• Presentation

Scup GRA Framework – Meeting 1

• Briefing Materials (Tab 09)

• Additional Scup GRA Comments

• Presentation

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

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

Summer Flounder Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)

• Presentation

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

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

GARFO Recreational Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 16)

• Supplemental: 

  • Draft GARFO Recreational Implementation Plan

• Presentation

NEFSC Strategic Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 17)

• Presentation

2016 Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 18)

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