February 2016

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - Thursday, February 11, 2016

New Bern, NC 28560

Meeting Materials

Agenda and Summary Documents

• Agenda (pdf)

• Compete Briefing Book

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status

• Stock Size and Mortality Ratios

Executive Committee (Closed Session)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

Collaborative Research Committee

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• NOAA Technical Memorandum - Cooperative Research and Cooperative Management: A Review with Recommendations [FULL REPORT]

• Presentation

Unmanaged Forage Fish

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• FMAT prioritized list of unmanaged forage taxa (Excel spreadsheet) (Electronic Only)

• FMAT comments on EOP Committee list of unmanaged forage species (Electronic Only)

• Presentation

NROC Party/Charter Electronic Reporting Project / SAFMC For Hire Reporting Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation - George Lapointe

• Presentation - Gregg Waugh

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

  • Presentation - Rich Seagraves

  • Presentation - Sarah Gaichas

GARFO Fisheries Dependent Data Project

• Presentation

Law Enforcement Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

Scup Gear Restricted Areas

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Public Comment

• Presentation

Omnibus Industry Funded Monitoring Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Electronic Only Documents:

  • Appendix 1: Background Information

  • Appendix 2: Cost Estimates

  • Appendix 3: Provider Requirements

  • PDT/FMAT Meeting Summary, 11/30/2015

  • PDT/FMAT Meeting Summary, 12/14/2015

  • December 17, 2015 NEFMC Observer Committee Summary

  • Draft (September 2015) Environmental Assessment

  • Action Plan

• Presentation

Marine Recreational Information Program

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

Naming the Deep Sea Coral Protection Areas

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

Business Session

• Organization Reports

  • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Tab 11)

  • GARFO - Status Report of Greater Atlantic Region Actions

  • Presentation: Improving Stock Assessments, Dr. William Karp

  • Presentation: Financial Disclosure Briefing, Kevin Collins

• Liaison Reports (Tab 12)

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 13)

  • 2016 Planned Meeting Topics

• Science Report (Tab 14)

• Committee Reports

  • Collaborative Research Committee Meeting Report

• Continuing and New Business

  • ASMFC Letter: Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits