The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met by webinar February 11-12, 2025.
Agenda and Briefing Materials
Tuesday, February 11th
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Executive Committee – Closed Session
Review Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) membership applications
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Spiny Dogfish Accountability Measures Framework
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment: Recreational for-hire control dates
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Legal Review, Financial Disclosure and Recusal Training
John Almeida, NOAA Fisheries General Counsel
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ---------- LUNCH ----------
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Survey Update
Dr. Kathryn Ford, NEFSC
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fishing Gear Effects on Marine Habitats: A National Database Presentation
Dr. David Stevenson and Tori Kentner
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Locking Away Carbon on the Northeast Shelf and Slope (LOC-NESS)
Dr. Adam Subhas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Standardized Bycatch Reduction Methodology (SBRM) 3-Year Review
Wednesday, February 12th
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session
Executive Director’s Report (Tab 9) - Dr. Chris Moore
Organization Reports:
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office - Status of Actions Report
NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NOAA Office of General Counsel
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
US Coast Guard
Liaison Reports
New England Council: January Agenda; Liaison Report
South Atlantic Council
Other Business and General Public Comment