June 2015

Monday, June 8, 2015 — Thursday, June 11, 2015

Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront 
3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

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Meeting Materials

Agenda and Summary Documents

• June 2015 Council Meeting Agenda

• Complete Briefing Book (19.8 MB)

• June 2015 Meeting Motions

• June 2015 Meeting Summary

MAFMC Stock Update

• MAFMC Stock Status

• Stock Size Relative to Biological Reference Points

Species Interactions Workshop

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentations:

  • Overview: Terms and concepts, Sarah Gaichas

  • Assessment Models for MAFMC stocks: How does EAFM apply? Paul Rago

  • Current understanding of trophic dynamics, Sarah Gaichas

  • Fishery Interactions, Geret DePiper

  • How well (or not) do ABCs include ecosystem effects? Mike Wilberg

  • Mid-Atlantic Fish Habitat & EAFM, Jessica Coakley

  • Dealing with Interactions: Climate Variability, Climate Change, and Species Interactions, Jon Hare

  • Management Strategy Evaluation for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries, Mike Wilberg

  • Integrated Ecosystem Assessments for NW Atlantic Ecosystems, Sarah Gaichas

  • Species Interactions in the North Atlantic Ecosystem (graphic), Jason Link

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole

MSB Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

• Public Comments:

  • Southern New England Fishing Industry Longfin Trimester II Petition

  • Wild Oceans Comments: Ecological Considerations in Mackerel ABC

  • PEW Comments, see item #3

Squid Capacity Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2, page 37)

• Supplemental:  Squid Capacity Amendment Scoping Document

• Presentation

River Herring and Shad Cap and Annual Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

• Public Comments:

  • PEW Comments, see item #4

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation

National Standard 1, 3, 7 Guidelines

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

Commercial Fishery Mapping in Support of Regional Ocean Planning

• Presentation

Listening Session: Humpback Whale ESA Listing

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

• Press Release

Deep Sea Corals Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentations:

  • Staff Presentation

  • Industry Comments

• Supplemental Materials:

  • Deep Sea Corals Workshop

  • February 2015 Deep Sea Corals Briefing Materials

  • Staff Memo on Broad Zone Contour Approximation Methodology

• Public Comments:

  • PEW Comments, see item #1

  • Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen's Association Comments

  • Jon Williams Comments on Red Crab Fishery Exemption

  • Wildlife Conservation Society Pledge Wall Photos

Unmanaged Forage Fish Action

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

• Public Comments:

  • PEW Comments, see item #2

Framework 9 to Monkfish

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

  • Biological Impacts

  • Essential Fish Habitat Impacts

  • Protected Species Impacts

  • Economic Impacts

  • Social Impacts

• Presentation

Cooperative Research

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

  • June 2 Cooperative Research Committee Meeting Summary

• Presentation

Guidelines for SAW Working Group Formation and Participation

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

Trawl Survey Advisory Panel Formation

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Presentation

Business Session

• Organization Reports

  • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

  • U.S. Coast Guard

  • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

• Liaison Reports (Tab 14)

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 15)

• Committee Reports (Tab 16)

• Continuing and New Business (Tab 17)