June 2024 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, June 4 – Thursday, June 6, 2024 in Riverhead, NY. The meeting was held at the Atlantis Banquets & Events/Hyatt Place Long Island/East End. 

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Summary

Meeting Recordings

• June 4, 2024 - Executive Committee, Summer Flounder Mesh Exemptions Framework

• June 5, 2024 (AM) - Atlantic Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements Amendment

• June 5, 2024 (PM) - 2025 Specifications for Chub Mackerel, Longfin Squid, and Illex Squid, Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report, SSC OFL CV Guidance Document, Acknowledgments of Departing Members

• June 6, 2024 - Business Session

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Stock Status

• Combined Briefing Book

Tuesday, June 4th

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Executive Committee (Closed Session)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ---------- LUNCH ----------

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Executive Committee (Open Session)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Summer Flounder Mesh Exemptions Framework/Addendum (Joint with ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Board)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Wednesday, June 5th

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental Comments

  • LaMonica Fine Foods Presentation

• Presentation

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ---------- LUNCH ----------

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 2025 Chub Mackerel Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2025 Longfin Squid Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 2025 Illex Squid Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SSC’s Overfishing Limit (OFL) Coefficient of Variation (CV) Guidance Document

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Acknowledgment of Outgoing Council Members

Thursday, June 6th

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Business Session

• Committee Reports

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee (Tab 9)

• Executive Director’s Report – Dr. Chris Moore (Tab 10)

  • Supplemental: Proposal: Field trials of low-profile dogfish gillnets to reduce Atlantic Sturgeon bycatch (posted 5/29/24)

• Organization Reports:

  • NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office - GARFO Status of Actions Report

  • NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement - NOAA OLE 2nd Quarter Report

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports

  • New England Council

  • South Atlantic Council

• Other Business and General Public Comment