October 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013 - Thursday, October 10, 2013

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Meeting Materials

Agenda and Summary Documents

• October 2013 Council Meeting Agenda
• October 2013 Council Meeting Summary
• October 2013 Council Meeting Minutes (draft)
• Audio Recordings

Stock Update

• MAFMC Stock Status
• Stock Size and Mortality Ratio

Executive Committee

Draft Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)
• Draft Implementation Plan
• Ecosystem and Habitat Strategies

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish

River Herring and Shad Recommendations

• Briefing Materials- RH/S White Paper (Tab 2-A)
• Briefing Materials- Public Comments (Tab 2-B) 
• Additional Public Comments (received after the briefing book deadline - posted October 6)
• Ocean River Institute Comments and Letters
• Presentation 

Spiny Dogfish

2014 Harvest Levels and Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)
• Presentation 

Monkfish

Framework 8

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)
• Presentation 

Bluefin Tuna

Amendment 7 Proposed Rule

• Briefing Materials  (Tab 5)

SAW/SARC 57

Benchmark Assessment of Summer Flounder and Striped Bass

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)
• Summer Flounder Benchmark Assessment Full Report (draft for peer review)
• Summary Report of Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC 57)
• Presentation

Atlantic Wind Connection

• Presentation

Listening Session

Ocean Acidification (Guest Speaker: Dr. Beth Phelan)

• Briefing Materials   (Tab 7)

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass

Summer Flounder 2014-2015 Harvest Levels and Commercial Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)
• Presentation

Scup 2014-2015 Harvest Levels and Commercial Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9) 
• Scup Data Update and "Rumble Strips" Analysis
• Presentation

Black Sea Bass 2014-2015 Harvest Levels and Commercial Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10) 
• April Data Workshop Recommendation Summary
• January 2013 Scientific and Statistical Committee Report
• Presentation

Bluefish

2014 Harvest Levels and Management Measures

• Briefing Materials  (Tab 11)
• Presentation (specifications)

ASMFC Fishery Management Plan Review

• Bluefish Compliance Reports for the 2012 Fishing Year (ASMFC)
• Draft Terms of Reference for the 2014 Bluefish Assessment (ASMFC)
• 2013 Review of the ASMFC Bluefish Fishery Management Plan  (ASMFC)
• Presentation (FMP review) 
• Presentation (terms of reference for 2014 stock assessment)

Research Set-Aside

• Briefing Materials  (Tab 12)

National Standard 2

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)
• Presentation 

Business Session & Organizational Reports

• June 2013 Meeting Minutes
• August 2013 Meeting Minutes
• Executive Director Report (Tab 14)
• Science Report (Tab 15)
• Full NRC report 
• Presentation (NRC Report on the Effectiveness of FMPs)