June 2022 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, June 7 – Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Riverhead, New York.

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Report

• Meeting Recordings

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Stock Status/Council Action Updates

• Combined Briefing Book

Update on Northeast Regional Habitat Assessment products

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

MAFMC Aquaculture Policy

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

New Jersey Ocean Acidification Monitoring Network

Dr. Grace Saba, Rutgers University

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Supplemental:

  • Opportunities to Address Ocean Acidification Impacts in New Jersey

  • Developing a Statewide New Jersey Ocean Acidification Monitoring Network – Workshop Summary

• Presentation

2023 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications (Review)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation

Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy Presentation

Sharon Benjamin, NOAA Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation Update

Dr. Gavin Fay, UMass Dartmouth, and Dr. Lou Carr-Harris, NEFSC

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework / Addenda

Council Meeting with the ASMFC ISFMP Policy Board

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Supplemental:

  • Summary: Joint Meeting of the MAFMC and ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Advisory Panels (5/25/22)

  • FMAT/PDT Meeting Summary (5/26/22)

  • Supplemental Public Comment

  • GARFO Letter to MAFMC: HCR Final Action (6/3/22)

• Presentation

Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Supplemental:

  • March 2023 SSC input on Mackerel Rebuilding

  • 2021 Atlantic Mackerel Management Track Assessment Summary

  • 2021 RH/S Update information (under “Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding”)

  • Canadian Comments on the US Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment process (6/2/22)

  • Joint Letter from Bennett Nickerson Environmental Consulting, Conservation Law Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Wild Oceans (6/2/22)

• Presentation

2023 Longfin Squid Specifications (Review)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation - to be posted

2023 – 2025 Chub Mackerel Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

NEFSC Shad and River Herring Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Supplemental:

  • Annual Revenue Analyses - Supporting Tables

  • Seasonal Revenue Analyses - Supporting Tables

• Presentation

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Phase II

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)

• Presentation

Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Draft Action Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 14)

• Presentation

Research Set-Aside Program Redevelopment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 15)

• Presentation

Business Session

• Committee Reports - SSC (Tab 16)

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 17) (Dr. Chris Moore)

  • Supplemental:

  • Save The Date: Meetings on Draft Guidance on Mitigating Impacts from Offshore Wind Projects on Fisheries

  • Comment Letter - MRIP Estimates

  • Conceptual Outline: Fisheries Governance Policy/Guidance pursuant to MSA 304(f)

• Organization Reports

  • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

  • NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports - NEFMC, SAFMC

• Other Business and General Public Comment

May 5, 2022 (Meeting with ASMFC Policy Board)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board on Thursday May 5, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to receive a progress update on the Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda. This is an ASMFC-hosted meeting and will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options for both in person and webinar participation. Webinar connection instructions and hybrid meeting details are provided on the ASMFC Spring 2022 Meeting page. The meeting will be held at the Westin Crystal City, 1800 S. Eads Street, Arlington, VA 22202.

• Briefing Materials