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

August 4, 2021 (Meeting with ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Board)

The Council will meet via webinar with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder Scup, Black Sea Bass Management Board on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Additional details may be available on the ASMFC 2021 Summer Meeting page.

Webinar

Please note that this meeting will be hosted by the ASMFC using GoToWebinar.

Register for the Webinar 

(Webinar ID: 606-517-315)

If you are joining the webinar but will not be using VoIP, you can may also call in at 415.655.0052. A PIN will be provided to you after joining the webinar; see webinar instructions for details on how to receive the PIN. For those who will not be joining the webinar but would like to listen in to the audio portion only, you can do so by dialing 415.655.0052 (access code: 904-450-431). If you are having issues with the webinar (connecting to or audio related issues), please contact Chris Jacobs at 703.842.0790.

Agenda - Wednesday, August 4, 2021

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board with Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC)

• Consider ISFMP Policy Board Directive for Changes to Addendum XXXIII: Black Sea Bass Commercial Allocation Final Action

• Board Only: Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance for the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass for the 2020 Fishing Year (D. Colson Leaning/S. Lewis) Action

• Other Business/Adjourn

Briefing Materials

• Council Staff Memo

• ASMFC Briefing Materials (Agenda Overview and Draft Proceedings from 2/4/21 Meeting)

• ASMFC Supplemental Memo (including description of modified voting procedures)

• Senator Schumer Letter (posted 7/29/21)

• ASMFC Memo: Allocation Options for Consideration at this Week's Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board Meeting (posted 8/2/21)

February 1, 2021 Joint MAFMC/ASMFC Webinar

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) met jointly by webinar with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Policy Board and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board on Monday February 1, 2021.

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda (updated 1/27/21)

• Combined Briefing Book

• Motions

• Meeting Summary

• Meeting Recording

Recreational Reform Initiative (Joint with Policy Board)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

Draft Addendum XXXIII/Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Supplemental:

  • Additional Comment Letters

  • Board Member Proposals

• Presentation

October 2020 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s October meeting was held October 5-8, 2020. Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19 and public safety, the meeting was held via webinar. 

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Combined Briefing Book

• View Late Comments

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Report

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status

• Stock Size and Fishing Mortality Ratios

Executive Committee - 2021 Implementation Plan

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental:

  • 2021 Project Descriptions

  • Supplemental comments

Spiny Dogfish 2021-2022 Specifications (Spiny Dogfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

Chub Mackerel 2021 Specifications Review

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Executive Order 13921 on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental:

  • Staff Memo and Supporting Documents: USFWS Squid Import/Export Issue

  • Lunds/Seafreeze/Town Dock Letter

  • NMFS 2008 Comment Letter

• Presentation

Research Priorities Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Presentation

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Updates (EAFM)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Joint Council/SSC Meeting

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentations:

  • Economic Workgroup

  • Missing Data for 2021 and Implications for Scientific Uncertainty

  • Ocean Quahogs and Risk Analyses

Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

Recreational Reform Initiative

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation

Business Session

Briefing Materials:

• SSC Report (Tab 10)

  • Presentation

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 11)

  Supplemental:

  • Additional Manna Fish Farms Information

  • Offshore Wind Updates 10/6/20

• Organization Reports

  • NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• NEFMC/SAFMC Liaison Reports (Tab 12)

  • Additional NEFMC Report