The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss management measures for all three species. The objectives of this meeting are for the Monitoring Committee to: 1) Review recent stock assessment information, fishery performance, and recommendations from the Advisory Panel, the Scientific and Statistical Committee, and staff; 2) Recommend 2022-2023 commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits, Annual Catch Targets, commercial quotas, and recreational harvest limits for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; 3) Review commercial management measures for all three species and recommend changes if needed; and 4) Review and discuss 2020 recreational data collection gaps and catch estimation methodology from the Marine Recreational Information Program.

Webinar Connection

• Click here to join the webinar (If prompted, enter Meeting Number: 173 813 6780; Password: SFSBSBmcJuly2021)

• Audio Options: Participants can use their computer mic/speakers or telephone for webinar audio. Once you have joined the webinar at the link above, you will be able to select your audio options. If you have an unstable internet connection, we recommend using the “call in” option. To use your phone to connect to audio, first sign into the webinar link above, then look for the “call in” option (if you don’t see this, look for the “use computer audio” button, which will have a little down arrow next to it that you can click on – that should bring up the “call in” option). That will give you a prompt with the phone number, access code, and Attendee ID#. Please make sure to use the Attendee ID# on your screen, as that will allow us to identify you on our end.

• Phone-Only Access: 1-844-621-3956 (U.S. Toll Free); Access code: 173 813 6780. Please only use this option if you are not connecting to the webinar on your computer or device. Otherwise follow the audio connection prompts to call in when you join the webinar.

Meeting Materials

• Meeting agenda

2020 Recreational Harvest Estimates

• Staff memo on 2020 estimates for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass

• FAQs on NOAA Fisheries’ 2020 Marine Recreational Catch Estimates

• Presentation on 2020 estimates from June 2021 MAFMC meeting

• MRIP Staff Presentation

Summer Flounder 2022-2023 Specifications

• Staff Memo: 2022-2023 Summer Flounder ABC Recommendations

• Draft 2021 Summer Flounder Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report and associated email comments

• Summer Flounder 2021 Fishery Information Document

• Staff Presentation

 Scup 2022-2023 Specifications

• Staff Memo: 2022-2023 Scup ABC Recommendations

  • Additional staff memo on scup commercial minimum size and possession limit (7/21/21)

• Draft 2021 Scup Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• Draft 2021 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report

• Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report and associated email comments (same document as linked above)

• Lund’s request for adjustments to commercial scup measures

• Scup 2021 Fishery Information Document

Black Sea Bass 2022-2023 Specifications

• Staff Memo: 2022-2023 Black Sea Bass ABC Recommendations

• Draft 2021 Black Sea Bass Management Track Stock Assessment Report

• Draft 2021 Management Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report (same document as linked above for scup)

• Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report and associated email comments (same document as linked above)

• Black Sea Bass 2021 Fishery Information Document (revised 7/2/21)