The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet Tuesday, September 9 – Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the Hyatt Place Inner Harbor (511 South Central Avenue, Baltimore, MD). This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option.
Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, 302-526-5260
Webinar Information
To be posted
Agenda and Meeting Materials
Meeting materials will be posted below as they become available (typically about a week prior to the meeting).
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
10:30 Welcome/Overview of meeting agenda (P. Rago)
10:35 Mid-Atlantic Council Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Overview (J. Coakley and T. Kentner)
EFH Amendment update and overview of fish habitat tools and applications
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Update on the Northeast Commercial Port Sampling Program Activities (NEFSC)
Q&A and discussion with SSC
2:30 Break
2:45 Spiny Dogfish ABC Specifications for the 2026-2027 Fishing Years
NEFSC data update and stock projections (J. Boucher, NEFSC)
Review staff memo and 2026-2027 ABC recommendations (J. Didden)
Public comment opportunity
2026-2027 SSC ABC recommendations (Y. Jiao)
4:45 Adjourn
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
8:30 Offshore Wind Session
Overview of ROSA-funded research projects and Research Gaps Analysis (P. Perez, ROSA)
Characterizing the offshore wind farm impacts on NOAA fisheries survey data quality for key Mid-Atlantic fisheries – final results (M. Sun, Stony Brook University)
TBD
10:00 Break
10:15 Update on Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Fishing Effort Survey and Other Activities (NMFS MRIP Team)
Q&A and discussion with SSC
11:30 Discussion on outcomes from the July 2025 SSC meeting
Short-term projections and Black Sea Bass recommendation
Potential for OFL CV sub-group tasking
12:30 Other Business
1:00 Adjourn