May 13-14, 2025 SSC Meeting

The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet May 13-14, 2025, at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court (550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD). This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option.

Staff contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, 302-526-5260

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Agenda and Briefing Materials

Briefing materials will be added below as they become available.

• Agenda

• Combined Briefing Materials (Zip file)

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 2026 ABC Review

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2026 Measures for Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog

2. 2025 NEFSC Commercial Fishery Data Update for Atlantic Surfclam

3. 2025 NEFSC Commercial Fishery Data Update for Ocean Quahog

4. Estimated Portion of Undersized Surfclam Landings from August 2023 – July 2024

5. 2025 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

6. 2025 Atlantic Surfclam Fishery Information Document

7. 2025 Ocean Quahog Fishery Information Document

Chub Mackerel 2026-2028 ABC Specifications

1. SSC Terms of Reference for Chub Mackerel

2. Staff memo: 2026-2028 ABC Recommendations and Considerations

3. 2025 NEFSC Chub Mackerel Data Update (p. 4-12)

4. 2025 Chub Mackerel Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

5. 2025 Chub Mackerel Fishery Information Document

6. Supplemental Information

   • Stock assessment and fishery information for chub mackerel and closely related species in other regions

     • Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Document for Pacific Council Coastal Pelagic Species FMP (November 2024)

     • Pacific mackerel stock assessment June 2023

     • ICES Workshops on Chub Mackerel: Workshop 1 (2020), Workshop 2 (2021)

     • FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics Yearbook 2022 (see table 8 for examples of countries with Atlantic chub mackerel as a “main species” for fisheries production)

   • Other supplemental documents considered during previous SSC meetings

     • Characterization of the Atlantic Chub Mackerel Fishery and Stock, Robert Leaf, University of Southern Mississippi (2020)

     • Age and Growth of Atlantic Chub Mackerel (Scomber colias) in the Northwest Atlantic (Daley and Leaf, 2019)

     • Chub Mackerel Literature Review (2017)

 Blueline Tilefish 2026-2028 ABC Specifications

1. SSC Terms of Reference for Blueline Tilefish

2. Staff Memo: 2026-2028 Blueline Tilefish ABC Recommendations

3. Joint Mid-Atlantic/South Atlantic SSC Sub-Group Review Workshop Report

4. SEDAR 92 Stock Assessment Report for Model North of Hatteras

   • The full SEDAR 92 assessment report (includes model for stock south of Hatteras) and all Topical Working Group reports can be found at - https://sedarweb.org/assessments/sedar-92-atlantic-tilefish/

5. South Atlantic Deepwater Longline (SADL) Survey Information:

   • Map of 2023 Blueline Tilefish SADL Catch Per Unit Effort

   • Map of 2024 Blueline Tilefish SADL Catch Per Unit Effort

   • Presentation: SADL Survey Overview

6. Joint Staff Memo to SSC Sub-Group: Blueline Tilefish Annual Biological Catch and Method for Determining the Proportional Split Between the Regional Jurisdictions

7. 2025 Blueline Tilefish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

8. 2025 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Information Document

9. Supplemental Information

   • SEDAR 50 Report

   • Fisheries-independent pilot survey for golden & blueline tilefish throughout the range from Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras (Frisk et al.)

Golden Tilefish 2026 ABC Review

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2026 Measures for Golden Tilefish

2. 2025 NEFSC Data Update for Golden Tilefish (p. 18-26; note: same document as posted under Chub Mackerel)

3. 2025 Golden Tilefish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report (note: same document as posted under Blueline Tilefish)

4. 2025 Golden Tilefish Fishery Information Document

Longfin Squid 2026 ABC Review

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2026 Measures for Longfin Squid

2. 2025 NEFSC Data Update for Longfin Squid (p. 13-17; note: same document as posted under Chub Mackerel)

3. 2025 Longfin Squid Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

4. 2025 Longfin Squid Fishery Information Document

Butterfish 2026 ABC Review

1. Staff Memo: Review of 2026 Measures for Butterfish

2. 2025 NEFSC Data Update for Butterfish (p. 1-3; note: same document as posted under Chub Mackerel)

3. 2025 Butterfish Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

4. 2025 Butterfish Fishery Information Document

SSC Sub-Group Reports

1. OFL CV Sub-Group – March 25, 2025 Meeting Summary

2. Sector Specific OFL/ABC Sub-Group: Overview of Sub-Group Discussions

8th National Scientific Coordination Subcommittee Workshop

1. 8th National SCS Workshop Proceedings

2. Identified Mid-Atlantic Action Items