May 14-15, 2024 SSC Meeting

The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet May 14-15, 2024 at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court (550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD). This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option. Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be posted below as they become available.

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5260

Webinar Information

Agenda and Briefing Materials

Overview of Woods Hole Assessment Model

  1. Draft 2024 Applying State-Space Models Working Group Report

  2. 2024 Applying State-Space Models Research Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report

  3. Supplemental:

Black Sea Bass Research Track Overview

  1. 2023 Black Sea Bass Research Track Assessment Working Group Report

  2. Working Paper: Black Sea Bass Ecosystem Considerations and Indicator Development

  3. Working Paper: Integrating Multiple Surveys to Account for Changing Ocean Conditions and Spatial Distribution Shifts of Black Sea Bass

  4. 2023 Black Sea Bass Research Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report

  5. Supplemental:

Golden Tilefish Research Track Overview

  1. 2024 Golden Tilefish Reseaerch Track Assessment Working Group Report

  2. Working Paper: Golden Tilefish Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile

  3. Working Paper: Recreational Data Collection and Analysis

  4. 2024 Golden Tilefish Research Track Peer Review Panel Summary Report

  5. Supplemental:

2023 South Atlantic Deepwater Longline Survey

  1. Project Overview: South Atlantic Deepwater Longline (SADL) Survey

  2. 2023 Sampling Progress Report for Northward Expansion of SADL Survey

  3. 2023 South Atlantic Council SSC Review of SADL Survey

2023 Mid-Atlantic Golden Tilefish Longline Survey

  1. Final Report: Fishery-Independent 2023 Bottom Longline Survey for the Mid-Atlantic Golden Tilefish

Longfin Squid ABC Review

  1. Staff Memo: Review of 2025 Measures for Longfin Squid

  2. Heat Maps of Longfin Squid Landings from 2018-2022

  3. 2024 Longfin Squid Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

  4. 2024 Longfin Squid Fishery Information Document

Illex Squid ABC Review

  1. Staff Memo: Review of 2025 Measures for Illex Squid (note: same memo as posted under Longfin Squid)

  2. Heat Maps of Illex Squid Landings from 2018-2022 – to be posted

  3. 2024 Illex Squid Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

  4. 2024 Illex Squid Fishery Information Document

OFL CV Guidance Document Updates

  1. Draft Mark-Up of OFL CV Guidance Document

  2. Draft OFL CV Guidance Document: clean version

  3. Draft Example OFL CV Decision Criteria Summary Table

Chub Mackerel ABC Review

  1. Staff Memo: Review of 2025 Measures for Chub Mackerel (note: same memo as posted under Longfin Squid)

  2. 2024 Chub Mackerel Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report

  3. 2024 Chub Mackerel Fishery Information Document

Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda

  1. Staff Memo to SSC Sub-Group: Background Information on the Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda

  2. April 23, 2024 SSC Recreational Measures Setting Sub-Group Report

Other Business

  1. Draft meeting plan for the Scientific Coordination Sub-Committee 8th National Workshop

  2. Final Agenda for Sub-Panel Review of the NEFSC Survey Mitigation Plans Relative to Offshore Wind  

  3. February 28 and April 4, 2024 Assessment Oversight Panel Summary Report