The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met via webinar June 16-18, 2020. Due to public health concerns related to the spread of COVID-19, this webinar replaced the in-person meeting previously scheduled to be held in Virginia Beach, VA.
Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials
MAFMC Stock Status / Stock Size and Fishing Mortality Ratios
Complete Briefing Book, 15.1 MB, 392 pages
Summer Flounder Commercial/Recreational Allocation Study Model Update
Kurt Schnier and Rob Hicks
Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment
Review scoping comments and discuss draft range of alternatives
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment
Refine range of draft alternatives
Briefing Materials (Tab 3), updated 6/11/20
Supplemental:
Recreational Reform Initiative
Board Only Meeting
Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment - Refine range of draft alternatives
2020-2021 Illex Specifications
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the Whole
Supplemental: Follow-Up Monitoring Committee Memo
Presentation: Illex SSC Summary
Update on Habitat Activities
Supplemental: Example Draft Habitat Narrative – Estuarine Kelp
Presentations:
Update on progress on Northeast Regional Habitat Assessment – Victoria Kentner and Chris Haak (Integrated Statistics/NMFS, Monmouth University/NMFS)
Overview of Habitat Climate Vulnerability Assessment results – Emily Farr, Mark Nelson, Mike Johnson (NMFS)
Habitat Conservation Division review of regional projects of interest, including offshore wind - Karen Greene (NMFS)
Developments at the Regional Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) – Lyndie Hice-Dunton (ROSA)
Unmanaged Landings Update
Business Session
Briefing Materials:
Committee Reports (Tab 9) - SSC, Research Steering Committee
Executive Director's Report (Tab 10)
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