The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's meeting to be held March 6-7, 2019 in Virginia Beach, VA.
Location: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront: 3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, Telephone 757-213-3000.
Meeting Materials: Briefing documents will be posted at http://ww.mafmc.org/briefing/march-2019 as they become available.
Public Comments: Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on February 20, 2019 to be included in the briefing book. Comments received after this date but before 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019 will be posted as supplemental materials on the Council meeting web page. After that date, all comments must be submitted using an online comment form available at available at http://www.mafmc.org/public-comment.
Webinar: For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/march2019.
Agenda
Wednesday, March 6th
9:00 a.m. Council Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Boards
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Summary of Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW)/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) 66, NEFSC Staff
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Summer Flounder 2019-2021 Specifications
Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, staff, and Advisory Panel recommendations
Adopt revised specifications for 2019 and new specifications for 2020-2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Summer Flounder 2019 Recreational Measures
Review Monitoring Committee, staff, and Advisory Panel recommendations
Recommend Conservation Equivalency or coastwide management and associated measures for 2019
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment
Final action
Thursday, March 7th
9:00 a.m. Council Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Boards
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Interim 2020 Specifications for Black Sea Bass, Scup, and Bluefish
Adopt interim 2020 specifications
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Black Sea Bass Management Reform
Status of joint working group
Possible amendment
11:30 a.m. Council Convenes
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Kitty Hawk Wind Project, Craig Poff - Avangrid Renewables
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chub Mackerel Amendment
Review public hearing comments and AP and Committee recommendations
Final Action
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Business Session
Committee Reports
Scientific and Statistical Committee Report
Executive Director’s Report
Review and approve current SSC membership
Organization Reports
NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NOAA Office of General Counsel
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
US Coast Guard
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Liaison Reports
New England Council
South Atlantic Council
Continuing and New Business