April 2023 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Hyatt Place Durham/Southpoint (7840 NC-751 Hwy, Durham, NC 27713, 919-688-7800).

• Recordings

• Motions

• Meeting Summary

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Briefing Book

Executive Committee Meeting (Closed Session)

SSC Membership and Award of Excellence

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

Short-Term Forecasts of Species Distributions for Fisheries Management Project

(Dr. Malin Pinsky, Rutgers University and Dr. Alexa Fredston, University of California Santa Cruz)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

Illex: Review 2023 and set 2024-2025 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation

Illex Permit Action Follow-Up

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Supplemental Comment

• Presentation

Habitat Activities Update (aquaculture, wind, and other projects)

(Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Ocean City Video Boat Count Project

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

• Supplemental: Ocean City Video Boat Count Results (3/31/23)

Update from ACCSP on Atlantic Recreational Data Implementation Plan

(Geoffrey White, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Update

(Katherine Papacostas, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation

Scup Federal Recreational Season

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Supplemental: MA DMF comment on proposed recreational scup season

2023 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report

(Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

NOAA’s National Seafood Strategy

(Michael Rubino, NOAA Fisheries)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Presentation

• Supplemental - Other Council Comment Letters

  • Pacific Council

  • South Atlantic Council

  • North Pacific Council

Business Session

• Committee Reports (Tab 13) – SSC

  • Presentation

• Executive Director's Report (Tab 14)

  • Supplemental:

    • NEFSC Response to NEFMC Request for White Hake Management Track Assessment (3/27/23)

    • NEFMC Memo: Monkfish Research Set Aside Program Review, Formation of Work Group (3/31/23)

    • Mass DMF Letter to ASMFC and MAFMC: Scup Sector Transfer Provision (3/31/23)

• Organization Reports

  • NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office - Status of Actions Report (3/31/23)

  • NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports – New England Council, South Atlantic Council

• Other Business and General Public Comment