August 2016

Monday, August 8, 2016 - Thursday, August 11, 2016
Virginia Beach, VA 2345

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

• Meeting Agenda
• Complete Briefing Book (13.0 MB)
  NOTE: The SSC report found in Tab 5 on page 131 has been revised to correct an error in the value for the 2018 summer flounder OFL. Please click here for the updated version. 
• Meeting Motions
• Meeting Summary

Stock Status

• MAFMC Stock Status
• Stock Size and Mortality Ratios

Executive Committee

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)
• Webinar Recording

Unmanaged Forage Amendment Final Action

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)
  • Additional Public Comment
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording - Part 1
• Webinar Recording - Part 2

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Guidance Document

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)
• Supplemental:
  • Draft EAFM Guidance Document (Second Draft)
  • A context for ecosystem-based fishery management: Developing concepts of ecosystems and sustainability, Sarah Gaichas
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Summer Flounder Amendment Alternatives

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)
  • Additional Public Comment
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording - Part 1
• Webinar Recording - Part 2

Summer Flounder Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)
  NOTE: The SSC report in Tab 5 has been revised to correct an error in the value for the 2018 summer flounder OFL. Please click here for the updated version. 
• Supplemental Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Materials:
  • Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP - 7/29/16 Webinar Summery
  • Additional Advisor Comments, updated 8/2/16
• Staff Presentation
• Assessment Update Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Black Sea Bass Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)
• See Supplemental Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Materials linked under Summer Flounder section
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

Scup Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)
• See Supplemental Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Materials linked under Summer Flounder section
• Presentation
• Audio Recording:

Bluefish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)
• Supplemental:
  • Revised Table 2 in the “Report of the July 2016 Meeting of the MAFMC Bluefish MC"
• Presentation
• Audio Recording:

Policy on Fishing Impacts on Habitat

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)
• Presentation
• Webinar Recording

For-Hire Electronic Vessel Trip Report Framework Meeting 2

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)
• Webinar Recording

Law Enforcement Reports

• Briefing Materials (not included in briefing book):
  • Coast Guard
  • Office of Law Enforcement
• Webinar Recordings:
  • Coast Guard (Note: this recording is combined with the EAFM webinar recording. The Coast Guard report begins at 01:51:00).
  • Office of Law Enforcement

Swearing In of New Council Members/Election of Officers

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)
• Webinar Recording - Swearing in and Election of Officers
• Webinar Recording - New Chair and Vice-Chairman Speeches

Business Session

• Briefing Materials:
  • Organization Reports (Tab 12)
  • Status Report of Greater Atlantic Region Actions
  • Liaison Reports (Tab 13)
  • Executive Director's Report (Tab 14)
    • Collaborative Research Letter to Karp
    • 2016/2017 Collaborative Research Project Progress Reports  
• Webinar Recordings
  • Cobia Summary/NTAP Report
  • Organizational Reports
  • ASMFC Report
  • NEC/SAC/Cobia/motions/RPB Report
  • RPB Report cont’d
  • Executive Directors Report
  • Continuing & New Business