August 2023 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, August 8 – Friday, August 11, 2023 in Annapolis, MD. The meeting was held at the Westin Annapolis (100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401, 410-972-4300).

• Meeting Motions

• Meeting Report

Recordings

• August 8, 2023 (AM) - Summer Flounder 2024-2025 Specifications

• August 8, 2023 (PM) - Scup 2024-2025 Specifications, Scup Commercial Discards Report, Black Sea Bass 2024 Specifications

• August 9, 2023 (AM) - Recreational HCR FW/Addenda 2.0, Bluefish 2024-2025 Specifications

• August 9, 2023 (PM) - East Coat Scenario Planning, Climate Governance Policy, Awards

• August 10, 2023 (AM) - Atlantic Mackerel 2024-2025 Specifications, River Herring and Shad Cap, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Presentation

• August 10, 2023 (PM) - Longfin Squid 2024-2026 Specifications, Illex Hold Baseline FW, RSA Update, ANPR: National Standards 4, 8, 9

• August 11, 2023 - Business Session

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Status Update Documents

• Combined Briefing Book

Summer Flounder 2024-2025 Specifications and Commercial Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Supplemental:

  • SFSBSB Monitoring Committee Meeting Summary_July 27, 2023

• Presentation

Scup 2024-2025 Specifications and Commercial Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Supplemental:

  • SFSBSB Monitoring Committee Meeting Summary_July 27, 2023

• Presentation

Scup Commercial Discards Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Supplemental:

  • SFSBSB Monitoring Committee Meeting Summary_July 27, 2023

• Presentation

Black Sea Bass 2024 Specifications and Commercial Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Supplemental:

  • SFSBSB Monitoring Committee Meeting Summary_July 27, 2023

  • Staff memo on Amendment 23 revisions to black sea bass commercial in-season closures (8/3/23)

• Presentation

ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Only

• Summer Flounder FMP Review

• Scup FMP Review

• Black Sea Bass FMP Review

Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework / Addenda 2.0 

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Supplemental (for MRIP update following HCR discussion):

  • For-Hire Data Fact Sheet

  • FAQ: Recreational Fishing Survey and Data Standards

  • NOAA Presents Key Findings of Recreational Fishing Effort Study

• Presentation

Bluefish 2024-2025 Specifications and Recreational Management Measures

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Supplemental:

  • Bluefish Monitoring Committee Meeting Summary_July 26, 2023

  • Bluefish Advisory Panel Meeting Summary_July 31, 2023

• Presentation

ASMFC Bluefish Board Only

• Bluefish FMP Review

East Coast Scenario Planning Initiative

Review outcomes and discuss MAFMC next steps

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

• Presentation

NOAA Fisheries Climate Governance Policy

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Supplemental:

  • Preliminary staff comments on NOAA Fisheries Climate Governance Policy

• Presentation

Atlantic Mackerel 2024-2025 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Supplemental:

  • Memo_2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Trip Limits

• Presentation

River Herring and Shad (RH/S) Update and 2024-2025 RH/S cap

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Supplemental:

  • Indices_Appendix

  • SBRM Seaday Analysis

• Presentation

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

Longfin Squid 2024-2026 Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Supplemental:

  • Squid Jigging Letter

• Presentation

Illex Hold Baseline FW Meeting #1

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)

• Presentation

Research Set-Aside Program Redevelopment Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 14)

• Presentation

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR): National Standard 4, 8, and 9 Comments

• Briefing Materials (Tab 15)

• Supplemental:

  • Memo to Council

• Presentation

Business Session

• Committee Reports (Tab 16)

  • Scientific and Statistical Committee - Executive Summary

    • Supplemental: SSC Meeting Report (July 2023)

    • Presentation

  • Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee

    • Presentation

  • Highly Migratory Species Committee

• Executive Director’s Report (Tab 17)

  • Supplemental:

    • Letter from GARFO: Partial Approval of Amendment 23 (Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocations) (8/2/23)

    • MAFMC Letter to GARFO: Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment (Amendment 23) (5/18/23)

    • Email to Janet Coit: MAFMC Concerns Regarding Amendment 23 (6/15/23)

    • Wind Memo_August 2023

    • MAFMC Letter to Janet Coit: Public Outreach for NMFS Draft Fisheries Climate Governance Policy (7/07/23)

    • Letter from Janet Coit: Response to Public Outreach for NMFS Draft Fisheries Climate Governance Policy (8/09/23)

• Organization Reports:

  • NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office - Status of Actions Report

  • NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement - 3rd Quarter 2023 Report

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports (Tab 18)

  • New England Council, South Atlantic Council

• Other Business and General Public Comment