December 2018

Monday, December 10 - Thursday, December 13, 2018

Westin Annapolis, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401, Telephone 410-972-4300

Note: Public comments submitted prior to the briefing book deadline are included in the appropriate “Briefing Materials” link under each agenda item listed below. Comments submitted after the briefing book deadline but before the Thursday prior to the meeting are posted as separate supplemental documents under the appropriate agenda item. All other comments are compiled in the “Late Public Comments” file linked below.

Agenda Overview and Briefing Materials

Stock Status Updates

Executive Committee Meeting (CLOSED)

Risk Policy Framework

Law Enforcement Workshop Report

Discussion of Potential 2019 Mid-Year Revisions for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass

Black Sea Bass 2019 Recreational Specifications

Scup 2019 Recreational Specifications

Summer Flounder 2019 Recreational Specifications

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Framework and Addendum XXXI on Conservation Equivalency, Block Island Sound Transit, and Slot Limits

Board-Only Meeting on Addendum XXXII for Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management

Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment

Revised Stock Assessment Process, NEFSC

Presentation on Summer Flounder F-Based Management MSE

Black Sea Bass Amendment and Review of Progress on Commission’s Strategic Plan for Black Sea Bass

Research Steering Committee Report

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team Report, Michael Asaro - NMFS

2019 Implementation Plan

Business Session

Briefing Materials: