February 2023 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, February 7 – Thursday, February 9, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Meeting Recordings

View the complete playlist of meeting recordings here.

Agenda and Briefing Materials

Executive Committee Meeting (Closed Session)

NOAA Fisheries Overview

(Janet Coit, Assistant Administrator, NOAA Fisheries)

Monkfish Framework Adjustment 13 & Research Set-Aside Priorities

(Dr. Rachel Feeney, New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC))

Squid Squad Update

(Kim Hyde, Anna Mercer, and Sarah Salois - Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC))

Illex Permit Action Follow-Up

Lessons Learned – Piloting an Automatic Jigging Machine in Southern New England Squid Fisheries (Longfin)

(Dr. David Bethoney, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation)

Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Update

(Randy Blankinship, Chief, Atlantic HMS Management Division, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries)

Bluefish and Spiny Dogfish Research Track Assessments

(Russ Brown, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist, NEFSC, NOAA Fisheries)

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team

(Coleen Coogan, Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries)

Financial Disclosure and Recusal Presentation

(John Almeida, General Counsel, NOAA Fisheries)

-------- Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. --------

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Industry Presentation

(Roger Mann, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Site Director for SCEMFIS)

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements Amendment

NEFSC Cost Survey for Commercial Fishing Businesses Presentation

(Samantha Werner, Economist, NOAA Fisheries)

Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) Overview

(Lauren O’Brien, Senior Program Manager, Marine Resource Education Program, Gulf of Maine Research Institute)

Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) Presentation

Business Session