June 2023 Council Meeting

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, June 6 – Thursday, June 8, 2023 in Virginia Beach, VA. The meeting was held at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront (3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451).

• Motions

• Meeting Report

Recordings

• June 6, 2023 - Blueline Tilefish Specifications, Golden Tilefish Specifications, Unmanaged Commercial Landings, ANPR: NS Guidelines, SOPP Revisions and Harassment Policies

• June 7, 2023 (AM) - Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Specifications and AP Presentation, Butterfish Specifications, Chub Mackerel Specifications, HMS Updates

• June 7, 2023 (PM) - Sturgeon Bycatch Framework, Draft Regional Strategic Plan, Offshore Wind Update

• June 8, 2023 - Business Session (Committee Reports, Executive Director’s Report, Organization Reports, Liaison Reports)

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• Combined Briefing Book

• Status Documents

2024 Blueline Tilefish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 1)

• Presentation

2024 Golden Tilefish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 2)

• Presentation

Unmanaged Commercial Landings Report

• Briefing Materials (Tab 3)

• Presentation

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

Dr. Tara Scott, NOAA Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 4)

• Presentation

Council Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (SOPP) Revisions and Harassment Prevention Policies

• Briefing Materials (Tab 5)

• Supplemental: Proposed SOPP Revisions - Full Redline Version

• Presentation

2024 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications 

• Briefing Materials (Tab 6)

• Presentation

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel Presentation

• Briefing Materials (Tab 7)

  • Supplemental: Additional Public Comment

• Presentation

2024 Butterfish Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 8)

• Presentation

2024 Atlantic Chub Mackerel Specifications

• Briefing Materials (Tab 9)

• Presentation

Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Updates

Karyl Brewster, Rulemaking Branch Chief – HMS Division, NOAA Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 10)

• Presentation

Monkfish and Dogfish Joint Framework to Reduce the Bycatch of Atlantic Sturgeon (Framework Meeting #1)

• Briefing Materials (Tab 11)

• Presentation

Draft 2024-2028 Regional Strategic Plan

Mike Pentony, Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries

• Briefing Materials (Tab 12)

• Supplemental:

  • Draft Regional Strategic Plan

• Presentation

Offshore Wind Update

• Briefing Materials (Tab 13)

• Supplemental:

  • Detailed agenda for offshore wind energy updates

  • Leading Light Wind Project Development Update

  • New York Bight Developers Digest, Summer 2023

  • Bluepoint Wind Offshore Wind Project Activities Update

• Presentations:

  • BOEM Updates

  • State Working Group on Compensation

  • Updates from NOAA Fisheries

  • South Fork Wind

  • Vineyard Wind

  • Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW)

  • New York Bight Developers Fisheries Group

Business Session

• Committee Reports (Tab 14) - SSC and Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee

  • Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Presentation

• Executive Director’s Report (Tab 15) – Dr. Chris Moore

  • Supplemental:

    • Staff Memo: Climate Governance Policy

    • Staff Memo: SHIFT Act

    • NMFS Climate Governance Briefing to CCC

  • Presentation

• Organization Reports:

  • NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office

    • Status of Actions Report (6/2/23)

  • NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center

  • NOAA Office of General Counsel

  • NOAA Office of Law Enforcement

    • NOAA OLE Report

  • US Coast Guard

• Liaison Reports (Tab 16) - New England Council, South Atlantic Council

• Other Business and General Public Comment