The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Hyatt Place Durham/Southpoint (7840 NC-751 Hwy, Durham, NC 27713, 919-688-7800).
Agenda and Briefing Materials
Executive Committee Meeting (Closed Session)
SSC Membership and Award of Excellence
Short-Term Forecasts of Species Distributions for Fisheries Management Project
(Dr. Malin Pinsky, Rutgers University and Dr. Alexa Fredston, University of California Santa Cruz)
East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Update
Illex: Review 2023 and set 2024-2025 Specifications
Illex Permit Action Follow-Up
Habitat Activities Update (aquaculture, wind, and other projects)
(Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division)
Ocean City Video Boat Count Project
Update from ACCSP on Atlantic Recreational Data Implementation Plan
(Geoffrey White, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program)
Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Update
(Katherine Papacostas, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology)
Scup Federal Recreational Season
2023 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report
(Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC)
NOAA’s National Seafood Strategy
(Michael Rubino, NOAA Fisheries)
Supplemental - Other Council Comment Letters
Business Session
Organization Reports
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office - Status of Actions Report (3/31/23)
NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NOAA Office of General Counsel
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
US Coast Guard
Liaison Reports – New England Council, South Atlantic Council
Other Business and General Public Comment