The Spiny Dogfish and Monkfish Advisory Panels will meet jointly via webinar on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m..

The Advisory Panels will meet jointly to provide input on potential measures to reduce Atlantic sturgeon bycatch.

MAFMC Contact: Jason Didden - jdidden@mafmc.org; 302-526-5254

NEFMC Contacts: Jenny Couture jcouture@nefmc.org (978) 465-0492 (ext. 111) or Robin Frede – rfrede@nefmc.org; (978) 465-0492 (ext. 124)

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Meeting Materials

1. Meeting overview memo from NEFMC and MAFMC staff

2. Agenda

3. Presentation, Council Staff

4. Draft Framework Adjustment, February 27, 2024

5. Sturgeon Bycatch FMAT/PDT DRAFT meeting summary, February 22, 2024 (with recommendations)

6. Sturgeon Risk Assessment (Closures) Final Report, February 20, 2024

7. BREP Proposal Narrative low-profile gear

The Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee and Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting on Monday, February 5, 2024 from 9 :30 a.m. - 12 p.m. via webinar.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Committee and Advisory Panel to review the Species Separation Requirements Amendment Public Hearing Document and provide input. The Committee will make recommendations about the Public Hearing Document to the Council at the February Council meeting.

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Meeting Summary

The Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel will hold a Working Group meeting on Friday, January 12, 2024 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

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The Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils will hold a public meeting of their joint Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel on Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. - 2 p.m. The goal of this meeting is to review the NTAP Operations and Orientation Manual, discuss the background and purpose of NTAP, as well as the responsibility of NTAP members.

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The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass (SFSBSB) Advisory Panel with meet via webinar on Monday, December 4, 2023 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m..

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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Meeting Materials

• Draft Agenda

• Summer Flounder 2024-2025 recreational measures

  • Summer flounder staff memo

  • Monitoring Committee recommendations summary

  • Presentation

  Scup 2024-2025 recreational measures

  • Scup staff memo

  • Monitoring Committee recommendations summary (same document as above)

  • Presentation

• Black sea bass 2024 recreational measures

  • Black sea bass staff memo

  • Monitoring Committee recommendations summary (same document as above)

  • Presentation

• Recreational Measures Setting Framework/Addenda Update

  • Draft Action Plan (8/29/23)

• Summer Flounder Minimum Mesh Regulations and Exemptions

  • Staff cover memo 11/30/23: Summer flounder minimum mesh size regulations and exemptions (added 12/1)

  • Summer flounder minimum mesh size briefing document (updated 12/1 with Council/Board briefing book document)

  • Report: Summer flounder mesh exemptions evaluation (updated 12/1 with Council/Board briefing book document)

  • Public input summary with comments received through November 17

  • Monitoring Committee recommendations summary (same document as above)

  • Presentation

The Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.. The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panel to create a Fishery Performance Report that includes advisor input on recent spiny dogfish catch, specifications, and related management measures.

Staff Contact: Jason Didden, jdidden@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5254

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Meeting Materials

• Last year’s Fishery Performance Report

• Fishery Information Document

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee and Advisory Panel (AP) will meet via webinar on Monday, September 18, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Agenda: Develop recommendations on preferred alternatives in a framework adjustment to the MSB Fishery Management Plan that could implement volumetric vessel hold baseline requirement and vessel hold upgrade restriction for Illex limited access permits.

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Meeting Materials

• Revised Alternatives (coming soon)

The Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee and Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting on Friday, September 13, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. via webinar.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Committee and Advisory Panel to receive updates on the Shellfish Biotoxin/Food and Drug Administration protocols that might impact the clam fisheries on Georges Bank, discuss the status of the Species Separation Requirements Amendment, and to develop recommendations for implementation plan items for the Executive Committee to consider in October 2023.

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• Agenda

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• Comment letter from Cape May Foods and Surfside Foods

• Comment from Sea Watch International

• Comment from Monte Rome on GSCHMA EFP

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and Advisory Panel will meet jointly on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

During this meeting the EOP Committee and AP will resume their comprehensive review of the Council’s Ecosystem Approach to the Fisheries Management (EAFM) risk assessment.

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, (302) 526-5260, bmuffley@mafmc.org; Julia Beaty, (302) 526-5250, jbeaty@mafmc.org

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Meeting Materials

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• EAFM Risk Elements, Definitions, and Indicators – Discussion Document (from 7/7/23 meeting)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a public webinar meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish Advisory Panel. The meeting will be held via webinar on Monday, July 31, 2023 from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panels to comment on bluefish specifications for 2024-2025 with a focus on recreational management measures.

Staff Contact: Karson Cisneros: kcisneros@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259

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Meeting Materials

• Recreational Measures Staff Memo

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet via webinar on Friday, July 14, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Agenda: Review longfin squid and/or Atlantic mackerel assessments, review fishery performance, review preliminary Scup Gear Restricted Area (GRA) analyses, create fishery performance reports for longfin and mackerel, take public comments.

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Meeting Materials

• Longfin Squid Management Track Assessment

• Longfin Fishery Information Document

• Atlantic Mackerel Management Track Assessment (coming soon)

• Mackerel Fishery Information Document

• Scup GRA Analysis Approach Overview

The Council’s River Herring and Shad (RH/S) Committee and Advisory Panel will meet jointly by webinar on Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Agenda: Review RH/S Update, develop recommendations for the RH/S cap for the mackerel fishery, take public comment.

Contact: Jason Didden - jdidden@mafmc.org, 302-526-5254

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Meeting Materials

• 2023 RH/S Update

• Indices Appendix

  • Compendium (NMFS, NEAMAP, MA, CT, NJ, and DE indices)

  • VIMS 2022 Field Season VA Alosines Report

  • NC Indices Report

• Kerry Reid, Jennifer A. Hoey, Benjamin I. Gahagan, Bradley P. Schondelmeier, Daniel J. Hasselman, Alison A. Bowden, Michael P. Armstrong, John Carlos Garza, and Eric P. Palkovacs. 2022. Spatial and temporal genetic stock composition of river herring bycatch in southern New England Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 80(2): 360-374.

• K.E. Roberts, J.E.F. Stepanuk, H. Kim, L.H. Thorne, C. Chong-Montenegro, J.A. Nye. Developing a subseasonal ecological forecast to reduce fisheries bycatch in the Northeast U.S., Progress in Oceanography, Volume 213, 2023, 103021, ISSN 0079-6611

• Atlantic Coast River Herring Collaborative Forum (links to 2023 Conservation Plan)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and Advisory Panel will meet jointly on Friday, July 7, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

During this meeting the EOP Committee and AP will continue the comprehensive review of the Council’s Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) risk assessment.

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, (302) 526-5260, bmuffley@mafmc.org; Julia Beaty, (302) 526-5250, jbeaty@mafmc.org

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• EAFM Risk Elements and Definitions – Summary of EOP Feedback

• EAFM Risk Elements, Definitions, and Indicators – Discussion Document

• April 27, 2023 EOP Committee and AP meeting summary

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a public webinar meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish Advisory Panel. The meeting will be held via webinar on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panels to develop a Fishery Performance Report (FPR) that describes recent performance of the bluefish commercial and recreational fisheries.

Staff Contact: Karson Cisneros: kcisneros@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259

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Meeting Materials

• Meeting Agenda

• Bluefish Fishery Information Document

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss recent performance of the summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass commercial and recreational fisheries and develop Fishery Performance Reports.

Staff contacts:

• Julia Beaty (lead for black sea bass): jbeaty@mafmc.org; 302-526-5250

• Kiley Dancy (lead for summer flounder): kdancy@mafmc.org; 302-526-5257

• Hannah Hart (lead for scup): hhart@mafmc.org; 302-526-5263

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Meeting Materials

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• Summer Flounder 2023 Fishery Information Document

  • Summer Flounder Presentation

• Scup 2023 Fishery Information Document

  • Scup Presentation

• Black Sea Bass 2023 Fishery Information Document

  • Black sea bass presentation

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet via webinar on Thursday, June 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to develop alternative for the Illex Vessel Hold Capacity Framework. Staff will first review the initial staff-developed alternatives. After discussion among AP and Committee members, the Committee may recommend that the Council consider particular alternatives. Public comment will also be taken.

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Meeting Materials

• Framework draft/outline

• Communication from Lund’s Fisheries

• Action Page

The Spiny Dogfish and Monkfish Advisory Panels will meet jointly via webinar on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 from 93:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The Monkfish and Dogfish Advisory Panels will meet to discuss:

• Recommendations from the Sturgeon Bycatch Fishery Management Action Team/Plan Development Team;

• Potential measures to reduce bycatch of Atlantic sturgeon in the monkfish and spiny dogfish gillnet fisheries, developed from the recommendations in NOAA’s Action Plan to Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch in Federal Large-Mesh Gillnet Fisheries;

• The range of alternatives recommended to the Joint Monkfish and Dogfish Committee to be considered for reducing bycatch of Atlantic sturgeon in the monkfish and spiny dogfish gillnet fisheries; and

• Other business, as necessary.

Meeting materials and webinar details are posted on the NEFMC meeting page here: https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/may-16-2023-joint-monkfish-and-dogfish-advisory-panel-webinars

MAFMC Contact: Karson Cisneros - kcisneros@mafmc.org; 302-526-5259

NEFMC Contact: Robin Frede – rfrede@nefmc.org; (978) 465-0492 (ext. 124)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Monday, May 15, 2023 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the EOP Advisory Panel to discuss development of a policy/process for Council review of exempted fishing permit (EFP) applications for species listed as ecosystem components under the Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment. During this meeting, we will review background on this topic as well as a summary of the April 27 EOP Committee meeting on the same topic. The AP will then have the opportunity to provide feedback and input into the development of this policy/process.

Staff Contact: Julia Beaty, (302) 526-5250, jbeaty@mafmc.org

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Staff memo: background and recommendations for next steps

• Summary of April 27, 2023 EOP Committee meeting

• Pacific Fishery Management Council Operating Procedure 24 (COP 24): Protocol for consideration of exempted fishing permits for shared ecosystem component species

• Comment letter from 11 organizations to the EOP Committee

• Lund’s Proposal to Assess the Impacts of an Atlantic Thread Herring Purse Seine Fishery on Endangered Species in the Mid-Atlantic Region

• Staff presentation

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and Advisory Panel will meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The EOP Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., then will meet jointly with the EOP Advisory Panel from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

During this meeting the EOP Committee will discuss development of a process/policy for reviewing exempted fishing permit applications for species designated as ecosystem components under the Council’s Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment. The Committee will provide guidance to staff on development of this draft policy/process. The EOP Committee will then meet jointly with the Advisory Panel (AP) to continue the comprehensive review of the Council’s Ecosystem Approach to the Fisheries Management (EAFM) risk assessment. The Committee and AP will review and provide feedback on existing and potentially new risk elements and their definitions for inclusion in an updated risk assessment, Risk elements identify an aspect that may threaten achieving the biological, economic, or social objectives that the Council desires from a fishery. Both projects will continue to be developed with input from the EOP Committee and AP throughout the year with draft products for Council review and approval anticipated in the fall of 2023.

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, (302) 526-5260, bmuffley@mafmc.org; Julia Beaty, (302) 526-5250, jbeaty@mafmc.org

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Materials for EFP Policy/Process

• Staff memo: background and recommendations for next steps

• GARFO input to Lund’s Fisheries on thread herring EFP

• Comment Letter from 11 NGOs

•      Materials for EAFM Risk Assessment Review

• Staff memo: summary of risk element feedback

• November 30, 2022 EOP Committee and AP meeting summary

• Mid-Atlantic EAFM Risk Assessment Documentation and Results (2018)

The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet via webinar on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss recent performance of the butterfish and Atlantic chub mackerel fisheries and develop AP Fishery Performance Reports for each species.

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda: We will address butterfish then chub mackerel. For each we will review the fishery information document and then develop a fishery performance report based on the AP’s input

• 2023 Butterfish Fishery Information Document

  • Supplemental: Discards in Butterfish Fishery

• 2023 Chub Mackerel Fishery Information Document

• Last year’s AP Fishery Performance Reports

  • 2022 Butterfish AP Fishery Performance Report

  • 2022 Chub Mackerel Fishery Performance Report

The Tilefish Advisory Panel will meet Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss recent performance of the blueline and golden tilefish commercial and recreational fisheries and develop Fishery Performance Reports. These reports will be considered by the Scientific and Statistical Committee, the Monitoring Committee, and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council when reviewing 2024 catch and landings limits and management measures for blueline and golden tilefish.

Questions? Contact José Montañez (302-526-5258, jmontanez@mafmc.org) or Hannah Hart (302-526-5263, hhart@mafmc.org)

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• 2023 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Information Document

• 2023 Golden Tilefish Fishery Information Document

• Golden Tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, data update through 2022 in the Middle Atlantic-Southern New England Region

• Last Year’s Fishery Performance Reports:

  • 2022 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Performance Report

  • 2022 Golden Tilefish Fishery Performance Report

The Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 1 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. via webinar.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory Panel to develop a fishery performance report (FPR) for Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog. The intent of the FPR is to facilitate a venue for structured input from the Advisory Panel for specifications processes. The FPR will be used by the MAFMC’s Scientific and Statistical Committee and Council when reviewing specifications for the 2024 fishing year.

Materials

• 2023 Surfclam Fishery Information Document

• 2023 Ocean Quahog Fishery Information Document

• 2022 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Performance Report

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The Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel will meet via webinar on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the annual review of the Illex fishery and create the Illex Fishery Performance Report.

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and Advisory Panel will meet together, via webinar on Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the EOP Committee and AP to provide feedback on the results and future application of a research project the Council is collaborating on with a research team from Rutgers University related to forecast models to predict short-term climate-induced distribution changes for four economically important Mid and South Atlantic managed species (Summer Flounder, Spiny Dogfish, Illex Squid, and Gray Triggerfish). EOP Committee and AP feedback, as well as input from the SSC, will be presented to the Council for their consideration.

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, (302)526-5260, bmuffley@mafmc.org

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda

• Project Overview

• February 24, 2022 Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee and AP meeting summary

• Presentation_Short-term Forecasts of Species Distributions for Fisheries Management