The Council’s Research Steering Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 8:45 a.m. through 3:45 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to review the input received during the four Research Set-Aside (RSA) exploration workshops and make recommendations regarding potential redevelopment of the Council’s RSA program. The Committee’s recommendations will be considered by the Council during their June 2022 meeting.

• Meeting Agenda

Hybrid Meeting Details

This meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting. Committee members, other invited meeting participants, and members of the public will have the option to participate in person at the Sheraton BWI (1100 Old Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 21090) or virtually via Webex webinar. Committee members attending virtually and in person will use the “raise hand” function in Webex to comment, ask questions, and, if needed, make any motions and vote.

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Meeting Materials

1. Comparison between previous and revised draft RSA programs

2. RSA redevelopment workshop #4 summary report – February 16, 2022

3. January 18, 2022 Research Steering Committee meeting summary

4. November 16, 2021 Research Steering Committee meeting summary

5. RSA redevelopment workshops #1 - #4: briefing materials and summary reports

Supplemental:

• Supplemental Material and title “GARFO letter on RSA redevelopment

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

The Research Steering Committee met via webinar on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was for the Committee to review and provide feedback on the draft goals and objectives and a decision-tree document detailing critical questions and issues to be considered regarding a potential redevelopment of the Council’s Research Set-Aside (RSA) program. The Committee also continued to develop the topics and agenda for a fourth, and final, RSA redevelopment workshop in February.

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

• Meeting Summary

Meeting Materials

1. Agenda

2. November 16, 2021 Research Steering Committee meeting summary

3. Overview of workshop 1-3 findings – presentation by A. Loftus from November 16, 2021 RSC meeting

4. Draft strawman RSA goals and objectives

5. SSC Economic Work Group memo: Considerations for RSA decision tree

6. RSA decision tree table(s)

7. Summary of additional ancillary RSA topics and questions

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Research Steering Committee met via webinar on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 to review proposed updates to the Council’s Five Year (2020-2024) Research Priorities document and to also develop the objectives and agenda for planned in-person workshop regarding the redevelopment of the Council’s Research Set-Aside (RSA) program. Committee feedback and recommendations on both topics will be presented to the full Council at their December meeting.

• Meeting Summary

Staff Contact: Brandon Muffley, bmuffley@mafmc.org

Meeting Materials

• Agenda

Review of 2020-2024 Council Research Priorities

• Staff memo: Biennial review of research priorities document

• Draft mark-up of comprehensive research priorities list

Development of February In-Person RSA Workshop Agenda

• RSA Workshop #1 (Research) meeting summary

• RSA Workshop #2 (Funding) meeting summary

• RSA Workshop #3 (Enforcement) meeting summary

• Memo: Considerations for draft RSA strawmen objectives

• Potential topics for the February RSA workshop

The Council’s Research Steering Committee (RSC) will meet via webinar on Wednesday, June 2nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss redevelopment of the research set-aside program. In doing so, the RSC will also discuss the outcomes of the March 2021 meeting, the Scientific and Statistical Committee Economic Working Group involvement, workshop participants, and future workshop agendas.

Questions? Contact Matt Seeley - (302) 526-5262, mseeley@mafmc.org.

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Meeting Materials

1. Meeting Agenda

2. March 2021 RSC Meeting Summary

3. Draft RSA Workshop Overview

4. Comprehensive Mid-Atlantic RSA Timeline

5. Mid-Atlantic RSA by Species and Year (2009-2014)

6. Draft Agendas for RSA Workshops 1-3

The Council’s Research Steering Committee will meet on Thursday, March 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar. Details on the proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials will be posted on this page prior to the meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to discuss re-development of the research set-aside program. In doing so, the RSC will also discuss the outcomes of the April 2020 meeting, the Scientific and Statistical Committee Economic Working Group involvement, and detail workshop logistics.

Contact: Matt Seeley, mseeley@mafmc.org, (302) 526-5262.

Briefing Materials

• Agenda

• April 28 Research Steering Committee Meeting Summary

• Research Set Aside Program Review and Redevelopment

• Proposal, Participants, Timeline, and Trigger Questions

• Framework 1 (created a quota set-aside for the purpose of conducting scientific research)

Webinar Instructions

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The Council’s Research Steering Committee met on Tuesday, April 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The purpose of this Research Steering Committee (RSC) meeting was to discuss initial re-development of the research set-aside (RSA) program. The RSC also discussed workshop logistics, a range of topics/options for the workshop, next steps and collaboration with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and other business. The Committee’s recommendations will be presented at a subsequent Council Meeting with the goal of hosting an RSA workshop in September 2020.

• Meeting Summary

Meeting Materials

1. Agenda

2. Staff memo to the RSC dated April 2, 2020

3. Staff memo to the RSC – “Addressing the RSC Requests” dated July 22, 2019

4. Staff memo to Chris Moore – “RSA Program Issues” dated July 30, 2014

5. NEFMC RSA Review – Full report

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Research Steering Committee will meet on Friday, November 22, 2019, from 10:00 A.M. through 12:00 P.M. The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-only connection option.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Research Steering Committee to review and provide feedback on the Council’s draft Five-Year (2020-2024) Research Priorities document. The draft document has been re-organized and prioritized based on feedback and input from the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Monitoring Committees and Advisory Panels. Research Steering Committee recommendations will be incorporated into the draft document and provided to the Council prior to the December 2019 Council meeting when final review and approval is scheduled to take place.

Webinar Information

To join the webinar, go to http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/researchnov2019/. Audio connection instructions will pop up automatically when you join to the webinar. For telephone-only access, dial 1-800-832-0736 and enter room number 5939710#.

Meeting Materials

1. Meeting Agenda

2. Draft 2020-2024 Comprehensive Research Priorities