Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - Thursday, April 16, 2015
Ocean Place Resort
One Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch, NJ 07740
Telephone 732-571-4000
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's April 2015 meeting to be held in Long Branch, New Jersey. Briefing documents and other related materials will be posted on the April 2015 Council Meeting page.
For online access to the meeting, enter as guest at http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/april2015/.
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, April 14th
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Executive Committee (Closed Session)
- Review and approve Advisory Panel recommendations
2:00 p.m. Council Convenes
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
- Discuss management approaches which address climate change and variability
- Discuss regulatory alternatives to address unmanaged forage fish
Wednesday, April 15th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Golden Tilefish
- Review 2016 specifications
- Discuss timetable for Framework
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 2015 Implementation Plan
- Consider initiation of Deepwater Complex FMP
- Review and approve possible revisions to the Plan
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Control Rule Clarifications
- Review staff and SSC recommendations
- Approve changes in regulatory language
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Industry Funded Observer Amendment
- Discuss and approve additional alternatives for Public Hearing Document
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. River Herring Technical Expert Working Group (TEWG)
- Update on recent activities
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Delaware River Herring/Shad Recreational Fishery
John Punola
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bycatch Reduction in Summer Flounder Recreational Fishery
Dr. Jim Salierno PhD, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Carl Benson
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Proposed Rule - National Standards 1, 3, and 7
Deb Lambert - NMFS
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Listening Session – Squid Capacity Amendment Scoping
Jason Didden - MAFMC
Thursday, April 16th
9:00 a.m. Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Business Session
- Organization Reports
- NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Office
- NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Office of General Counsel
- NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Liaison Reports
- New England Council
- South Atlantic Council
- Executive Director's Report - Chris Moore
- Review and approve changes to Council SOPPs
- Science Report - Rich Seagraves
- Committee Reports
- SSC
- Continuing and New Business