Council Meeting in Wilmington, DE: August 13-15, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2013

Press Contact: Mary Clark
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The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's August 2013 meeting to be held at the Double Tree by Hilton Wilmington, 4727 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, phone 302-478-6000.

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Meeting Agenda

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Tuesday, August 13
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Research Set-Aside Committee Pate, Gilmore, Batsavage, Beal, Deem, DiLernia, Himchak, Michels, Nolan, Young, Zeman [Seagraves/Collins] Develop research recommendations for 2015 Discuss Council policy for future RSA research prioritization and RFP development
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee with Advisors (Elliott, McMurray, Anderson, Beal, Deem, DiLernia, Linhard, Luisi, Nolan, O'Reilly, Saunders, Young, Zeman [Dancy] Review and approve Deep Sea Coral alternatives for Public Hearing
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Listening Session - Dr. Jeremy Firestone, University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic ocean wind power and fisheries
Wednesday, August 14
9:00 a.m.	Council Convenes
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Swearing in of New / Reappointed Council Members and Election of Council Officers
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Strategic Plan Review public comments and approve Discuss development of an implementation plan
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Deep Sea Coral Amendment Review Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee actions Approval of alternatives for public hearings
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Omnibus Baseline Amendment Update on NMFS actions on NE vessel replacement restrictions
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Discuss possible approaches to update Biological Reference Point's and Optimum Yield range
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Butterfish Research Results of butterfish and longfin squid bio-economic research from recent Duke and University of Delaware graduate students
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	SAFMC Public Hearing - Generic Dealer Amendment, Amendment 5 to Dolphin/Wahoo, Amendment 19 and 20 Joint Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP), Framework to CMP
Thursday, August 15
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Business Session Approve June 2013 minutes
	Organizational Reports NMFS Regional Administrator NMFS NEFSC Director NOAA Office of General Counsel Federal Enforcement Officials (NMFS and USCG) Presentation on Enforceability Precepts for Northeast Regional Fishery Management Councils ASMFC Executive Director
	Liaison Reports New England Council South Atlantic Council
	Executive Director's Report - Chris Moore
	Science Report - Rich Seagraves
	Committee Reports
	Continuing and New Business SSC Nominations