March 13-14, 2018 SSC Meeting

The Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet March 13-14, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta, 550 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, ph: (410) 234-0550. 

Meeting Materials

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

NEFSC Clam Dredge Survey Redesign

• Improving the NEFSC clam survey for Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs, Larry Jacobson, Dan Hennen
• NEFSC clam survey redesign figures
• Presentations:
  • Brief SSC on clam survey redesign report
  • Clam Survey Redesign, Part 2
  • Will the proposed survey changes be detrimental to the assessment?

NEFSC Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report

• Draft Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report
• Background Information:
  • Draft Mid-Atlantic EAFM Risk Assessment
• Presentation: Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report & Discussion of EAFM Risk Assessment

OFL CV Discussion Document

• Draft OFL CV discussion document
• Background Information:
  • Description and Foundation of the Council’s Acceptable Biological Catch Control Rule
  • Weidenmann Risk Policy MSE memo
• Presentation: OFL CV Discussion Outline

Other Topics

National SCS meeting, SSC species and topic leads, Mackerel rebuilding

• 2018 National SCS Meeting Agenda
• 2018 National SCS Meeting Website (PDF version)
• 2018 SSC Species and Topic Leads
• Staff Memo: Mackerel Rebuilding

Blueline Tilefish

2019-2021 ABC Specifications

• SSC Terms of Reference - Blueline Tilefish 
• 2018 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Performance Report
• 2018 Blueline Tilefish Advisory Panel Information Document
• Staff Memo on 2019-2021 Blueline Tilefish Specifications
• MAFMC/SAFMC Blueline Tilefish ABC Working Group Information
  • Joint Mid- and South Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Subcommittee TORs
  • Schmidtke Memo: Blueline Tilefish ABC Recommendation for north of Cape Hatteras, NC
  • Blueline Tilefish DLMTool Final Report (Schmidtke and MAFMC/SAFMC Working Group)
  • Blueline Tilefish Working Group Report
  • Blueline Tilefish Working Group Presentation
  • Fisheries-independent pilot survey for golden & blueline tilefish throughout the range from Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras, Frisk et al.
  • SEDAR 50 Report
• Presentations:
  • Blueline Tilefish
  • ABC Estimation for BluelineTilefish North of Cape Hatteras using DLMTool

Golden Tilefish

Data and fishery update; review of implemented 2019 ABC 

• 2018 Tilefish Fishery Performance Report
• Golden Tilefish Data Update Through 2017 - NEFSC
• 2018 Golden Tilefish Advisory Panel Information Document
• Staff Memo on 2019 Golden Tilefish Specifications
• Presentation: Golden Tilefish

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