Council Meeting in Williamsburg, VA:  December 13-15, 2011

The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's December 2011 meeting to be held at the Kingsmill Conference Center, 1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA  23185, phone 757-253-1703.  Below is the meeting agenda.

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Tuesday, December 13

9:00 - Noon                 Mid-Atlantic Monkfish Subcommittee

·                     Discuss issues and concerns unique to the Mid-Atlantic Monkfish fishery and potential management solutions

Noon - 1:00 p.m.       Lunch

1:00 p.m.                   Council convenes

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.         CIE Report - Excessive Shares

·                     Presentation on CIE Review of the June 2012 Excessive Shares                    

            Workshop - John Walden (NEFSC)

·                     Council discussion and identify next steps

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.         Presentation on Atlantic Wind Connection Project - Kris Ohleth

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.         Presentation from Regional Office Habitat Division - Chris Boelke & Lou           

Chiarella, NMFS

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.         November 14 Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee Meeting

·                     Council discussion and identify next steps

 

Wednesday, December 14

8:00 a.m.                   Council convenes jointly with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.         Finalize Summer Flounder Management Measures for 2012 with Board

·                     Review SSC, Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2012

·                     Adopt recommendations for 2012 commercial and recreational harvest levels and commercial management measures

9:30 - 11:00 a.m.       Finalize Scup Management Measures for 2012 with Board

·                     Review SSC, Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations for 2012

·                     Adopt recommendations for 2012 commercial and recreational harvest levels and commercial management measures

11:00 a.m. - Noon       Finalize Summer Flounder 2012 Recreational Management Measures with Board

·                     Review and discuss Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations on summer flounder recreational management measures

·                     Develop and approve management measures for 2012 summer flounder recreational fishery

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.       Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.         Finalize Scup 2012 Recreational Management Measures with Board

·                     Review and discuss Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations on scup recreational management measures

·                     Develop and approve management measures for 2012 scup recreational fishery

2:30 - 4:00                             Finalize Black Sea Bass 2012 Recreational Management Measures with Board

·                     Review and discuss Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations on black sea bass recreational management measures

·                     Develop and approve management measures for 2012 black sea bass recreational fishery

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.         Review Amendment 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP Alternatives with Board

·                     Review alternatives to address spatial/regional management of the black sea bass recreational fishery

·                     Discuss potential complimentary action by Council and Board

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.         Public Listening Session              

 

Thursday, December 15

8:30                             Council Convenes

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.          Ricks E Savage Award

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.          Fishery Management Councils:  Decision-making, Communication, and Social Factors Associated with Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management - Ingrid Biedron, Cornell University

9:30 - 1:30 p.m.          Business Session

·                     Approval of October minutes

·                     Actions from October

                                    Organizational Reports

·                     NMFS Regional Administrator

·                     NMFS NEFSC Director

·                     NOAA Office of General Counsel

·                     Federal Enforcement Officials (NMFS and USCG)

·                     ASMFC Executive Director

                                    Liaison Reports

·                     New England Council (November 15-17)

·                     South Atlantic Council (December 5-9)

                                    Executive Director's Report - Dr. Moore                

·                     Review and approve SOPP’s

                                    Science Report - Mr. Seagraves                               

·                     Review and approve 5-year Research Plan

                                    Committee Reports

·        Executive Committee

§  2012 Priorities

§  Ecosystem level goals/objectives

·        SSC

·        Monkfish

Continuing and New Business

 

The above agenda items may not be taken in the order in which they appear and are subject to change as necessary.  Other items may be added, but the Council cannot take action on such items even if the item requires emergency action without additional public notice.  Non-emergency matters not contained in this agenda may come before the Council and / or its Committees for discussion, but these matters may not be the subject of formal Council or Committee action during this meeting.  Council and Committee actions will be restricted to the issues specifically listed in this agenda.  Any issues requiring emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that arise after publication of the Federal Register Notice for this meeting may be acted upon provided that the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency.  The meeting may be closed to discuss employment or other internal administrative matters.