Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

ASMFC 2013 Winter Meeting
February 19-21, 2013

Crowne Plaza Hotel Old Town
901 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia

703.683.6000

Final Agenda

February 19

  
9:30 a.m. – noon

American Lobster Management Board  Supplemental Material  Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Grout)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Draft Addendum XX for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action
    • Review Options
    • Consider Approval of XX for Public Comment
  • Consider Draft Addendum XXI for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action
    • Review Options
    • Consider Approval of Draft Addendum XXI for Public Comment
  • Draft Addendum XIX for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action
    • Review Options
    • Consider Approval of Draft Addendum XIX
  • Law Enforcement Committee Report (M. Robson)
    • Lobster Conservation Management Area 1 V-notch Definition
  • Other Business/Adjourn
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Atlantic Herring Section  Presentations  

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Pierce)
  • Section Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Update on New England Fishery Management Council Action (L. Steele)
    • NEFMC Framework Adjustment 2 to the Herring Fishery Management Plan
    • 2013-2015 Atlantic Herring Specifications
  • Set 2013-2015 Atlantic Herring Specifications (T. Kerns) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.

Shad & River Herring Management Board Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (M. Duval)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Review of NOAA Fisheries Possible Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor) Possible Action
  • Review of Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Amendment 15 Development (K. Taylor)
  • Consider Proposed American Shad Stocking Plan in Georgia (M. Dionne) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Sturgeon Management Board  Supplemental Materials  Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (R. Allen)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Review and Populate Stock Assessment Subcommittee Membership (K.Taylor) Action
  • Review of NOAA Fisheries/ASMFC Mid-Atlantic Gillnet Bycatch Workshop
  • Review and Populate Advisory Panel Membership (K. Taylor) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
   

February 20, 2013
8:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Atlantic Menhaden Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (L. Daniel)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Proceedings from December 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Technical Committee Report (J.Brust)
  • Discuss Amendment Implementation and Compliance (L. Daniel)
    • Total Allowable Catch Set Aside for Episodic Events (M. Waine)
    • Update on Compliance Requirements (M. Waine)
  • Multispecies Technical Committee Report on Progress of Ecological Reference Points (M. Cieri)
  • Review and Populate the Stock Assessment Subcommittee Membership (M. Waine) Action
  • Review and Populate the Plan Review Team Membership (M. Waine) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Horseshoe Crab Management Board Supplemental Materials Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Simpson)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Review and Discuss the Importation of Asian Horseshoe Crab (G. Gauvry)
  • Review Status of New Jersey Moratorium on Horseshoe Crab Harvest (P. Himchak)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
11:15 a.m. – noon

Winter Flounder Management Board  Presentations

  • Welcome /Call to Order, (R. White)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider 2012 Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance (M. Yuen) Action
  • Consider Draft Addendum III for Public Comment (T. Kerns) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

American Eel Management Board Supplemental Materials Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (T. Stockwell)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Draft Addendum III for Public Comment Action
    • Review of Draft Addendum III (K. Taylor)
    • Advisory Panel Report (K. Taylor)
    • Technical Committee Report (B. Chase)
    • Law Enforcement Committee Report (M. Robson)
  • Review and Populate Advisory Panel Membership (K. Taylor) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
2:45 – 5:45 p.m.

ISFMP Policy Board Supplemental Materials Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings of October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • ASMFC Commissioner Survey Results (T. Kerns)
    • Review Summary of Results
    • Discuss Next Steps
  • Executive Committee Report on Strategic Planning Process (R. Beal)
  • Technical Orientation and Guidance Document (T. Kerns) Action
    • Review Revised Guidance Document
    • Consider Approval of the Technical Orientation and Guidance Document
  • Update on Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Activities (B. Hooker)
  • Discuss and Consider ASMFC Public Comment on Amendment 5 to the HMS 2006 Consolidated Fishery Management Plan (L. Daniel) Action
  • Habitat Program Direction and Priorities (T. Kerns) Action
    • Discuss Future Direction of Habitat Committee
    • Consider Approval of Harbor Deeping Report
  • Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Report (E. Greene)
  • Management and Science Committee Report (M. Paine)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
   

February 21, 2013
7:45 – 9:00 a.m.

Executive Committee (Closed Session)

  • Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
  • Committee Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Meeting Summary from October 2012
  • Discuss Strategic Planning Process (L. Daniel) Action
  • Discuss Use of Reserves (P. Diodati)
  • Discuss Human Resource Issues (P. Diodati)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
9:15 – 11:15 a.m.

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board  Supplemental Materials Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Simpson)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Approval of State Summer Flounder Recreational Proposals Action
    • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee, T. Kerns)
  • Consider Approval of State Scup Recreational Proposal Action
    • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee, T. Kerns)
  • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee)
    • Report on the Use of Multi-year Averaging of Recreational Data
  • Reconsider Black Sea Bass 2013 Quota Final Action
  • Draft Addendum XXIII for Final Approval Final Action
    • Review Options (T. Kerns)
    • Public Comment Summary (T. Kerns)
    • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee)
    • Law Enforcement Committee Report (M. Robson)
    • Consider Final Approval of Addendum XXIII
  • Other Business/Adjourn
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board Supplemental Materials Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (M. Gibson)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Review and Consider Approval of Draft Addendum II to the Interstate Atlantic Coastal Sharks FMP for Public Comment (M. Hawk) Action
  • Consider Spiny Dogfish FMP Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action
  • Consider Atlantic Coastal Sharks FMP Review and State Compliance (M. Hawk) Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) Board

  • Welcome and Introductions (R. O’Reilly)
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Meeting Minutes from February 2012 Action
  • Public Comment
  • NEAMAP Survey Reports
    • NEAMAP Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Nearshore Trawl Survey (C. Bonzek, J. Gartland)
    • Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey (L. Mercer)
    • Massachusetts DMF Bottom Trawl Survey (D. Pierce)
  • Discuss Incorporation of Other Trawl Surveys as Part of NEAMAP
  • Reports and Recommendations from NEAMAP Committees
    • Data Management (C. Bonzek)
    • Analytical (M. Paine)
    • Operations (J. Gartland)
  • Review and Consider Approval of NEAMAP 2013 Operations Plan
  • Discuss Promotion of NEAMAP Data Use
  • Discuss Potential Funding for NEAMAP
  • Other Business/Adjourn
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

ISFMP Policy Board (continued) Supplemental Materials Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
  • Public Comment
  • Review of Non-compliance Findings (if necessary)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Business Session

  • Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from October 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Review of Non-compliance Findings (if necessary)
  • Other Business/Adjourn