ASMFC 2025 Winter Meeting
Westin Crystal City
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Final AgendaThe Atlantic Menhaden Work Group on Precautionary Management in Chesapeake Bay meeting scheduled for February 5 (1 – 5 PM) is a separate meeting from the Commission’s Winter Meeting, and will not be live-streamed through the Winter Meeting webinar link. Information on the meeting can be found at https://archive.asmfc.org/calendar/2/2025/Atlantic-Menhaden-Work-Group-on-Precautionary-Management-in-Chesapeake-Bay-/2493. This is not an Atlantic Menhaden Management Board meeting, but a working meeting of the Work Group. Board members and the public are welcome to listen in, but there will be limited opportunity to provide comments during the meeting. For transparency, if you intend to record the meeting, you should let staff know prior to the meeting. The agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled Board meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of Board meetings. Interested parties should anticipate Boards starting earlier or later than indicated herein. For ease of use, all meeting materials have been combined into 2 documents: 2025 Winter Meeting Materials Combined Supplemental Combined. |
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Live-StreamingWebinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1665035982583617623 Call in: +1 (562) 247-8422, access code 709-788-873. A |
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General Background Materials
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Public Comment GuidelinesTo provide a fair opportunity for public input, the ISFMP Policy Board has approved the following guidelines for use at management board meetings:
For issues that are not on the agenda, management boards will continue to provide opportunities to the public to bring matters of concern to the board’s attention at the start of each board meeting. Board chairs will ask members of the public to raise their hands to let the chair know they would like to speak. Depending upon the number of commenters, the board chair will decide how to allocate the available time on the agenda (typically 10 minutes) to the number of people who want to speak.
For topics that are on the agenda, but have not gone out for public comment, board chairs will provide limited opportunity for comment, taking into account the time allotted on the agenda for the topic. Chairs will have flexibility in deciding how to allocate comment opportunities; this could include hearing one comment in favor and one in opposition until the chair is satisfied further comments will not provide additional insight to the board.
For agenda action items that have already gone out for public comment, it is the Policy Board’s intent to end the occasional practice of allowing extensive and lengthy public comments. Currently, board chairs have the discretion to decide what public comment to allow in these circumstances. In addition, the following timeline has been established for the submission of written comments for issues for which the Commission has NOT established a specific public comment period (i.e., in response to proposed management action).
The submitted comments must clearly indicate the commenter’s expectation from the ASMFC staff regarding distribution. As with other public comment, it will be accepted via mail and email. |
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Tuesday, February 4 |
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| 9 - 10:30 AM |
American Lobster Management Board Supplemental
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| 10:45 - 11:45 AM |
Spiny Dogfish Management Board Supplemental Presentations Audio
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| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | Lunch Provided for Commissioners and Proxies |
| 12:30 - 2 PM |
Horseshoe Crab Management Board Presentations Audio
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| 2:15 - 2:45 PM |
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| 3 - 5 PM |
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board Supplemental Presentations Audio
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Wednesday, February 5 |
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| 8 - 10 AM Breakfast will be available at 7:30 AM |
Executive Committee Supplemental (A portion of this meeting may be a closed session for Committee members and Commissioners only)
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| 10:15 - 11:45 AM |
Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board
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| 11:45 AM - Noon |
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