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New England Fishery Management Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday New England Fishery Management Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday - Thursday, April 16-18, 2019 Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355 tel: (860) 572-0328 | Hilton Mystic Sending comments? Written comments must be received at the NEFMC office no later than 8 a.m., Thursday, April 11, 2019 to be considered at this meeting. Please address comments to Council Chairman Dr. John Quinn or Executive Director Tom Nies at: NEFMC, 50 Water St., Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Email submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:00 a.m. Introductions and Announcements (Chairman Dr. John Quinn) 9:05 Reports on Recent Activities Council Chairman, Council Executive Director, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) Regional Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) General Counsel, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Enforcement, South Atlantic Council Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 10 10:30 Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan (Dan Kircheis, NOAA Fisheries) Presentation on joint NOAA Fisheries/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2019 recovery plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon 10:50 Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (ALWTRT) (Mike Asaro, GARFO) Presentation on ALWTRT options under consideration for upcoming April 23-26, 2019 TRT meeting with focus on New England managed fisheries; update on Biological Opinion 11:50 Electronic Vessel Trip Reports (Mid-Atlantic Council staff) Progress report on Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Omnibus Framework to implement electronic Vessel Trip Reports (eVTRs) for all vessels with commercial permits for MAFMC-managed species 12:20 p.m. Lunch Break 1:45 Open Period for Public Comment Opportunity for the public to provide brief comments on issues relevant to Council business but not listed on this agenda (please limit remarks to 3-5 minutes) 2:00 Groundfish Committee Report (Terry Stockwell) Monitoring Amendment 23: approve range of alternatives; Party/Charter Limited Access: update on status of listening sessions; Five-Year Catch Share Review: update; and Gear Standards Policy: approve modified Council policy on gear standards to facilitate use of gear in accountability measures (AMs) Wednesday, April 17, 2019 8:30 a.m. Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Committee Report (John Pappalardo) Georges Bank example Fishery Ecosystem Plan (eFEP): progress report on setting catch limits for stock complexes, managing overfished stocks, and more 10:30 Ecosystem Status Report (Sean Lucey, Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Update on status of the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem 11:30 Atlantic Herring Committee Report (Peter Kendall) 2019-2021 Specifications: progress report, approve Scientific and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) acceptable biological catch (ABC) and overfishing limit (OFL) recommendations; 2019-2021 Management Measures: identify range of additional management measures for 2019-2021 fishing years if needed 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break 1:45 Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review (Dr. Mike Sissenwine) Presentation of final report followed by Council discussion and possible recommendations 3:45 Scientific and Statistical Committee (Dr. Jason McNamee) Report on SSC’s comments and recommendations on updated Council research priorities 4:00 Council Research Priorities (Staff) Review, discuss, and approve updated list of Council research priorities 4:45 Council Operations Handbook (Staff) Review, discuss, and approve updates to Council Operations Handbook regarding Research Steering Committee, research priority setting, and research review policy Thursday, April 18, 2019 8:30 a.m. Council Staff Offsite Workshop (Executive Director Tom Nies) Report on March 13-14, 2019 facilitated staff offsite workshop resulting from Council Program Review recommendation 9:00 Offshore Wind in the Northeast Region: Special Session (Doug Grout) (1) Broad overview of scope and time horizon of likely offshore wind energy development in the region; (2) summary of wind energy development process and major players; reports from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), NOAA Fisheries, and Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), including Council discussion on strategies for continued engagement; (3) update on research planning and coordination, including wind energy impacts on fishery surveys; and (4) update on regional projects under development 1:00 p.m. Other Business Times listed next to the agenda items are estimates and are subject to change. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Council member financial disclosure forms are available for examination at the meeting. Although other non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Documents pertaining to Council actions are available for review prior to a final vote by the Council. Please check the Council’s website, www.nefmc.org, or call (978) 465-0492 for copies. This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston SC 29405 Call: (843) 571-4366 | Toll-Free: (866) SAFMC-10 | Fax: (843) 769-4520 | Connect: www.safmc.net Jessica McCawley, Chair | Mel Bell, Vice Chair Gregg T. Waugh, Executive Director MARCH 4-8, 2019 COUNCIL MEETING REPORT JEKYLL ISLAND, GEORGIA The following summary highlights the major issues discussed and actions taken at the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s March 2019 meeting in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Briefing materials, presentations, and public comments are available on the Council’s website at: http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/council-meetings/ Final Committee Reports contain more details of what was accomplished for each committee and are located on the March 2019 briefing book page. In addition, the Summary of Motions on the Council’s website includes all motions from the meeting. Read further details and see images and other links at the March 2019 Council Meeting Round-up Story Map: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=46c78d75841c4cf6baacd5d36cef365c Issue: Action Taken: Schedule: Red Snapper NMFS reported that the 2019 season o The recreational would be 5 days long with the following sector will open for harvest regulations: on the following days: o The recreational annual catch . July 12, 13, & 14 – The limit will be 29,656 fish. recreational season opens at . The recreational bag limit will be 12:01 a.m., local time, on one red snapper per person per Friday July 12, 2019, and day. This applies to private and closes at 12:01 a.m., local charterboat/headboat vessels (the time, on July 15, 2019. captain and crew on for-hire vessels . July 19 & 20 – The may retain the recreational bag recreational season opens limit). again at 12:01 a.m., local time, . No minimum size limit. on Friday July 19, 2019, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local o The commercial annual catch limit will be 124,815 pounds time, on July 21, 2019. whole weight (12,854 fish). o The commercial sector will . The commercial trip limit will be 75 open at 12:01 a.m., local pounds gutted weight. (trip limits are time, on July 8, 2019, and per day - if a vessel makes multiple will close at 11:59 p.m., trips per day, the 75lbs (gw) trip local time, on January 1, limit can only be harvested once per 2020, unless the commercial day) . No minimum size limit. annual catch limit is met or projected to be met before this date. 1 Issue: Action Taken: Schedule: Snapper Grouper Reviewed document and: Take to the Law Enforcement AP Regulatory 1. Added a research & monitoring plan for review. Amendment 29 (Best for descending devices Fishing Practices & 2. Modified alternatives to require Conduct public hearings prior to Powerheads) descending devices or venting within the June 2019 meeting. 6 months of implementation and selected descending devices as a preferred alternative for private, for- hire, and commercial vessels 3. Clarified that descending device should be rigged and ready for use while fishing is occurring 4. Require the use of non-offset, non- stainless-steel circle hooks when using hook-and-line gear and natural baits in the EEZ north of 28 degrees north latitude (about 25 miles south of Cape Canaveral, FL) 5. Consult with the SSC on how a non- offset circle hook requirement will be used in stock assessments 6. Require use of non-stainless-steel hooks when fishing with hook-and- line gear and natural baits in the EEZ 7. Allow powerheads in the EEZ off SC Red Grouper The Council reviewed and modified the Council requested that staff bring Regulatory amendment and approved all actions in Regulator Amendment 30 back at Amendment 30 the amendment for final approval in the June 2019 meeting for June. Actions include: consideration for final approval. • Revise the rebuilding schedule to equal the maximum time allowed to rebuild (Tmax) which is 10 years ending in 2028 with 2019 = Year 1 • Jan thru April no recreational or commercial harvest/possession/sale/purchase of any shallow- water grouper (gag, black grouper, scamp, red grouper, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper, red hind, rock hind, grasby, or coney) and extend the closure off NC & SC for red grouper in May • Establish a commercial red grouper trip limit = 200 pounds gutted weight Sea Turtle Release Regulatory Amendment 42 – the Approved for formal review. The Gear & Framework Council reviewed and modified the document will be sent for formal Modification amendment: review prior to the June Council • Removed vision blueprint objectives meeting.
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