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Shad and River Herring Management Board Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Shad and River Herring Management Board May 5, 2021 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Webinar Draft Agenda The times listed are approximate; the order in which these items will be taken is subject to change; other items may be added as necessary. 1. Welcome/Call to Order (J. Davis) 10:30 a.m. 2. Board Consent 10:30 a.m. • Approval of Agenda • Approval of Proceedings from February 2021 3. Public Comment 10:35 a.m. 4. Review Technical Committee Progress on Board Tasks (B. Neilan) 10:45 a.m. • Consider Technical Guidance Document for Implementation of Amendments 2 and 3 to the Shad and River Herring Fishery Management Plan Action • Update on Methods to Evaluate Bycatch in Mixed-stock Fisheries in State Waters • Consider Technical Committee Recommendations on Addressing Fish Passage Performance Action 5. Consider Approval of Shad Habitat Plan Updates Action 11:15 a.m. • Review Technical Committee Recommendations (B. Neilan) 6. Other Business/Adjourn 11:30 a.m. This meeting will be held via webinar, click here for details. Sustainable and Cooperative Management of Atlantic Coastal Fisheries MEETING OVERVIEW Shad and River Herring Management Board May 5, 2021 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Webinar Chair: Justin Davis (CT) Technical Committee Chair: Law Enforcement Committee Assumed Chairmanship: 2/21 Brian Neilan (NJ) Representative: Gadomski (NY) Vice Chair: Advisory Panel Chair: Previous Board Meeting: VACANT Pam Lyons Gromen February 4, 2021 Voting Members: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, PRFC, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, NMFS, USFWS (19 votes) 2. Board Consent • Approval of Agenda • Approval of Proceedings from February 4, 2021 3. Public Comment – At the beginning of the meeting public comment will be taken on items not on the agenda. Individuals that wish to speak at this time must sign-in at the beginning of the meeting. For agenda items that have already gone out for public hearing and/or have had a public comment period that has closed, the Board Chair may determine that additional public comment will not provide additional information. In this circumstance the Chair will not allow additional public comment on an issue. For agenda items that the public has not had a chance to provide input, the Board Chair may allow limited opportunity for comment. The Board Chair has the discretion to limit the number of speakers and/or the length of each comment. 4. Review Technical Committee Progress on Board Tasks (10:45-11:15 a.m.) Background • In February 2021, the Board reviewed the TC recommendations for improvements to Amendments 2 and 3 to the FMP, which provide additional criteria to guide the development of SFMPs and Alternative Management Plans. The Board agreed with the TC recommendations and tasked them to develop a technical guidance document for use in SFMP development and evaluation (Briefing Materials). • The American Shad 2020 Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report was accepted for management use in August 2020. The assessment found that American shad remain depleted on a coastwide basis, likely due to multiple factors, such as fishing mortality, inadequate fish passage at dams, predation, pollution, habitat degradation, and climate change. At the February 2021 meeting, based on the TC recommendation the Board tasked the TC with “developing methods to evaluate bycatch removals in directed mixed-stock fisheries in state waters in order to understand and reduce impacts to stocks outside the area where directed catch occurs.” The TC has formed a work group to address this task and has started gathering relevant data. • In February 2021 the TC also indicated that additional recommendations related to fish passage were being developed. In light of the assessment results, which showed that barriers to fish migration are significantly limiting access to habitat for American shad, the TC has highlighted recommended Board actions to address fish passage impacts on population recovery (Briefing Materials). Presentations • Technical Committee Progress on Board Tasks by B. Neilan Board actions for consideration at this meeting • Consider approval of the Technical Guidance Document for Implementation of Amendments 2 and 3 to the Shad and River Herring Fishery Management Plan • Consider sending letters to relevant agencies to request prioritization of TC recommended actions related to fish passage 5. Consider Approval of Shad Habitat Plan Updates (11:15-11:30 a.m.) Action Background • Amendment 3 to the Shad and River Herring FMP requires all states and jurisdictions to submit a habitat plan for American shad. A majority of the habitat plans were approved by the Board in February 2014, and it was anticipated that they would be updated every five years. • The states began the process of reviewing their American shad habitat plans and making updates in 2020, however, many states encountered delays due to COVID-19. At the February 2021 Board meeting the following habitat plan updates were approved: ME, NH, MD, NC, Savannah River, and GA. • The following shad habitat plans were submitted for TC review and Board consideration at the May 2021 meeting: MA, RI, CT, Delaware River, SC, and FL (Briefing Materials). The remaining states will provide their updated plans to the TC for review before the next Board meeting. • The Technical Committee reviewed these habitat plan updates via email and recommends Board approval (Supplemental Materials). Presentations • Shad Habitat Plan Updates for Board Consideration by B. Neilan Board actions for consideration at this meeting • Consider approval of updated shad habitat plans for MA, RI, CT, Delaware River, SC, and FL 6. Other Business/Adjourn 2 Shad and River Herring 2021 TC Tasks Activity level: Medium Committee Overlap Score: Medium (Multi-species committees for this Board) Committee Task List • Board task to develop methods to evaluate bycatch removals in directed mixed-stock fisheries in state waters • Spring 2021: Updates to state Shad Habitat Plans • Annual state compliance reports due July 1 TC Members: Mike Brown (ME), Mike Dionne (NH), Brad Chase (MA), Patrick McGee (RI), Jacque Benway Roberts (CT), Wes Eakin (Vice Chair, NY), Brian Neilan (Chair, NJ), Josh Tryninewski (PA), Johnny Moore (DE), Rob Bourdon (MD), Ellen Cosby (PRFC), Joseph Swann (DC), Eric Hilton (VA), Holly White (NC), Jeremy McCargo (NC), Bill Post (SC), Jim Page (GA), Reid Hyle (FL), Ken Sprankle (USFWS), Ruth Hass-Castro (NOAA) DRAFT PROCEEDINGS OF THE ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SHAD AND RIVER HERRING MANAGEMENT BOARD Webinar February 4, 2021 These minutes are draft and subject to approval by Shad and River Herring Management Board. The Board will review the minutes during its next meeting. Draft Proceedings of the Shad and River Herring Management Board Meeting Webinar February 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS Call to Order, Chair Michael Armstrong................................................................................................................... 1 Approval of Agenda ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Approval of Proceedings from August 2020 ............................................................................................................ 1 Public Comment ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Consider Management Response to the 2020 Shad Benchmark Assessment and Peer Review ................................. 1 Technical Committee Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 1 Advisory Panel Report ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Review Technical Committee Recommendations on Improvements to Amendments 2 and 3 ................................ 17 Consider Shad Habitat Plan Updates ..................................................................................................................... 27 Technical Committee Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 27 Consider a Fishery Management Plan Review and State Compliance for the 2019 Fishing Year .............................. 29 Review and Populate the Advisory Panel Membership .......................................................................................... 31 Adjournment ........................................................................................................................................................ 32 These minutes are draft and subject to approval by Shad and River Herring Management Board. The Board will review the minutes during its next meeting. Draft Proceedings of the Shad and River Herring Management Board Webinar February 2021 INDEX OF MOTIONS 1. Approval of Agenda by Consent (Page 1). 2. Approval of Proceedings of August 2020 by Consent (Page 1). 3. Move to task the Technical Committee with developing methods to evaluate bycatch removals in directed mixed-stock fisheries in state waters in order to understand and reduce impacts to stocks outside the area where directed catch occurs (Page 14). Motion by Joe Cimino; second by Justin Davis. Motion carried (Page 15). 4. Move to task the Technical Committee with developing a technical guidance document to guide SFMP/AMP development
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