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901 North Fairfax Street 703.683.6000 Please note: The agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of meetings. Interested parties should anticipate meetings starting earlier or later than indicated herein. |
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| Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8 a.m. on August 5th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 4:45 p.m.) on August 7th. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast, the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. To register for the webinar, please go to https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/867248318 | ||
Public Comment GuidelinesWith the intent of developing policies in the Commission’s procedures for public participation that result in 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 opportunity to the public to bring matters of concern to the board’s attention at the start of each board meeting. Board chairs will use a speaker sign-up list in deciding 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 comment 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 comment for issues for which the Commission has NOT established a specific public comment period (i.e., in response to proposed management action). 1. Comments received 3 weeks prior to the start of a meeting week will be included with the main meeting materials. 2. Comments received by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday immediately preceding the scheduled ASMFC Meeting (in this case, the Tuesday deadline will be July 29, 2014) will be distributed electronically to Commissioners/Board members prior to the meeting and a limited number of copies will be provided at the meeting. 3. Following the Tuesday, July 29, 2014 5:00 PM deadline, the commenter will be responsible for distributing the information to the management board prior to the board meeting or providing enough copies for the management board consideration at the meeting (a minimum of 50 copies). 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, fax, and email. |
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General Background Materials |
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| Travel Authorization & Voucher | Spring Meeting Summary | Compact, Rules & Regulations |
| Travel Reimbursement Guidelines | Stock Status Overview & Assessment Schedule | ISFMP Charter |
| Proxy Form | AP Nomination Form | Robert's Rules of Order |
| Official Roster | ||
Final Agenda |
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August 5 |
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| 8 - 9:30 AM |
Atlantic Herring Section Presentations Audio File
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| 9:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
American Lobster Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations Audio File
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| 1:15 - 5:45 PM |
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board Supplemental Material
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August 6 |
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| 8 - 10 AM |
Executive Committee Supplemental Material (A portion of this meeting will be a closed session for Committee members only)
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| 10 AM - 12:15 PM |
Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board Supplemental Material Presentations Audio File1 Audio File2
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| 1:15 - 2:15 PM |
Business Session Supplemental Material Audio File
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| 2:30 - 3:00 PM |
Spiny Dogfish Management Board Presentations Audio File
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| 3:15 - 5 PM |
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations Audio File
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| 3:45 - 5 PM |
Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Porgram (ACCSP) Executive Committee (A portion of this meeting will be a closed session for Executive Committee members only)
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| 5 - 6 PM |
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August 7 |
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| 8 AM - Noon |
American Eel Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations Audio File
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| 12:30 - 2:30 PM |
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations Audio File
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| 2:45 - 4:45 |
NOAA Recreational Fisheries Policy Workshop Presentation NOAA Fisheries is developing an agency-wide saltwater recreational fishing policy which outlines a set of principles to guide its actions and decisions over the long-term. The policy will share basic tenets with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). While the MSA outlines the legal requirements, this new policy will make clear the values NOAA will keep in mind when implementing the law. Further, the policy will serve as the underpinning to the agency’s recreational fishing action agenda, which is updated every 4 years.Sam Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, will lead the workshop. The workshop will be the Commission’s opportunity to provide input to NOAA on what should be included in the new policy initiative. |
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