ASMFC Summer Meeting
August 7- 9, 2012

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

703.683.6000

Final Agenda

     
August 7    
8:30 - 10:30 AM  

Atlantic Herring Section Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Pierce)
  • Section Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from April 30, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Draft Addendum V for Final Approval Final Action
    • Review Options
    • Review Public Comment Summary
    • Technical Committee Report (M. Cieri)
    • Advisory Panel Report (J. Kaelin)
    • Law Enforcement Committee Report (J. Marston)
    • Consider Final Approval of Draft Addendum V
  • Review New England Fishery Management Council Amendment 5 Selected Measures
  • Atlantic Herring SAW 54 Benchmark Assessment
    • Stock Assessment Report (M. Cieri)
    • Peer Review Panel Report (M. Cieri)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM  

American Lobster Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Grout)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from April 30, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Draft Addendum XVIII for Final Approval (T. KernsFinal Action
    • Review Public Comment
    • Review Options
    • Consider Final Approval of Draft Addendum XVIII
  • Discussion of Lobster Conservation Management Area 1 V-notch Definition
  • Technical Committee Report (T. Kerns)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
1:30 - 3:30 PM  

Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (T. O’Connell)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from May 1, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Draft Addendum III for Final Approval Final Action
    • Review Draft Addendum III (K. Taylor)
    • Review Public Comment (K. Taylor)
    • Consider Final Approval of Draft Addendum III
  • Virginia Request for Alternative Management (J. Travelstead)
    • Technical Committee Report (A. Sharov)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
3:45 - 4:45 PM  

Shad & River Herring Management Board Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (M. Duval)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from May 1, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Update on NEFMC Amendment 5 and MAFMC Amendment 14 Action (K. Taylor)
  • Review of NOAA Fisheries Proposed Endangered Species Act Listing of River Herring (K. Taylor)
  • Discuss Rhode Island Request for River Herring Bycatch Fishery (R. Ballou)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
5:00 - 6:00 PM  

Winter Flounder Management Board Presentations

  • Welcome /Call to Order (D. Simpson)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from November 10, 2011
  • Public Comment
  • Review Addendum I Management Measures
  • Review SARC 52 Gulf of Maine Results and Technical Committee Recommendations
  • Review Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Request (D. PiercePossible Action
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
August 8, 2012    
7:30 - 9:30 AM  

Executive Committee
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session to discuss issues related to the Executive Director position.

  • Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
  • Committee Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Meeting Summary from May 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Discussion of Executive Direction Position
    • Qualifications
    • Search Process/Timeline
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     

9:45 AM - 12:45 PM &
1:45 - 2:45 PM

 

Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (revised August 6, 2012)
Supplemental Material (revised August 6, 2012) Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (L. Daniel)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Proceedings from May 2, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • 2012 Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Update Action
    • Presentation of Stock Assessment Report (E. Williams)
    • Technical Committee Report (J. Brust)
    • Consider Final Approval of Stock Assessment Update Report for Management Use
  • Consider Approval of Draft Amendment 2 for Public CommentAction
    • Review Draft Amendment Options (M. Waine)
    • Advisory Panel Report (W. Windley)
  • Multispecies Technical Committee Report on Potential Multiple Management Objective Decision Analysis (MODA) Funding Sources
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
3:00 - 4:30 PM  

Sturgeon Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (R. Allen)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from May 2, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Atlantic Sturgeon Endangered Species Listing
    • Technical Committee Report on Listing Methodology and Potential Bycatch Reduction Strategies (B. Post)
    • Discuss Technical Committee Report Possible Action
    • Technical Committee Report on Delisting Proposal (B. Post)
    • Discuss Development of Delisting Petition Possible Action
    • Section 10 Application Update
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
4:45 - 6:15 PM  

Interstate Fisheries Management Program (ISFMP) Policy Board Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings of May 2 and 3, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Review of Stock Rebuilding Performance (T. Kerns)
  • Habitat Committee Update (R. BealAction
    • Approval of Offshore Wind Habitat Document
    • Discuss Future Direction of Habitat Program
  • Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) Report (E. Greene)
  • Technical Orientation and Guidance Document Update (T. Kerns)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     

August 9, 2012

   
8:00 - 10:00 AM  

American Eel Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (T. Stockwell)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from May 1, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Technical Committee Report on Potential Management Options (B. ChasePossible Action
    • Discuss Potential Management Options for American Eel
  • Update on Proposed American Eel Endangered Species and CITES Petitions (K. Taylor)
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM  

Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (D. Simpson)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from May 3, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Consider Final Approval of Draft Addendum IV to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Final Action
    • Review Options
    • Review Public Comment Summary
    • Technical Committee Report (D. Chesky)
    • Advisory Panel Report (D. Chesky)
  • Massachusetts Spiny Dogfish 2011 Unreported Landings (D. Pierce)
  • Technical Committee Review of New Jersey Smooth Dogfish Request (B. WinnerPossible Action
  • Discuss State Shark Fin Possession Prohibition Bills
  • Other Business/Adjourn
     
1:15 - 2:45 PM  

South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board  Supplemental Material Presentations

  • Welcome/Call to Order (L. Daniel)
  • Board Consent
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Approval of Proceedings from May 1, 2012
  • Public Comment
  • Atlantic Croaker Technical Committee Report (J. GristPossible Action
  • Spot Plan Review Team Trigger Report (J. Grist)
  • Draft Black Drum Interstate Fishery Management Plan
    • Review Comment on Public Information Document (D. Chesky)
    • Provide Guidance to the Plan Development Team (L. Daniel)
  • Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance (D. CheskyAction
  • Review Nomination for South Atlantic Species Advisory Panel (D. Chesky)
    9. Other Business/Adjourn
     
2:45 - 3:15 PM  

ISFMP Policy Board (continued) Supplemental Material Presentations

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