Legislators and Governors' Appointee Workshop with Blank Rome Supplemental Material

• Welcome and Approval of Agenda
• Introductions
  • Commissioners
  • Blank Rome
• Discussion of Desired Workshop Outcomes
  • Identify Ways You Can Help Your States by Helping ASMFC
  • Relay a Consistent ASMFC Message to their State Congressional Delegation
  • Motivate, Coordinate, Activate Member’s Constituents
  • Improve Understanding and Effectiveness of Federal Government Operations
  • Past Commissioner Efforts and Experiences with Congressional Delegations
  • Additional Suggestions from Commissioners
• Capitol Hill
  • Legislative and Appropriations Processes
• Past Efforts by ASMFC and Blank Rome
  • Letters
  • Capitol Hill Visits
• Messaging
  • What Constitutes an Effective Message
  • How to Build the Message
  • What’s in the Message
  • How to Deliver the Message
  • Following up
• Discussion
  • Potential Commissioner Visits to Capitol Hill
  • Personal Contacts and Other Key Congressional Members
  • ASMFC Talking Points, as time permits
• Adjournment

8:30 - 10:30 AM

American Lobster Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (D. Grout)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 7, 2011
• Public Comment
• Draft Addendum XVII for Final Approval (T. Kerns) Final Action
  • Review Lobster Conservation Management Team Proposals (T. Kerns)
  • Technical Committee Report (J. Carloni)
  • Law Enforcement Committee Report (M. Robson)
  • Consider Final Approval of Addendum XVII
• Review of Draft Addendum XVIII
  • Plan Development Team Progress on Draft Addendum Document (T. Kerns)
  • Technical Committee Report (J. Carloni)
• Overview of Technical Committee Discussion Regarding New Jersey Stock Assessment Proposal (T. Kerns)
• Other Business/Adjourn

Shad & River Herring Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (M. Duval)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 10, 2011
• Public Comment
• Consider Approval of Amendment 3 American Shad Sustainable Fishery Plans Action
  • Technical Committee Report (L. Miller)
• Consider Approval of 2012 American Shad Bycatch Request Action
  • Technical Committee Report (L. Miller)
• Update on River Herring Bycatch Avoidance Project by the Sustainable Fisheries Coalition, School of Marine Science and Technology, and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Collaborative Project (D. Bethoney)
• Review and Discuss New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Draft Amendment 5 (L. Steele)
• Review and Discuss Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) Draft Amendment 14 (K. Taylor)
• Review and Populatye Committee on Economics and Social Sceinces Membership (K. Taylor)
• Election of Vice-Chair Action
• Other Business/Adjourn

Atlantic Herring Section Supplemental Material
Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (D. Pierce)
• Section Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 7, 2011
• Public Comment
• Update of 2010 Final Landings (C. Vonderweidt)
• Select Preferred Alternatives in the New England Fishery Management Council’s Amendment 5 (L. Steele)
• Technical Committee Review of Spawning Regulations (M. Cieri)
• Other Business/Adjourn

Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (T. O’Connell)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 8, 2011
• Public Comment
• Review Interstate Watershed Task Force Recommendations Possible Action
  • Law Enforcement Report (M. Robson)
• Review of Connecticut Alternative Management Plan Implementation (K. Taylor)
  6. Election of Vice-Chair Action
  7. Other Business/Adjourn

8:30 - 9:15 AM

Bluefish Management Board Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (J. Travelstead)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from February 4, 2010
• Public Comment
• Draft Addendum I for Final Approval Final Action
  • Review Options (M. Waine)
  • Public Comment Summary (M. Waine)
  • Consider Final Approval of Addendum I
• Elect Vice-Chair Action
• Other Business/Adjourn

Atlantic Menhaden Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (L. Daniel)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Proceedings from November 9, 2011
• Public Comment
• Technical Committee Report (J. Brust)
  • Landing Scenarios to Achieve New Reference Points
• Consider Approval of Draft Public Information Document to Amendment 2 for Public Comment (M. Waine) Action
  • Advisory Panel Report (W. Windley)
• Multispecies Technical Committee Overview of Management Decision Analysis (H. Townsend) Action
  • Review Recommendation to Adopt Decision Analysis Framework for Developing Ecological-based Reference Points
• Review and Populate Plan Development Team Membership (M. Waine) Action
• Review and Populate Committee on Economics and Social Sciences Membership (M. Waine) Action
• Other Business/Adjourn

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (D. Simpson)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 8, 2011
• Public Comment
• Consider Approval of State Summer Flounder Recreational Proposals Action
  • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee and T. Kerns)
• Consider Approval of State Scup Recreational Proposals Action
  • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee and T. Kerns)
• Draft Addendum XXII for Final Approval Final Action
  • Review Options (T. Kerns)
  • Public Comment Summary (T. Kerns)
  • Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee)
  • Advisory Panel Report
  • Consider Final Approval of Addendum XXII
• Review and Populate Committee of Economics and Social Science Membership (T. Kerns) Action
• Other Business/Adjourn

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 November 9 and 10, 2011
• Public Comment
• Compliance Committee Report (J. Gilmore)
• ASMFC Commissioner Survey Results (R. Beal)
  • Summary of Results
  • Discuss Next Steps
• Discussion on Policy Board Involvement in Species Management (R. Beal)
• Update on MRIP Re-estimation of Recreational Catch (G. Colvin)
• Report on ASMFC Assessment Capacity (P. Campfield)
• Other Business/Recess

Tautog Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (B. Goldsborough)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 8, 2011
• Public Comment
• Review State Implementation of Addendum VI
  • Update on Approved State Regulations (C. Vonderweidt)
  • New Jersey Commercial Size Proposal and Technical Committee Review (J. McNamee) Action
• Update of Tautog Aging Review (K. Drew)
• Other Business/Adjourn

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Horseshoe Crab Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 9, 2011
• Public Comment
• Draft Addendum VII for Final Approval Final Action
  • Review Options (D. Chesky)
  • Public Comment Summary (D. Chesky)
  • Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee Report (J. Brust)
  • Horseshoe Crab Advisory Panel Report (J. Cooper)
  • Shorebird Advisory Panel Report (S. Karpanty)
  • Law Enforcement Committee Report (M. Robson)
  • Consider Final Approval of Addendum VII
• Other Business/Adjourn

Weakfish Management Board Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (J. Gilmore)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from August 3, 2011
• Public Comment
• Technical Committee Report (L. Paramore)
  • Update on North Carolina Conservation Equivalency
• Consider 2011 FMP Review and State Compliance (M. Waine) Action
• Review and Populate Committee on Economics and Social Sciences Membership (M. Waine) Action
• Other Business/Adjourn

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 November 9, 2011
• Public Comment
• Consider Approval of Black Drum Public Information Document for Public Comment (D. Chesky) Action
• Review State/Regional Quota White Paper (D. Chesky) Possible Action
• Discussion of Future Red Drum Assessment and Management (L. Daniel)
• Draft Technical Addendum 1a to Amendment I for Spanish Mackerel (D. Chesky) Final Action
• Other Business/Adjourn

Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board Supplemental Material Presentations

• Welcome/Call to Order (D. Simpson)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 10, 2011
• Public Comment
• 2011/2012 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Performance (C. Vonderweidt)
• Review Spiny Dogfish Overfishing Definition and Technical Committee Recommendations (C. Vonderweidt)
• 2011 SouthEast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR 21) for Dusky, Sandbar, and Blacknose Sharks
  • Assessment Overview (G. Skomal)
  • Technical Committee Review of Results (G. Skomal)
  • Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Rulemaking to Implement SEDAR 21 Results (K. Brewster Geisz)
  • Technical Committee Management Recommendations (G. Skomal)
• Upcoming HMS Shark Management Actions (K. Brewster Geisz)
• Review Shark Conservation Act of 2010 (C. Vonderweidt)
• Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Technical Committee Appointments (C. Vonderweidt)
• Other Business/Adjourn

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

Business Session

• Welcome/Call to Order (P. Diodati)
• Board Consent
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Proceedings from November 9 and 10, 2011
• Public Comment
• Review of Non-compliance Findings (if necessary)
• Other Business/Adjourn