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Published: September 23, 2009
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Agenda

Tuesday, October 13


8:30 - 12:30    Executive Committee with Council's SSC leadership and ASMFC's Leadership

* Address roles and responsibilities of the Council's SSC and the Council's and Commission's Species Monitoring Committees (MC), i.e., for ”jointly" managed species (these include: summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, bluefish, and dogfish) and clarify the responsibilities of the SSC and the respective MCs in terms of their roles in the annual specification setting process



12:30 - 1:30    Lunch

1:30 - 4:30      Executive Committee with Council's SSC leadership

* Address the development of a Council risk policy concerning National Standard 1 Guidelines regarding the ABC control rule



Wednesday, October 14


8:30   Council Convenes

8:30 - 8:45       Swearing in of New Council Members and Election of Council Officers

8:45 - 11:30    Business Session

* Approval of August Minutes

* Actions from August



Organizational Reports

* NMFS Regional Administrator

* NMFS NEFSC Director

* NOAA Office of General Counsel

* Federal Enforcement Officials (NMFS and USCG)

* ASMFC Executive Director



Liaison Reports

* New England Council

* South Atlantic Council



Executive Director's Report - Mr. Furlong



Status of MAFMC FMPs - Mr. Seagraves



11:30 - 12:30  Lunch      

12:30 -   1:30  Review Eligible Sites for MPA Designation and Solicit Public Comment

1:30 -   2:00   Law Enforcement Committee

* Review Fisheries Achievement Award (FAA) Nominations

* Recommend recipient(s) for recognition



2:00 -  3:00     Protected Resources Committee

* Review outcome of recent Bottlenose Dolphin (BND) Take Reduction Team meeting

* Review revisions to the BND stock structure and mortality estimates

* Review current information on all stocks and evaluate BND Plan's goals for each stock



3:00 - 4:30     Surfclam / Ocean Quahog Committee

* Review and clarify management measures to be included in Amendment 15



Thursday, October 15

8:00 - 9:00      Executive Committee

* Review 2010 Annual Work Plan (AWP)

* Review highlights of Northeast Regional Coordinating Council Meeting

* Review nominees and select recipient of 2009 Ricks E Savage Award



9:00                 Council Convenes



9:00 - 10:00    Presentation on draft-interim NOAA Catch Share Policy by Monica Medina [Senior Advisor to Dr. Lubchenco and Catch Share Task Force Chairperson]



10:00 - 11:30   Committee Reports

* Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

* Dogfish

* Executive Committee 

* Law Enforcement

* Surfclam / Ocean Quahog



11:30  Continuing and New Business                        

* Clarify squid control rule dates regarding Amendment 14 to Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish FMP

The above agenda items may not be taken in the order in which they appear and are subject to change as necessary.  Other items may be added, but the Council cannot take action on such items even if the item requires emergency action without additional public notice.  Non-emergency matters not contained in this agenda may come before the Council and / or its Committees for discussion, but these matters may not be the subject of formal Council or Committee action during this meeting.  Council and Committee actions will be restricted to the issues specifically listed in this agenda.  Any issues requiring emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that arise after publication of the Federal Register Notice for this meeting may be acted upon provided that the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency.  The meeting may be closed to discuss employment or other internal administrative matters.


source: MAMFC press release

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