From an edited e-mail from the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission:

The following is a news release from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:

Please find below the preliminary agenda for the Commission's
70th Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

The agenda may also be viewed online.

ASMFC 70th Annual Meeting
November 6 - 10, 2011

Langham Hotel
250 Franklin Street
Boston, MA
Phone: 617.451.1992

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

The preliminary agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled Board meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of Board meetings. Interested parties should anticipate Boards starting earlier or later than indicated here.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

2:00 - 5:30 PM Registration

6:00 - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception


Monday, November 7, 2011

7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration

8:00 - 10:30 AM Atlantic Herring Section

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM American Lobster Management Board

1:00 - 5:00 PM Law Enforcement Committee

1:00 - 5:00 PM Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee

1:45 - 3:00 PM American Lobster Management Board (continued)

2:30 - 4:00 PM Registration

3:15 - 5:30 PM Meeting with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission

6:00 - 9:00 PM Reception at UMASS Club


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration

8:00 - 10:00 AM Law Enforcement Committee (continued)

8:00 - 11:00 AM Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board

8:00 AM - Noon Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee (continued)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Coordinating Council

11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Legislators/Governors' Appointees Luncheon

12:30 - 5:30 PM Management and Science Committee

1:15 - 3:15 PM Tautog Management Board

2:30 - 4:00 PM Registration

3:30 - 5:30 PM Action Plan Workshop

6:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner on Odyssey


Wednesday, November 9, 2011

8:00 - 9:30 AM Horseshoe Crab Management Board

8:00 AM - Noon NEAMAP Board

8:30 AM - Noon Habitat Committee

9:45 - 10:45 AM South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Registration

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Atlantic Menhaden Management Board

12:30 - 1:30 PM Captain David H. Hart Award Luncheon

1:45 - 3:00 PM Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (continued)

3:15 - 3:45 PM Business Session

3:45 - 6:15 PM ISFMP Policy Board


Thursday, November 10, 2011

7:00 - 8:30 AM Executive Committee

8:45 - 10:45 AM Shad & River Herring Management Board

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Winter Flounder Management Board

12:30 - 1:00 PM Buffet Lunch for Commissioners and Proxies

1:00 - 3:30 PM Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board

3:45 - 4:15 PM ISFMP Policy Board (continued)

4:15 - 4:45 PM Business Session (continued)


Public Comment Guidelines

With 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 on the briefing CD.

2. Comments received by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday immediately preceding the scheduled ASMFC Meeting (in this case, the Tuesday deadline will be November 1, 2011) 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, November 1, 2011 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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Tina Berger
Public Affairs Specialist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N
Arlington, VA 22201-2196
(p) 703.842.0740
(f) 703.842.0741
tberger@asmfc.org
www.asmfc.org

ASMFC Vision: Healthy, self-sustaining populations for all Atlantic coast fish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015.

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