From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife:

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

Below is the final agenda for the Commission's Winter Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia.  All of the business meetings scheduled during the week are open to the public, free of charge. Meeting materials may be obtained via the Commission's website at <http://www.asmfc.org/winter07lMtgWk.htm>. Some documents may be very large, so please be patient downloading. Meeting materials are also available on CD-ROM; to obtain a CD please contact Cindy Robertson at
crobertson@asmfc.org.

ASMFC Winter Meeting
January 29 - February 1, 2007

Radisson Hotel
901 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA
(703) 683-6000

FINAL SCHEDULE

The final 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 herein.

If you intend to bring any meeting materials for use by a board or committee not included in the Commission's Winter Meeting Briefing Materials CD-ROM, please bring 50 copies to the meeting.

January 29, 2007
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, P. Diodati
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 23, 2006
Public Comment
Terms of Reference for the 2007 Stock Assessment & Peer Review - ACTION
Review Terms of Reference, D. Grout
Consider Approval of Terms of Reference
Maryland Proposal for the 2007 Spring Trophy Fishery - FINAL ACTION
Review Maryland Proposal and Technical Committee Recommendation, D. Grout
Review Advisory Panel Comments on Proposal, J. Gilford
Consider Approval of Maryland Proposal
North Carolina Proposal for the 2007 Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River Striped Bass Stock TAC - FINAL ACTION
Review North Carolina Proposal and Technical Committee Recommendation,
D. Grout
Review Advisory Panel Comments on Proposal, J. Gilford
Consider Approval of North Carolina Proposal
Other Business, P. Diodati
Adjourn

2:15 PM - 6:15 PM, American Lobster Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, J. Nelson
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 2006
Public Comment
Consider Approval of Draft Addendum X - FINAL ACTION, T. Kerns
Review Public Comment on Coastwide Data Collection for American LobsterReview & Approve Draft Addendum XI for Public Comment -- ACTION,
T. Kerns
TC Review of LCMT Proposals, P. Howell
Rebuilding Time Frame and Measures for SNE Stock
Review & Approve Draft Amendment 5 for Public Comment - ACTION, T. Kerns
Update on Addendum VII Implementation, T. Kerns
PRT Report
Update on New England Lobster Research Initiative, T. Kerns
Other Business
Adjourn

January 30, 2007
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Tautog Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, P. Augustine
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 26, 2006
Public Comment
Review Public Comment and Advisory Panel Recommendations for Draft Addendum IV, C. Vonderweidt
Law Enforcement Committee Report on Illegal Live Fishery, T Huss
Review Draft Addendum IV and Consider Final Approval - FINAL ACTION,
C. Vonderweidt
Other Business
Adjourn

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Committee on Economics & Social Sciences

Welcome and Introductions
Committee Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes from December 2005
Public Comment
Review of Proposals for a Socioeconomic Study on Effects of HSC Closures,
M. Paine
Upcoming FMP Activities, T. Kerns/M. Paine
American Lobster
Summer Flounder/Scup/Black Sea Bass
Coastal Sharks
American Eel
2008: Horseshoe Crab, Shad, Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass
Appointments of Economists, Anthropologists and Social Scientists to ISFMP Technical Committees and Plan Development Teams, M. Paine
Review of Guides for Fisheries Social and Economic Assessments
ISFMP Guidance Document (revised January 2006) , M. Paine
NOAA Website on Social Science Tools for MPAs, P. Fricke
Discussion: How can states obtain appropriate information for analysis of impacts when considering permitting projects that could impact fisheries (e.g., alternative energy projects), M. Caldwell
Update on Lobster Socioeconomic Study (Gulf of Maine Research Institute),
M. Paine
Review of Previous CESS Issues, M. Hall-Arber, M. Paine
CESS Operating Guidelines
Update Socioeconomic Research Needs
Alternative Management Regimes in ASMFC Management
How to Determine the Value of Our Fisheries if Fully Recovered
Updating CESS Membership, M. Hall-Arber
Planning for 2007, M. Paine
Other Business
Adjourn

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM, Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Sharks Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, E. Smith
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 24, 2006
Public Comment
Fisheries Management Plan Review - ACTION , C. Vonderweidt
Review 2006/2007 Spiny Dogfish Specifications - ACTION, C. Vonderweidt
Set 2007/2008 Trip Limits, C. Vonderweidt
Other Business
Adjourn

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Sturgeon Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, E. Smith
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings of August 16, 2006
Public Comment
2006 Review of the Fishery Management Plan - FINAL ACTION, E. Robbins
2006 Review of the Plan Review Team Report - FINAL ACTION, E. Robbins
Announcement of NMFS Observer Database Workshop
Other Business
Adjourn

2:45 PM - 4:45 PM, American Eel Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, A.C. Carpenter
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings of October 24, 2006
Public Comment
American Eel YOY Workshop Update, E. Robbins
ESA Listing Update, USFWS
Presentation on Eel Management in the Great Lakes, TBA
Presentation of Management Options from PDT, E. Robbins
Discussion of Management Options & Possible Initiation of Management Action
Election of Vice-Chair
Other Business
Adjourn

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Atlantic Menhaden Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, A.C. Carpenter
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 25, 2006
Public Comment
Update on Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Landings, B. Spear
Menhaden Collaborative Research Program, D. Orner
Other Business
Adjourn

January 31, 2007
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Commissioner Workshop on Meetings Management

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Shad & River Herring Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, P. Diodati
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings of October 23, 2006
Public Comment
Virginia Bycatch Proposal - FINAL ACTION
Update on the Stock Assessment Process
Technical Committee Recommendations, M. Hendricks
Standardization of Trip Reporting for Ocean Bycatch Landings
Creel Survey
Request for Prioritization of Research Need: Identifying Natal Origin of Mixed Stock in Delaware Bay Using Otolith Microchemistry, E. Robbins
Other Business
Adjourn

2:45 PM - 5:45 PM, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board

Welcome / Call to Order, J. Travelstead
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 25, 2006
Public Comment
Review and Approve 2007 State-Specific Summer Flounder Recreational
Specifications - FINAL ACTION, T. Kerns
Review and Approve Draft Amendment 14 for Public Comment - ACTION, T. Kerns
Scup Rebuilding
Update on Advisory Panel Re-vitalization - ACTION, T. Kerns
Other Business
Adjourn

February 1, 2007
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Winter Flounder Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, P. Augustine
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from August 17, 2005
Public Comment
Fisheries Management Plan Review - ACTION, C. Vonderweidt
Other Business
Adjourn

9:15 AM - 11:45 AM, Weakfish Management Board

Welcome/Call to Order, P. Augustine
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 25, 2006
Public Comment
Review South Carolina de minimis Status - ACTION, N. Meserve
Update from Technical Committee on Fishing Mortality Estimates, R. Allen
Review and Consider Approval of Draft Addendum II - FINAL ACTION
Review Draft Addendum II Fishery Management Options, N. Meserve
Review Advisory Panel Comments of Addendum II, N. Meserve
Review Technical Committee Comments on Addendum II, R. Allen
Consider Approval of Draft Addendum II
Review and Consider Approval of Draft Addendum III for Public Comment - ACTION
Review Draft Addendum III BRD Consistency Options, N. Meserve
Consider Approval of Draft Addendum III for Public Comment
Other Business
Approve PRT/SAS nomination
Elect Vice-Chair
Adjourn

11:45 AM, Buffet Lunch for Commissioners & Proxies

Noon - 3:00 PM, ISFMP Policy Board

Welcome/Call to Order, G. Lapointe
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 2006
Public Comment
Review of Noncompliance Findings (if necessary)
Review of Discussion Paper on Public Participation in ASMFC Process, R. Beal
Update on Charge to the Allocation Subcommittee, R. Beal
Discussion on "Script" to Improve Meeting Efficiency and Consistency
Update on Non-Native Oyster Activities, M. Caldwell
Approval of Nominations to the Multispecies Technical Committee, M. Caldwell
Approval of Shellfish Habitat Source Document, J. Thomas
Approval of Habitat Strategic Plan, J. Thomas
NEAMAP Report, M. Caldwell/D. Pierce
Energy Seminar Write Up/ Recommendations, M. Caldwell
Committee on Economics and Social Sciences Report, M. Hall-Arber
Other Business
Adjourn

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Business Session

Welcome / Call to Order, G. Lapointe
Board Consent - ACTION
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Proceedings from October 26, 2006
Public Comment
Review of Noncompliance Findings (if necessary)
Review and Consider Approval of FMPs or Amendments (if necessary)
Other Business
Adjourn

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Tina Berger
Public Affairs Specialist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1444 I Street. NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)289-6400
FAX: (202)289-6051
Email: tberger@asmfc.org
www.asmfc.org

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

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