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From the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council:

Council Meeting Secaucus, NJ: December 10-13, 2007

The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's December 2007 meeting to be held at Holiday Inn Harmon Meadow, 300 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ  07094 (telephone 201-348-2000).   Below is the meeting agenda.
 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10

10:30 - 5:00 Workshop on Magnuson - Stevens Reauthorization Act of 2006 and Its Impact on the Mid-Atlantic Council.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11

8:30 Council convenes jointly with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board

8:30 -   11:00 Summer Flounder:  2008 Recreational Management Measures

·         Review and discuss Monitoring Committee's recommendations on summer flounder management measures

·         Review and discuss Advisory Panel's recommendations on summer flounder management measures

·         Develop and approve management measures for 2008 summer flounder recreational fishery

11:00 - 12:00 Scup: 2008 Recreational Management Measures

·         Review and discuss Monitoring Committee's recommendations on scup management measures

·         Review and discuss Advisory Panel's recommendations on scup management measures

·         Develop and approve management measures for 2008 scup recreational fishery

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00   - 2:30 Scup: 2008 Recreational Management Measures - Continued

·         Review and discuss Monitoring Committee's recommendations on scup management measures

·         Review and discuss Advisory Panel's recommendations on scup management measures

·         Develop and approve management measures for 2008 scup recreational fishery

2:30 - 4:30 Black Sea Bass:  2008 Recreational Management Measures

·         Review and discuss Monitoring Committee's recommendations on black sea bass management measures

·         Review and discuss Advisory Panel's recommendations on black sea bass management measures

·         Develop and approve management measures for 2008 black sea bass recreational fishery

4:30 - 5:30 Mid-Atlantic Section of Monkfish Committee

·         Review and discuss action taken by New England Council regarding Framework 5 and 6

·         Develop Council position regarding Framework 5

·         Develop Council position regarding Framework 6


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12

8:00 Council convenes

8:00 - 10:00 Business Session

·         Approval of October minutes

·         Actions from October meeting

          Organizational Reports

·         NMFS NERO Regional Administrator

·         NMFS NEFSC Director

·         NOAA Office of General Counsel

·         Federal Enforcement Officials (NMFS and USCG)

·         ASMFC's Executive Director

New England Council Liaison Report

          Executive Director's Report - Mr. Furlong

          Status of MAFMC FMPs - Mr. Seagraves

10:00 - 11:30 Framework 5 and 6 to Monkfish FMP (Phil Haring)

·         Review and approve final action on Framework 5

·         Discuss Framework 6

11:30 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00   - 1:15 Award Presentation and Recognition


·         Fisheries Achievement Award - Stewart Tweed

1:15   - 3:30 Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee Amendment 11

·         Review management alternatives to address mackerel limited entry program

3:30   - 5:30 Bycatch / Limited Access Committee

·         Update on the National Bycatch Report

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13

8:00   - 9:00 Executive Committee

·         SSC membership process

·         SSC member stipends

9:00 Council convenes

9:00 - 9:45 Marine Debris Presentation by Sarah Morison, National Ocean Service

9:45 - 12:00 Committee Reports

·         Highly Migratory Species

·         Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish

·         Bycatch / Limited Access

·         Executive Committee

Continuing and New Business

·         Review and approve changes to SOPPs related to SSC role

·         Address reappointment of existing members

·         Fill two vacancies on SSC

·        Discuss concept of adjunct members

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