ASMFC March 2004 Meeting Week Radisson Hotel, Old Town Alexandria PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE Monday, March 8 10:00 AM – Noon Atlantic Herring Section Review Public Comment Provide Direction on the Development of Draft Amendment 2 Review the PRT’s Compliance Report 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Winter Flounder Management Board Technical Committee Report Review and Consider Approval of Draft Amendment 1 for Public Comment 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM American Lobster Management Board Addendum V – Area 3 Management Measures Lobster Stock Assessment – Terms of Reference and Timeline Database Update READ MORE BELOW
March 8 – 11, 2004
901 N. Fairfax
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-6000
(This is only a preliminary schedule and you should anticipate there may be changes)
Tuesday, March 9 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM ACCSP Coordinating Council 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Atlantic Sturgeon Management Board
Elect Board Chair and Vice Chair
State Compliance/FMP Review
Decide on New York Stocking Proposal
Technical Committee Report – AFS Symposium Update and Status Workshop Update
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
American Eel Management Board
Technical Committee Report
Consideration of Changes to the American Eel Management
3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Striped Bass Management Board
New Jersey Recreational Proposal
Delaware Recreational Proposal
Maryland’s Proposal to Change the Baywide F Estimation
Technical Committee Report
Discussion on an Addendum
NMFS Update on Reopening the EEZ
Wednesday, March 10
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Horseshoe Crab Management Board
Stock Assessment Report-Virginia Tech Update
Technical Committee Report
Advisory Panel Report
Addendum III Public Comment Summary
Consideration of Approval of Addendum III
Alternative Bait Workshop Report
Delaware Bay Tagging Update
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ISFMP Policy Board
Review White Paper on Consistency
Review White Paper on Appeal Process
Update on Non-native Oyster Activities
Consideration of Non-compliance Recommendations (if necessary)
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM Commissioner Workshop: Improving Meeting
Effectiveness – Part I 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Update on Federal Fisheries Issues
-Steve Williams, Director, USFWS (tentative)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Business Session
Consideration of Approval of Amendment 1 to the Northern Shrimp FMP
Consideration of Non-compliance Recommendations (if necessary)
Thursday, March 11 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Commissioner Workshop: Improving Meeting
Effectiveness – Part II
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Atlantic Menhaden Management Board
Review Technical Committee Report on Charges Delivered at the December meeting
Review 2003 Stock Assessment
Discuss Management Implications from 2003 Stock Assessment Report
Review 2003 FMP Review
Review 2003 Compliance Reports
Update on Multi-species Model
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board
Review and Approve Summer Flounder and Scup State Recreational Proposals
Black Sea Bass Commercial Allocation
Massachusetts Recreational Black Sea Bass Compliance
Update on both Scup and Black Sea Bass Stock Assessments
FMP Reviews for all 3 Species