Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to Meet in Alexandria, VA; F


Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to Meet in Alexandria, VA; February 7-10


Topics on the agenda for this meeting include the management of Atlantic herring, summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, red drum, striped bass, eel, lobster and Atlantic menhaden, weakfish, and horseshoe crab. There will be opportunities for public comment.


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ASMFC Winter 2005 Meeting
February 7 – 10, 2005

Radisson Hotel, Old Town Alexandria
901 N. Fairfax
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-6000


FINAL SCHEDULE


(Agenda items listed may not be taken in the order in which they appear and are subject to change as necessary; other items or meetings may also be added. )

     
    Directions from BWI ASMFC Travel Reimbursement Guidelines
Monday, February 7    
Noon – 2:00 PM  

Atlantic Herring Section



  • Public Comment
  • Update on Development of Federal Amendment 1
  • Review Timelines for Federal Amendment 1 and Interstate Amendment 2
  • Review Issues and Options for draft Amendment 2
     
2:15 PM – 5:15 PM  

Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • Summer Flounder State Recreational Management Measures
  • Scup Recreational Management Proposal
  • Review Addendum XVII — ACTION
  • Discuss Addendum XV Implementation
  • Update on Amendment 14 Planning
  • Update on Black Sea Bass and Scup Vent Workshop
     
Tuesday, February 8    
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM  

Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee



  • Presentation on Other Forage Fish FMPs
  • Review Management Charges to the Technical Committee

    • Advise the Management Board on likely causes for low recruitment in Chesapeake Bay and a comparison of recruitment trends in other estuaries along the coast
    • Review the stock assessment model; evaluate the issues of inverse catchability, weighting factors for recruitment indices, and total mortality and advise the Management Board on the inclusion of ecological reference points in the model
    • Evaluate ecological reference points and recruitment indices for Chesapeake Bay and advise the Management Board on the incorporation of Chesapeake Bay values in the stock assessment model or whether a separate stock assessment model can be developed for Chesapeake Bay
    • Advise the Management Board is localized depletion of menhaden stocks in Chesapeake Bay is occurring or likely to occur under current management of the coastwide stock of menhaden
    • Evaluate whether the effects of time and space openings/closures of fishing harvest caps in Chesapeake Bay and coastwide can be modeled, measured or monitored well enough to be considered for management tools.

  • Develop Full List of Questions to Discuss with the Management Board
     
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM  

Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • Maryland Spring Trophy Quota – ACTION
  • Technical Committee Report

    • Review of Striped Bass Discards in the Groundfish Fishery – ACTION
    • Chesapeake Baywide F – Methods Review using Historical Data
    • Comparison of Current Assessment & Reference Point Fully Recruited Ages
    • Implications for Continually Exceeding the F Target
    • Progress Update on Bycatch Data Collection Program
     
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM  

South Atlantic State-Federal Fisheries Management Board



  • Elect Vice-Chair – ACTION
  • Public Comment
  • Review Atlantic Croaker Public Information Document Public Comment
  • Discuss Issues for Inclusion in Draft Amendment 1
  • Update on Red Drum Management
  • SEAMAP Update
     
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM  

American Eel Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • Discuss Public Comment Process for the Public Information Document
  • Review Timeline for 2005 Stock Assessment
  • Update on Federal Eel Status Review & ESA Petition
  • Elect Vice-Chair — ACTION
     
3:45 PM – 5:45 PM  

American Lobster Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • Review Public Comment on Draft Addendum VI and Consider Addendum for Approval — ACTION
  • Update on Stock Assessment
  • Lobster Plan Review Team Report
     
Wednesday, February 9
    
8:00 AM – Noon  

Atlantic Menhaden Management Board & Technical Committee



  • Public Comment
  • Review Management Charges to Staff and Technical Committee

    • Review other forage fish FMPs
    • Advise the Management Board on likely causes for low recruitment in Chesapeake Bay and a comparison of recruitment trends in other estuaries along the coast.

      • TC Report
      • Questions to the Board from the TC
      • Discussion

    • Review the stock assessment model; evaluate the issues of inverse catchability, weighting factors for recruitment indices, and total mortality and advise the Management Board on the inclusion of ecological reference points in the model

      • TC Report
      • Questions to the Board from the TC
      • Discussion

    • Evaluate ecological reference points and recruitment indices for Chesapeake Bay and advise the Management Board on the incorporation of Chesapeake Bay values in the stock assessment model or whether a separate stock assessment model can be developed for Chesapeake Bay

      • TC Report
      • Questions to the Board from the TC
      • Discussion

    • Advise the Management Board if localized depletion of menhaden stocks in Chesapeake Bay is occurring or likely to occur under current management of the coastwide stock of menhaden

      • TC Report
      • Questions to the Board from the TC
      • Discussion

    • Evaluate whether the effects of time and space openings/closures of fishing harvest caps in Chesapeake Bay and coastwide can be modeled, measured or monitored well enough to be considered for management tools.

      • TC Report
      • Questions to the Board from the TC
      • Discussion

  • Additional Discussion between Management Board and Technical Committee on Menhaden Management
  • Next Steps/Timeframe for additional actions
     
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM  

Weakfish Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • PRT Reports: State Compliance & FMP Review – ACTION
  • Stock Assessment Report and Discussion
     
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM  

Shad & River Herring Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • Review/Approve the 2004 Review of the Fishery Management Plan – ACTION
  • Review/Approve Terms of Reference for the 2005 Stock Assessment – ACTION
  • Update on the 2005 Stock Assessment
  • Elect a Vice-Chair – ACTION
     
Thursday, February 10    
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM  

Horseshoe Crab Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • PRT Reports: State Compliance and FMP Review
  • Stock Assessment Framework Review
  • Delaware Bay Tagging and Spawning Surveys Update
  • Shorebird TC Update
     
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM  

Atlantic Sturgeon Management Board



  • Public Comment
  • PRT Reports: State Compliance and FMP Review
  • Commercial Aquaculture Proposal in North Carolina
  • Atlantic Sturgeon Recovery Workshop Summary
     
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM  

ISFMP Policy Board



  • Public Comment
  • Stock Assessment Committee Report

    • Long-term Schedule for Benchmark Assessments– ACTION
    • Stakeholder Involvement in ASMFC Technical Processes — ACTION
    • Approve Data and Assessment Workshop Framework — ACTION

  • Management & Science Committee Report

    • Multispecies Implementation Plan

  • Consider Motion from the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board
  • Update on Non-Native Oyster Activities

 

     
Noon   Buffet Lunch
Guest Speaker: Dr. William Hogarth, NOAA Fisheries, to present and discuss the President’s Ocean Action Plan
     
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM  

Business Session



  • Public Comment
  • Review Recommendations of Noncompliance Findings (if necessary)
  • Review and Consider Approval of Fishery Management Plan Amendments (if necessary)

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