MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET NOVEMBER 18 – 19
REVISED AGENDA – REVISED AGENDA- REVISED AGENDA
MOREHEAD CITY — The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a business meeting November 18 – 19 at the Outer Banks Resort and Conference Center/Ramada Inn in Kill Devil Hills.
The meeting is open to the public.
On November 17, a public hearing will be held at the same location beginning at 7 p.m. to take comment on Temporary Blue Crab Economic Assistance Rules. Immediately following the hearing, a pubic meeting will be held for anyone wanting to address the commission regarding fisheries issues.
For more information, contact Jess Hawkins by e-mail at Je**********@****il.net or by calling 1-800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021.
Please be sure to visit http://www.ncdmf.net/mfc/advisor.html to review summaries of past commission meetings.
REVISED AGENDA
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
OUTER BANKS RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER/ RAMADA INN
KILL DEVIL HILLS
NOVEMBER 18-19, 2003
November 18
9 a.m. Call to Order
Invocation/Roll Call
Approval of Agenda and Minutes*
Public Comment
Issues from Commission Members
9:30 a.m. Chairman’s Report
-Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisors
-Flounder Size Limit in Internal Waters Rule Suspension
-Primary Nursery Area Rule Suspension
-Upcoming Meetings
10 a.m. Committee Reports
12 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. River Herring Petition for Rulemaking – Coastal Conservation Association
3 p.m. Draft North Carolina Striped Bass FMP
-Approval to send Draft to Secretary of DENR and review by Joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture (Action)
-Notification of Rules (Action)
6p.m. Adjourn
November 19
8:30 a.m. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) – Wetlands Chapter Overview
10 a.m. Temporary Blue Crab Economic Assistance Rules (Action)
10:30 a.m. Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
-Goals and Objectives (Action)
-Specific Step Timeline
-Maximum Sustainable Yield Proxy
11 a.m. Director’s Report
-Staff Changes
-Proposed Observer Program
-Summer Flounder
-Striped Bass
-Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Updates – Red Munden
-Highly Migratory Species Update
-South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Update
-Marine Patrol Report
12 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Director’s Report (continued)
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
* Times indicated are merely for guidance. The Commission will proceed through the agenda until completed.
MFC Meetings for 2004:
January 12-14, 2004 Wilmington, NC
June 2-4, 2004 Burlington, NC
September 27-29, 2004 Kill Devil Hills, NC
December 1-3, 2004 Morehead City, NC