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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a four-day meeting to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, September 24, 2018 through
Thursday, September 27, 2018,
beginning at 2 p.m. on September 24
and 8:30 a.m. on September 25, 26, and
27.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at Hotel 1620 Plymouth Harbor,
180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360;
telephone: (508) 747–4900; online at
www.hotel1620.com.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext.
113.
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Agenda
Monday, September 24, 2018
After introductions and brief
announcements, the meeting will begin
with the swearing-in of reappointed
Council members, followed by the
annual election of officers. Next, the
Council will hear reports from the
Council Chairman and Executive
Director, NMFS’s Regional
Administrator for the Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO),
liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC) and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council,
representatives from NOAA General
Counsel and NOAA’s Office of Law
Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
(ASMFC) and U.S. Coast Guard. The
Council then will take up its SmallMesh Multispecies (Whiting) Committee
Report and cover three issues: (1) The
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Annual Monitoring Report for Fishing
Year 2017; (2) Amendment 22, which
will include a review of public hearing
comments and Council action on
whether or not to adopt a limited access
program and related measures for smallmesh multispecies; and (3) Council
approval of committee
recommendations to streamline smallmesh multispecies regulations.
Following these actions, the Council
will adjourn for the day.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Council will begin the day by
providing input and recommendations
to the panel conducting the Research
Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review. Then,
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
will present the findings of recent
benchmark stock assessments for
Atlantic herring and Atlantic sea
scallops that were conducted during the
65th Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock
Assessment Review Committee (SAW/
SARC 65). The Council next will take
up several issues under its Scallop
Committee Report, beginning with an
update on Framework Adjustment 30,
which includes specifications for
fishing year 2019, default specifications
for 2020, and several standard default
measures. As part of this discussion, the
Council will receive an overview of
2018 scallop surveys. The Council also
will receive an update on the General
Category Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
trip limit analysis being conducted for
the IFQ component of the scallop
fishery. Finally, the Council will receive
a progress report on work being done to
address 2018 scallop priorities.
Following the lunch break, the
Council will begin the Atlantic Herring
Committee Report and take final action
on Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The
amendment was developed to: (1)
Establish an acceptable biological catch
(ABC) control rule for Atlantic herring;
and (2) address potential localized
depletion and user conflicts in the
fishery. The Council also will receive a
progress report on the development of
2019–2021 Atlantic herring fishery
specifications and discuss potential
independent action by NMFS to set
2019 catch limits if needed. The Council
then will adjourn for the day.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The third day of the meeting will
begin with an update on the Northeast
Regional Coordinating Council’s
progress in revising the stock
assessment process and assessment
scheduling, followed by a brief report
on the Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel’s
June 19, 2018 meeting. Then, the
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Council will begin addressing a series of
U.S./Canada issues based on
information from the Transboundary
Resources Assessment Committee
(TRAC), the Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC), and the
Transboundary Management Guidance
Committee (TMGC). The TRAC report
will be first with a summary of 2017
assessment results for three U.S./Canada
shared stocks—Eastern Georges Bank
cod, Eastern Georges Bank haddock, and
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. Next,
the SSC will provide the Council with
2019–2020 overfishing limit (OFL) and
ABC recommendations for Georges Bank
yellowtail. The Council then will review
and approve the TMGC’s
recommendations for 2019 total
allowable catches (TACs) for shared
U.S./Canada stocks. Next, the Council
will hear Part 2 of the SSC’s report and
receive the SSC’s comments on
rebuilding strategies for several
groundfish stocks. The Groundfish
Committee Report will follow. The
Council will approve the range of
alternatives for Framework Adjustment
58 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP,
which includes: (1) 2019 TACs for U.S./
Canada stocks; (2) rebuilding plans for
several groundfish stocks; (3) minimum
size exemptions for vessels fishing in
waters regulated by the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO);
and guidance on groundfish sector
overages. The Groundfish Committee
Report also will include an update on
Groundfish Monitoring Amendment 23
and an update on work being conducted
by the Fishery Dependent Data Working
Group. Just before the lunch break, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) will have a brief opportunity to
invite Council members and the public
to attend BOEM’s ‘‘open office’’ in the
Plympton Room of the same hotel to
provide input and speak to BOEM staff
regarding: The New York Bight Area
Identification; the Vineyard Wind Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS);
the South Fork Wind Farm Construction
and Operations Plan (COP); and other
issues of interest.
After the lunch break, the Groundfish
Committee report will resume and
continue until related business is
concluded. Then, members of the public
will have the opportunity to speak
during an open comment period on
issues that relate to Council business
but are not included on the published
agenda for this meeting. The Council
asks the public to limit remarks to 3–5
minutes. The Council next will receive
a progress report on steps being taken in
response to recent recommendations
made by the external Council Program
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Review Panel. The Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP)
report will follow, summarizing
highlights from the HMS AP’s
September 5–6 meeting. This report will
be followed by a NMFS staff
presentation and Council consultation
on HMS Amendment 11 to address
overfishing and rebuild North Atlantic
shortfin mako sharks. NMFS staff from
the Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) will be up next with a
presentation on recent changes to the
program. At the conclusion of this
discussion, the Council will adjourn for
the day.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
The fourth day of the meeting will
begin with an initial discussion of 2019
Council priorities covering tasks and
actions for all committees and Council
responsibilities. The Council will not
take final action on priorities until its
December meeting. Next, the Council
will hear from its Habitat Committee,
starting with the Clam Dredge
Framework. The Council will discuss
the alternatives being developed to
consider continued surfclam dredge
fishery access to the Great South
Channel Habitat Management Area
(HMA) and possible consideration of a
mussel dredge exemption in the HMA.
The Council also will receive an update
on ongoing offshore energy activities in
the Northeast and receive an
introduction to the Responsible
Offshore Development Alliance. The
Research Steering Committee then will
report on: (a) Recommendations
regarding the future of the Research
Steering Committee; (b) updates on
improving the communication of
research priorities and data needs; and
(c) other related issues.
Following a lunch break, the Council
will receive an update on ongoing
fisheries-related legislation on Capitol
Hill, including reauthorization of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
Council will have an opportunity to
discuss legislative activity. Next, the
Council will shift to Ecosystem-Based
Fishery Management (EBFM), starting
with a presentation on the Center for
Independent Experts EBFM Strategy
Review final report. The Council also
will: (1) Receive a short progress report
on work being conducted to develop a
Georges Bank example Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (eFEP); and (2) review
and approve comments on NOAA’s
regional implementation plan for the
agency’s EBFM Roadmap. Then, the
Council will receive the Fishing Year
2017 Annual Monitoring Report for the
Northeast Skate Complex. This report
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will be followed by a discussion of
NMFS’s Fisheries Allocation Policy
Directive. The Council will discuss the
policy directive and associated
procedural directives for reviewing
fisheries allocations, which include
identifying ‘‘triggers’’ to initiate an
allocation review. Finally, the Council
will close out the meeting with ‘‘other
business.’’
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 4, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018 through
Thursday, September 27, 2018, beginning at 2 p.m. on September 24 and
8:30 a.m. on September 25, 26, and 27.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at Hotel 1620 Plymouth
Harbor, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508) 747-
4900; online at www.hotel1620.com.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone (978) 465-0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, September 24, 2018
After introductions and brief announcements, the meeting will begin
with the swearing-in of reappointed Council members, followed by the
annual election of officers. Next, the Council will hear reports from
the Council Chairman and Executive Director, NMFS's Regional
Administrator for the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, representatives from NOAA
General Counsel and NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement, and staff from
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and U.S. Coast
Guard. The Council then will take up its Small-Mesh Multispecies
(Whiting) Committee Report and cover three issues: (1) The
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Annual Monitoring Report for Fishing Year 2017; (2) Amendment 22, which
will include a review of public hearing comments and Council action on
whether or not to adopt a limited access program and related measures
for small-mesh multispecies; and (3) Council approval of committee
recommendations to streamline small-mesh multispecies regulations.
Following these actions, the Council will adjourn for the day.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Council will begin the day by providing input and
recommendations to the panel conducting the Research Set-Aside (RSA)
Program Review. Then, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center will
present the findings of recent benchmark stock assessments for Atlantic
herring and Atlantic sea scallops that were conducted during the 65th
Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee (SAW/SARC
65). The Council next will take up several issues under its Scallop
Committee Report, beginning with an update on Framework Adjustment 30,
which includes specifications for fishing year 2019, default
specifications for 2020, and several standard default measures. As part
of this discussion, the Council will receive an overview of 2018
scallop surveys. The Council also will receive an update on the General
Category Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) trip limit analysis being
conducted for the IFQ component of the scallop fishery. Finally, the
Council will receive a progress report on work being done to address
2018 scallop priorities.
Following the lunch break, the Council will begin the Atlantic
Herring Committee Report and take final action on Amendment 8 to the
Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The amendment was
developed to: (1) Establish an acceptable biological catch (ABC)
control rule for Atlantic herring; and (2) address potential localized
depletion and user conflicts in the fishery. The Council also will
receive a progress report on the development of 2019-2021 Atlantic
herring fishery specifications and discuss potential independent action
by NMFS to set 2019 catch limits if needed. The Council then will
adjourn for the day.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The third day of the meeting will begin with an update on the
Northeast Regional Coordinating Council's progress in revising the
stock assessment process and assessment scheduling, followed by a brief
report on the Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel's June 19, 2018 meeting.
Then, the Council will begin addressing a series of U.S./Canada issues
based on information from the Transboundary Resources Assessment
Committee (TRAC), the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), and
the Transboundary Management Guidance Committee (TMGC). The TRAC report
will be first with a summary of 2017 assessment results for three U.S./
Canada shared stocks--Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank
haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. Next, the SSC will
provide the Council with 2019-2020 overfishing limit (OFL) and ABC
recommendations for Georges Bank yellowtail. The Council then will
review and approve the TMGC's recommendations for 2019 total allowable
catches (TACs) for shared U.S./Canada stocks. Next, the Council will
hear Part 2 of the SSC's report and receive the SSC's comments on
rebuilding strategies for several groundfish stocks. The Groundfish
Committee Report will follow. The Council will approve the range of
alternatives for Framework Adjustment 58 to the Northeast Multispecies
FMP, which includes: (1) 2019 TACs for U.S./Canada stocks; (2)
rebuilding plans for several groundfish stocks; (3) minimum size
exemptions for vessels fishing in waters regulated by the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO); and guidance on groundfish
sector overages. The Groundfish Committee Report also will include an
update on Groundfish Monitoring Amendment 23 and an update on work
being conducted by the Fishery Dependent Data Working Group. Just
before the lunch break, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
will have a brief opportunity to invite Council members and the public
to attend BOEM's ``open office'' in the Plympton Room of the same hotel
to provide input and speak to BOEM staff regarding: The New York Bight
Area Identification; the Vineyard Wind Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS); the South Fork Wind Farm Construction and Operations
Plan (COP); and other issues of interest.
After the lunch break, the Groundfish Committee report will resume
and continue until related business is concluded. Then, members of the
public will have the opportunity to speak during an open comment period
on issues that relate to Council business but are not included on the
published agenda for this meeting. The Council asks the public to limit
remarks to 3-5 minutes. The Council next will receive a progress report
on steps being taken in response to recent recommendations made by the
external Council Program Review Panel. The Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) report will follow, summarizing highlights
from the HMS AP's September 5-6 meeting. This report will be followed
by a NMFS staff presentation and Council consultation on HMS Amendment
11 to address overfishing and rebuild North Atlantic shortfin mako
sharks. NMFS staff from the Marine Recreational Information Program
(MRIP) will be up next with a presentation on recent changes to the
program. At the conclusion of this discussion, the Council will adjourn
for the day.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
The fourth day of the meeting will begin with an initial discussion
of 2019 Council priorities covering tasks and actions for all
committees and Council responsibilities. The Council will not take
final action on priorities until its December meeting. Next, the
Council will hear from its Habitat Committee, starting with the Clam
Dredge Framework. The Council will discuss the alternatives being
developed to consider continued surfclam dredge fishery access to the
Great South Channel Habitat Management Area (HMA) and possible
consideration of a mussel dredge exemption in the HMA. The Council also
will receive an update on ongoing offshore energy activities in the
Northeast and receive an introduction to the Responsible Offshore
Development Alliance. The Research Steering Committee then will report
on: (a) Recommendations regarding the future of the Research Steering
Committee; (b) updates on improving the communication of research
priorities and data needs; and (c) other related issues.
Following a lunch break, the Council will receive an update on
ongoing fisheries-related legislation on Capitol Hill, including
reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. The Council will have an opportunity to discuss
legislative activity. Next, the Council will shift to Ecosystem-Based
Fishery Management (EBFM), starting with a presentation on the Center
for Independent Experts EBFM Strategy Review final report. The Council
also will: (1) Receive a short progress report on work being conducted
to develop a Georges Bank example Fishery Ecosystem Plan (eFEP); and
(2) review and approve comments on NOAA's regional implementation plan
for the agency's EBFM Roadmap. Then, the Council will receive the
Fishing Year 2017 Annual Monitoring Report for the Northeast Skate
Complex. This report
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will be followed by a discussion of NMFS's Fisheries Allocation Policy
Directive. The Council will discuss the policy directive and associated
procedural directives for reviewing fisheries allocations, which
include identifying ``triggers'' to initiate an allocation review.
Finally, the Council will close out the meeting with ``other
business.''
Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted
to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also
should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 4, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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