Overview

• Agenda

• Transcript

Agenda and Briefing Materials

Tuesday - May 24, 2016

• 9:00 - 4:00 Meeting Registration

Wednesday - May 25, 2016

• 9:00 - 10:00 Welcome/Introductions, Carlos Farchette/Eileen Sobeck

  • NMFS Update

  • NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the Caribbean

• 10:00 - 10:20 Recreational Fisheries Update, Russell Dunn

  • Recreational Fisheries: A Priority in Motion at NOAA

• 10:35 - 11:30 FY16-17 Budget Updates, Brian Pawlak

  • Management and Budget Update

• 11:30 - 12:00 Legislative Update, Dave Whaley

• 12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH

• 1:30 - 2:00 EBFM Road Map (Plan for Implementation), Sam Rauch/Heather Sagar

  • Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Road Map

  • EBFM Road Map

  • EBFM Policy

• 2:00 - 3:00 Council Definition of OY and Update on NSI, CCC/Sam Rauch

  • SAFMC: Council Definition of Optimum Yield

  • PFMC: Council Definition of Optimum Yield

• 3:00 - 3:15 BREAK

• 3:15 - 4:15 Catch Share Update Review, Alan Risenhoover/Kelly Denit

  • Draft Guidance for Conducting 5/7 Year Reviews of Catch Share Programs

  • Draft Guidance Handout

• 4:15 - 5:00 Bycatch Discussion, Sam Rauch/CCC

  • SBRM Comments: GMFMC | NEFMC | NPFMC | SAFMC | WPFMC

  • NEFMC Bycatch Strategy Letter

  • Draft National Bycatch Reduction Strategy

• 5:00 ADJOURN

Thursday - May 26, 2016

• 8:30 - 9:15 New Operational Guidelines and the Regional Operation Agreements, Chuck Tracy/Alan Risenhoover

  • Operational Guidelines and Regional Operation Agreements

  • Operational Guidelines and ROAs

• 9:15 - 10:00 EM & ER Regional Implementation Update, Jane DiCosimo/CCC

  • Electronic Technologies Funding FY16

  • Electronic Monitoring Update for the Pacific Council

  • Update on Southeast Region EM/ER Activities

  • West Coast Region Groundfish EM Cost Estimates

• 10:00 - 10:15 BREAK

• 10:15 - 11:00 EFH Summit Update, Bill Tweit/Terra Lederhouse

  • National Essential Fish Habitat Summit

  • EFH Summit Agenda

• 11:00 - 11:30 Update on Conflict of Interest Regulations Project, Adam Issenberg

• 11:30 - 12:00 Communications Group Report, Kitty Simonds

  • Council Communications Group Meeting Report

• 12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH 

• 1:30 - 3:00 Compliance with NS2: BSIA used by Council/NMFS for stock status determination, specifications (OFL/ABC/ACL), and model selection, Tom Nies/Greg Waugh/Jane DiCosimo

  • Determining, Documenting and Using the Best Scientific Information Available

  • How Does the Agency Comply With National Standard 2 While Reviewing Council Actions?

  • NEFMC Comments to Framework 53 Proposed Rule

  • NEFMC Letter to NEFSC on NS2

  • SAFMC Gag Issue: SSC determined overfishing; NMFS determined not overfishing

• 3:00 - 3:15 BREAK

• 3:15 - 3:45 SSC Subcommittee

• 3:45 - 4:15 Other Business

  • Draft CCC Outcomes Statement and Recommendations-Marine National Monuments

• 4:15 - 4:45 Next CCC Meeting (2017), Tom Nies

• 4:45 ADJOURN