Overview

• Agenda

Agenda and Meeting Materials

Wednesday - February 25, 2009

• 9:00 - 10:00 Welcome Comments and Open Session with Councils, Jim Balsiger

• 10:00 - 10:30 Marine Protected Areas Update, Sam Rauch

  • NMFS Policy Directive 01-114-01 - Regional Fishery Management Council Consultation in MPA Nomination Process

• 10:45 - 12:00 Budget Issues (General Update and FY 2009 Allocation), Gary Reisner/Alan Risenhoover

  • Office of Management and Budget CCC Budget Issues Presentation

  • RFMC Funding Proposal for Council Education and Outreach Initiatives

• 1:30 - 3:00 PPBES and Performance Metrics, Alan Risenhoover/Galen Tromble

  • NOAA Ecosystem Goal Fisheries Management Program Performance Measures and Strategic Planning

• 3:15 - 4:15 Five Year Grants Award Cycle and Rolling FY2009 Funds Into the Next Grant, Rimas Liogys

  • Fishery Management Councils Executive Director Session Grants

• 4:15 - 4:45 Observer Costs Comparison, Samantha Brooke

  • NMFS Observer Programs

• 4:45 - 5:30 Maintaining Complete Council FMPs, Sam Rauch

  • Memo: NOAA Guidelines on Compiling an Agency Administrative Record

  • S.2488 - OPEN Government Act of 2007

Thursday - February 26, 2009

• 8:30 - 10:00 MSRA Implementation, Alan Risenhoover/Gordon Colvin/Bill Michaels/Steve Leathery/ Galen Tromble

  • Marine Recreational Information Program

  • MRIP Project Updates

  • National Standard 2 Guidelines: Update on NS2 Revision

  • Sec. 600.315 National Standard 2 -- Scientific Information

  • Report of a National Workshop on Developing Best Practices for SSCs

  • Revisions to the National Standard 1 Guidelines: Guidance on Annual Catch Limits and Other Requirements

• 10:15 - 12:00 Council Reports

  • Caribbean FMC Report

  • North Pacific FMC

    • North Pacific 2

  • Gulf of Mexico FMC Report       

  • Pacific FMC Report

  • Mid-Atlantic FMC Report      

  • South Atlantic FMC Report

  • New England FMC Report           

  • Western Pacific FMC Report

• 1:30 - 2:30 Disconnects with Stock Assessment Criteria/Stock Assessment/ Stock Status Reporting, Galen Tromble

  • Status Determination Criteria Stock Assessments and Status Reporting

• 2:30 - 3:30 Marine Debris and Derelict Fishing Gear, Holly Bamford

  • Marine Debris and Derelict Fishing Gear: The Importance of Understanding the Impacts to Fisheries and Finding Solutions