The Council Coordination Committee met in Annapolis, Maryland May 17-19, 2022. This meeting was hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council at the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel.

Summary and Outcome Documents

• Meeting Report (5/27/22)

• Summary of Outcomes and Action Items

Transcripts

• Transcript - May 17, 2022

• Transcript - May 18, 2022

• Transcript - May 19, 2022

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

Tuesday, May 17

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Opening of Meeting

• Welcome and Introduction (Mike Luisi/Janet Coit)

• Approval of Agenda

• Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Highlight (Mike Luisi)

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Update and FY 22/23 Priorities (Janet Coit/Kelly Denit)

• Presentation

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Budget and Council Funding Update (Paul Doremus)

• Presentation

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Science Updates (Jon Hare)

• Presentation

• Science Update Overview

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Legislative Outlook

• Legislative Update (Dave Whaley)

• Legislative Work Group Report (Tom Nies)

  • Presentation

  • Current Forage Fish Consensus Statement

  • Draft Revised Forage Fish Consensus Statement

  • Legislative Work Group Meeting Report

5:00 – 5:15 p.m. Public Comment

5:15 p.m. Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, May 18

9:00 – 10:45 a.m. Climate Change and Fisheries

• East Coast Scenario Planning Initiative – Update (Kiley Dancy)

  • East Coast Scenario Planning Overview

  • Presentation

• Pacific Council Scenario Planning – Lessons Learned (Merrick Burden)

  • Presentation

• North Pacific Council Climate Change Taskforce – Update (Bill Tweit)

  • Presentation

  • Update on the Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan and Climate Change Taskforce

• NOAA Fisheries Climate Change Initiatives (Kelly Denit)

  • Presentation

  • Climate Governance Tech Memo

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. America the Beautiful/Area-Based Management

• CCC Area Based Management Subcommittee Update (Eric Reid)

  • Presentation

  • ABM Subcommittee Report: An Evaluation of Conservation Areas in the U.S. EEZ

  • Appendix B: Conservation Worksheet and Effectiveness Checklist by Region

  • Minutes of the Area-Based Management Subcommittee - November 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022

• NOAA Fisheries Update (Samuel Rauch)

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Recreational Fisheries Management

• Report from 2022 National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit (Russel Dunn)

  • Presentation: Recreational Fisheries Update

• Brief presentations on recreational-related Council actions and projects of interest

  • MAFMC Recreational Reform Initiative (Julia Beaty)

    • Presentation: Recreational Harvest Control Rule

    • Supplemental Documents:

      • Harvest Control Rule Quick Reference Guide

      • Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda Public Comment Document

  • North Pacific Council halibut allocation update (Bill Tweit)

    • Presentation

    • Commercial and Charter Halibut Catch Sharing Plan in the North Pacific

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Management Strategy Evaluations

• Use of MSEs by the Councils and NMFS (Brandon Muffley, Jon Hare)

  • Presentation

• Discussion: How were the outcomes of MSEs used in management? What lessons were learned, from a process or fisheries management perspective?

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 – 4:45 p.m. National Seafood Strategy (Paul Doremus)

• Update on NOAA Fisheries National Seafood Strategy

  • Draft National Seafood Strategy

  • Presentation

• Other Issues (Kitty Simonds)

  • Presentation - Responding to misinformation or mischaracterizations of U.S. fisheries by third-party certification programs or other organizations

4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, May 19

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Environmental Justice

• Presentation (Archie Soliai)

• CCC Environmental Justice Work Group Report (Jose Montanez/Maria Carnevale)

  • Equity and Environmental Justice in Fisheries Management - Brief Overview

  • Presentation

• Update on NOAA Fisheries environmental justice initiatives (Samuel Rauch)

  • Presentation

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. International Affairs (Alexa Cole)

• Report on NOAA Fisheries involvement in international fisheries issues

  • Presentation

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 – 11:15 a.m. Integration of ESA Section 7 with MSA

• Follow up from January meeting regarding implementation of Policy Directive 01-117 and opportunities to improve coordination between Councils and NOAA Fisheries

  • Presentation 1 (Kitty Simonds)

  • Presentation 2 (Sam Rauch)

11:15 – 11:45 a.m. CCC Committees/Work Group Reports

• Council Member Ongoing Development Work Group (Tom Nies)

  • Presentation

  • CMOD Memo

  • CMOD Draft Agenda

• Scientific Coordination Subcommittee (David Witherell)

  • SCS7 Update

• Habitat Work Group (Jessica Coakley)

  • Presentation

• Communications Work Group (Mary Sabo)

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Public Comment

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Wrap up and Other Business

• CCC Outcomes and Action Items

• Future Meeting Planning

1:00 p.m. Adjourn Meeting