AGENDA
New England Recreational Fishing Workshop
October 19, 2019
Plymouth, MA
Hotel 1620, 180 Water St., Plymouth, MA
8:30 Registration (Standish Meeting Room)
9:00 Opening Remarks
- Welcome – Moira Kelly (Recreational Fisheries Coordinator, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, GARFO)
- Agenda review – Jessica Joyce (Facilitator, Tidal Bay Consulting)
9:15 Status of the Recreational Fishery
- Presentations
- Federal fisheries management primer, Emily Keiley (Fishery Management Specialist, GARFO)
- Marine Recreational Information Program overview, Moira Kelly (GARFO)
- Trends in recreational catch, Scott Steinback (Economist, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NEFSC)
- Update on groundfish stock assessments, Brian Linton, Ph.D.(Population Dynamics Branch, NEFSC)
- Question & Answer
10:45 Break
Research
11:00 Recent Fisheries Research
- Presentations
- Deriving release survival estimates and best practices for promoting survival in the Gulf of Maine recreational groundfish fishery, Matt Ayer (Recreational Fisheries Biologist, MA Division of Marine Fisheries)
- Gulf of Maine cod bycatch minimization, Matt Ayer (Recreational Fisheries Biologist, MA Division of Marine Fisheries)
- Update on the Atlantic cod stock structure working group, Richard McBride, Ph.D. (Chief, Population Biology Branch, NEFSC)
- Group discussion
12:00 Lunch
Management Approaches and Data Utility
12:45 Long-term Management Approaches
- Break-out groups – Discussion around specific questions to generate ideas and potential long-term management approaches.
1:45 Long-term Management Approaches (continued)
- Group discussion
2:15 Short-term Management Approaches
- Presentation – Recreational measures toolbox, Emily Keiley (GARFO)
- Break-out groups – Considering long-term approaches as well as existing measures and new ideas, how can we take steps in the short-term to achieve but not exceed quotas?
3:30 Break
3:45 Short-term Management Approaches (continued)
- Group discussion
Next Steps
4:45 Next Steps
- Council and regulatory process – Moira Kelly (GARFO)
- Workshop report – Jessica Joyce (Tidal Bay Consulting)
5:00 Adjourn