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2024 October Council Coordination Committee Meeting

The Council Coordination Committee consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors from each of the eight regional fishery management councils and meets twice yearly.

Meeting |
National

About

The Committee meets twice each year to discuss issues relevant to all councils, including issues related to the implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2

October 16, 2024

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Time

Topic

1:00 - 1:15 pm 

Opening of Meeting (Carlos Farchette, Caribbean Fishery Management Council  Chair)

  • Welcome and Introduction 
  • Adoption of Agenda 

1:15 - 2:00 pm

Opening Remarks and NOAA Fisheries Priorities (Janet Coit)

  • Final Endangered Species Act (ESA)/Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Integration Policy 
  • White Paper “Flexible Status Determination Criteria Examples and their Applications” 

2:00 - 3:00 pm

NOAA Fisheries Budget Update and 2025 Outlook (Brian Pawlak and Dan Namur) 

3:00 - 3:15 pm

BREAK

3:15 - 4:15 pm 

NOAA Fisheries Science Updates (Cisco Werner)

  • Including Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) Update

4:15 - 4:45 pm 

Report of 8th Scientific Coordination Subcommittee Meeting and Update on Planning for 9th Scientific Coordination Subcommittee Meeting (Dr. Lisa Kerr and Dr. Rachel Feeney)

4:45 - 5:00 pm

Public Comment

5:00 pm 

ADJOURN DAY 1

 

October 17, 2024

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+1-415-527-5035 US Toll ; Access code: 282 094 11231

Time

Topic

9:00-9:15 am

National Seafood Strategy Update (Michael Rubino)

Presentation

9:15-10:15 am

Inflation Reduction Act Climate Ready-Fisheries Update (Kelly Denit)

Presentation

10:15 - 10:30 am

BREAK

10:30 - 11:00 am

Legislative Outlook (Dave Whaley)

11:00 - 11:30 am

Effects of Fishing Gear on Marine Habitats Database (David Stevenson and Tori Kentner) and CCC Habitat Workgroup

11:30 - 12:00 pm

Agency update on Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Implementation plans and CCC EEJ Workgroup update (Sam Rauch and Mr. Zach Yamada)

12:00 - 1:30 pm

LUNCH BREAK

1:30 - 2:30 pm

CCC Workgroups/Subcommittee Updates

2:30 - 2:45 pm

BREAK

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Update: Anti-Harassment Policies, Addressing Unprofessional Behavior, Harassment Training 

  • Code of Conduct (Diana Evans)
  • Harassment Training (Merrick Burden) 
  • Investigations Training (Adam Issenberg) 

3:15 - 4:00 pm

Agency National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) update and NEPA Working Group (Cristi Reid and Dr. Graciela Garcia-Moliner)

4:00 - 4:30

International Fishing and Trade Issues (subsidies, dumping, marine mammal protection act (MMPA) import ban, etc.) (Kitty Simonds and Alexa Cole)

4:30 - 4:45 pm

Public Comment

4:45 - 5:00 pm

Wrap Up and Other Business

  • CCC Outcomes and Recommendations 
  • 2025 CCC Meetings 

5:00 pm

ADJOURN DAY 2

 

Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 10/10/2024