Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction May 2022 Team Meeting

The Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team will hold a virtual meeting from May 9-13 to discuss Phase 2 and Phase 3 amendments to the Take Reduction Plan.

Meeting |

New England/Mid-Atlantic

About

The purpose of the meeting, which will be hosted and facilitated by Bennett Brooks and David Plumb of Consensus Building Institute, is to discuss the next phases of amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.

This meeting will be a virtual meeting, and members of the public may attend.

The link will be the same on each day of the meeting. When registering, please select the days you plan to attend.

If you are the primary participating ALWTRT member, please add an asterisk *before your first name.

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Day 1: Monday, May 9 (12:45 pm - 5:30 pm) Welcome, our meeting goals, recalibrating and reconnecting as a team, informational briefings and initial review of potential measures.
Time	Participant agenda
12:45 p.m.	Tech Check Team members join early for Zoom tech check and troubleshooting
1:00 p.m.	Welcome and Getting Started Welcome and meeting objectives - Agency Agenda review and ground rules Technology tips Participant check-ins
1:30 p.m.	Recalibrating and reconnecting as a team Small group and plenary discussions: Why is this team’s work so challenging? What can we do as individuals to overcome these challenges? What has this team done well? What can we build off of?
2:15 p.m.	Informational Briefings and Updates DST updates Relevant research
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m.	Initial discussion: Understanding conservation benefits tied to different OTP and Gillnet Measures
5:15 p.m.	Public comment
5:30 p.m.	Wrap-Up, Next Steps and Adjourn

Day 2: Tuesday, May 10 (9:00 am - 6:30 pm) Detailed discussion of potential Phase 2 measures for mid-Atlantic lobster trap/pot, U.S. East Coast multispecies trap/pot, and gillnet fisheries coastwide; crafting collections of measures to run through the Decision Support Tool.
Time	Participant agenda
8:45 am	Tech Check Team members may join early for Zoom tech check and troubleshooting
9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Review of Day Day Two approach and objectives Brief opportunity for questions and observations from Team members from Day 1
9:15 a.m.	Initial plenary discussion: OTP and Gillnet Measures Question 1: Among these measures, which of these do you think should be most seriously considered? Why? Question 2: If this type of measure were to be included in an eventual collection of measures, what would be the smartest way to design it - i.e. how could it be done to maximize benefit to NARW and minimize impacts to fishermen?
10:00 am	Break
10:30 a.m.	Initial Cross-Caucus Discussion: OTP and Gillnet Measures: What are preferred measures and why? What strategies could be employed to design these measures as wisely as possible?
12:15 PM	Lunch/Break
1:45 p.m.	Building Collections of Measures to Test in the DST Model (Plenary, then Caucus) In plenary: Brief opportunity for reflections from morning discussion In caucus: Start considering possible collections of measures to model in the DST this week (modeling ≠ commitment)
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m.	Caucus Report Back Provide feedback on collections of measures to run through DST
4:15 p.m.	Break
5:30 p.m.	DST Group Report Back Review and confirm collection of measures for modeling over the next 24 hours
6:00 p.m.	Public Comment
6:15 p.m.	Wrap-Up, Next Steps and Adjourn

Day 3: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Phase 3 Preparation (9:00 am - 6:00 pm) In the morning, Phase 3 preparation: review conservation value of Phase 1 rule and consider data & analysis needed to develop Phase 3 recommendations. In the afternoon, reviewing input so far on Phase 2 measures and receiving DST run results.
Time	Participant agenda
8:45 am	Tech Check Team members may join early for Zoom tech check and troubleshooting
9:00 a.m.	Opening Session Day Two approach and objectives Brief opportunity for Team reflections DST group check-in
9:30 a.m.	Preparing for Phase 3 Review conservation value of Phase 1 rule and where risk remains
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Preparing for Phase 3 Consider data and analysis needed to develop Phase 3 recommendations
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
2:00 p.m.	Touch Base with DST Group Opportunity for DST group to pose clarifying modeling questions to Team
2:30 p.m.	Phase 2 Measures - Emerging Team Perspectives: Review what we have heard so far and clarify areas of convergence and divergence among the Team
3:30 pm	Break
4:00 pm	Public Comment
4:15 pm	DST runs on Phase 2: Check-in/Refine the “Asks” DST shows (preliminary) results of runs requested on Tuesday regarding OTP and gillnet
5:45pm	Wrap-Up, Next Steps and Adjourn

Day 4: Thursday, May 12, 2022 - Finalize Phase 2 Work (9:00 am - 5:45 pm) Reviewing and refining draft Team Phase 2 document
Time	Participant agenda
8:45 a.m.	Tech Check Team members may join early for Zoom tech check and troubleshooting
9:00 a.m.	Phase 2 Measures - Constructing a Team document Reviewing the outline of an emerging Team Phase 2 document DST run updates (if any)
10:30 a.m.	Break
11 a.m.	Phase 2 Measures: Caucus Opportunity Caucus meetings to review the emerging draft Team Phase 2 document
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
2:00 p.m.	Phase 2 Measures: Caucus Report Outs and Additional Discussions Report back from each caucus; opportunity for Q&A Additional discussions on potential collections of measures
3:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m.	Phase 2 Measures: Reviewing a revised draft Team Phase 2 document
5:15 p.m.	Public Comment
5:30 p.m.	Wrap-Up, Next Steps and Adjourn

Friday, May 13, 2022 - Finalize Phase 2 Work (9:00 am - 12:30 pm) Finalizing Team Phase 2 document
Time	Participant agenda
8:45 a.m.	Tech Check Team members may join early for Zoom tech check and troubleshooting
9:00 a.m.	Modelers report back and discuss where we are
10-10:30 a.m.	Caucus discussions
10:30-10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45-11:40 a.m.	Plenary discussions - needed next steps
11:40-11:50 a.m.	Public Comment
11:50-12 p.m.	Next Steps, Wrap Up, and Adjourn

Last updated by Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office on 03/12/2026

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