March 2018 HMS Advisory Panel Meeting

NOAA Fisheries holds periodic meetings of the Atlantic HMS Advisory Panel to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of highly migratory species. 

Meeting |
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

About

NOAA Fisheries holds periodic meetings of the Atlantic HMS Advisory Panel to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of highly migratory species. 

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Conference call: 888-391-6752; Participant code: 7193058

Webinar: https://noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/onstage/g.php?MTID=e4d1bd4baffd1af8c49a0729ab9a95d5a; Event password: NOAA

Time

Subject

Presenter
8:30 - 9:30 New Member Orientation HMS Division Staff

9:30 - 9:45

Welcome and Introductions

Bennett Brooks, Facilitator & HMS Division Staff
9:45 - 10:15

Overview of Recent Activities/Rulemaking (PDF, 25 pages)

Recent and Upcoming Regulatory Actions

2017 Landings and Tournament Updates

Exempted Fishing Permit Updates

2017 ICCAT Outcomes

Regulatory Reform Actions

Litigation Update

Other Business for Meeting Agenda

HMS Division Staff
10:15 - 10:45 Outcomes from the 2017 ICCAT Annual Meeting (PDF, 22 pages) Dr. John Graves, ICCAT Advisory Committee

10:45 - 11:00

Break

  
11:00 - 12:15

Shortfin Mako Shark Emergency Interim Final Rule and Public Hearing
(PDF, 20 pages)

HMS Division Staff
12:15 - 12:30 Public Comment on Emergency Interim Final Rule  

12:30 - 2:00

Lunch

  
2:00 - 2:15

NOAA Fisheries Leadership Remarks

Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (invited)
2:15 - 3:15

Amendment 11 Scoping Review: Shortfin Mako Sharks
(PDF, 17 pages)

HMS Division Staff

3:15 - 3:30

Break

  
3:30 - 4:15

Update on Pelagic Longline Closed Area Research EFP
(PDF, 9 pages)

HMS Division Staff
4:15 - 5:45

Discussion on Closed Area Data Collection (PDF, 20 pages)

HMS Division Staff
5:45 - 6:00 Public Comment  

6:00

Adjourn/No Host Social

  

 

Conference call: 888-391-6752; Participant code: 7193058

Webinar: https://noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/onstage/g.php?MTID=eaeed4b1c318db2ac93b8a2782846d5bb; Event password: NOAA

Time

Subject

Presenter

8:30

Reconvene

Bennett Brooks, Facilitator
8:30 - 9:30

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Management

Review of 2017 Fishery Trends and 2018 Management Issues
(PDF, 29 pages)

HMS Division Staff
9:30 - 10:15

Implementation of ICCAT Recommendations for Bluefin Tuna and Northern Albacore
(PDF, 12 pages)

HMS Division Staff

10:15 - 10:30

Break

  
10:30 - 11:30

Shark Stock Assessment Updates
(PDF, 7 pages)

> Sandbar Shark Stock Assessment (PDF, 82 pages)

HMS Division Staff
11:30 - 12:00

Office of Protected Resources Updates

>Oceanic Whitetip Shark Endangered Species Act Listing (PDF, 13 pages)

>Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team Updates (PDF, 19 pages)

 Office of Protected Resources Staff

12:00 - 1:30 

Lunch

  
1:30 - 2:15

Amendment 7 Three-Year Review: Bluefin Tuna (PDF, 50 pages)

>3-year review preliminary data (PDF, 84 pages)
>Draft 3-year Review Intro (PDF, 10 pages)

HMS Division Staff
2:15 - 3:30

Pelagic Longline Bluefin Tuna Weak Hook and Area-Based Management Regulatory Amendment (PDF, 32 pages)

HMS Division Staff

3:30 - 3:45

Break

  

3:45 - 5:15

Recreational Issues

HMS MRIP Implementation/Priorities;  >LPS Redesign Next Steps (PDF, 11 pages)

>Angler & Tournament Survey Updates (PDF, 13 pages)

>Louisiana Creel Survey Presentation (PDF, 52 pages)

>Use of Circle Hooks in Billfish Tournaments (PDF, 8 pages)

>Request to Allow Filleting of Tunas at Sea on Headboats

HMS Division Staff; 
Office of Science and Technology Staff; 
Jason Adriance, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
5:15 - 5:30

Public Comment

 

5:30

Adjourn

  

 

Conference call: 888-391-6752; Participant code: 7193058

Webinar: https://noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/onstage/g.php?MTID=e2822679455ff002d9e809f397c0751f4; Event password: NOAA

Time

Subject

Presenter

8:30

Reconvene

Bennett Brooks, Facilitator
8:30 - 8:45

Update on Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Chub Mackerel Amendment (PDF, 6 pages)

Matt Seeley, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
8:45 - 9:15

Caribbean Management Update
(PDF, 17 pages)

HMS Division Staff
9:15 - 10:00 Modifications to Shark Fishery Closure Criteria Rulemaking
(PDF, 10 pages)		 HMS Division Staff
10:00 - 10:30

Enforcement Updates (PDF, 7 pages)

>Coast Guard Presentation (PDF, 12 pages)

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement;
United States Coast Guard;
HMS Division Staff

10:30 - 10:45

Break

  
10:45 - 11:30

International Updates: SPAW, CITES, WECAFC, MMPA Implementation, SIMP Implementation (PDF, 30 pages)

>SPAW Protocol Updates (PDF, 8 pages)

Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection Staff

11:30 - 11:45

Public Comment

  
11:45 - 12:00

Wrap-Up/Priorities/Next Meeting Dates

>Wrap-up Presentation (PDF, 33 pages)

HMS Division Staff

12:00

Adjourn

  

 

Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 05/25/2018

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species