October 2021 Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting

This is a virtual meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), which advises NOAA and the Department of Commerce on living marine resource issues.

About

This is a virtual meeting. Details on how to access the meeting are at the top of each day's agenda, below.

Primary goals of this meeting are for members to meet Janet Coit, the new Assistant Administrator for Fisheries and discuss Administration priorities. They will also discuss building resilient fisheries, the seafood sector, and coastal communities reliant on marine resources; the Subcommittee on Aquaculture strategic plans; and climate science and the Next-Gen Data Acquisition Plan. Status updates will be provided on the fiscal year 2022 budget outlook, operations, facilities, and workforce management issues, as well as progress reports from MAFAC’s Recreational Electronic Reporting Task Force and planning for the 2022 Recreational Fisheries Summit. MAFAC subcommittees will be convened to conduct work as needed.

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Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

This meeting is accessible to the public via webinar and teleconference.

Time	Min	Subject	Presenter
11:30-12:00		LOG IN to meeting	All Members/Staff - login
12:00 --12:20	20	Welcome, Roll Call, & Agenda Review	Erika Feller, MAFAC Chair Jennifer Lukens, Director, Office of Policy and Designated Federal Officer
12:20 -1:00	40	Introduction of the Assistant Administrator Introduction of Janet Coit to the Committee Vision and priorities of the AA Discuss Administration Priorities MAFAC share overarching themes in their transition report. Questions/Discussion with MAFAC	Janet Coit Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
1:00 -2:00	60	Building Resilient Fisheries, Seafood Sector, and Coastal Communities -Part I Opportunity to review topics MAFAC has been discussing with Janet and Fisheries Leaders Focus -- what can NOAA do to support resilience in the face of climate change and other disruptive events (like pandemic).	Erika Feller, MAFAC Chair
2:00 – 2:30	30	Break/Stretch/Lunch
2:30 -5:00	150	Building a Resilient Fisheries and Seafood Sector - continued Presentations related to this theme followed by Subcommittee discussion on Wednesday.
2:30 -3:15	45	Synthesis of Public Comment on How to Tackle Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad Annotated Agenda (PDF, 1 page) Presentation (PDF, 33 pages) More information on Sec. 216 (c) of Executive Order 14008	Marina Cucuzza, Climate and Fisheries Specialist, 2021 Sea Grant John A. Knauss Fellow Heather Sagar, Senior Policy Advisory, Office of Policy
3:15-4:00	45	Subcommittee of Aquaculture Economic Development Plan Update Outcome of the federal listening sessions – what did we hear? Annotated Agenda (PDF, 1 page) Presentation (PDF, 11 pages)	David O’Brien, Acting Director, Office of Aquaculture Andy Jermolowicz, Assistant Deputy Administrator, USDA Rural Development
4:00 – 4:10	10	Break/Stretch
4:10-4:45	35	Regional Food Enterprise Centers – Proposal from USDA USDA is investigating how it can better support development and expansion of regional supply chains to strengthen community resilience, economic development, and a more coordinated and fair supply chain. Annotated Agenda (PDF, 1 page) Presentation (PDF, 6 pages)	JuliAnna Arnett, Local & Regional Food Systems Senior Marketing Specialist, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Christina Conell, Deputy Director, USDA AMS Marketing Services Div.
4:45- 4:50	5	Public Comment
4:50 -5:00	10	Recap & Overview of Wednesday’s sessions	Erika Feller, Chair Jennifer Lukens, Director, Office of Policy and Designated Federal Officer
5:00 PM		Adjourn

This meeting is accessible to the public via webinar and teleconference.

Time	Min.	Subject	Presenter
11:30-12:00	30	LOG IN to meeting	All Members/Staff - login 15 -30 minutes early.
12:00 - 1:30	90	Building Resilient Fisheries, Seafood Sector, and Coastal Communities Part II: Work Group Discussion Time for Members and Staff to discuss, modify, and finalize work plan goals and objectives.	Erika Feller, MAFAC Chair Heidi Lovett, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy
1:30 – 2:00	30	Break/Stretch/Lunch
2:00-2:45	45	NOAA Fisheries Budget Outlook & Administrative Update – Informational Status FY2022 budget outlook and Congressional Action Operations update related to COVID, facilities, research surveys, etc. Expectations -returning to official workplaces, potential changes to workforce management practices. Presentation (PDF, 18 pages)	Paul Doremus, PhD, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations
2:45 -3:05	20	Reports from the State Directors Meeting and Fisheries Commissions – Informational Outlook for year ahead	Bob Beal, Executive Director, Atlantic States David Donaldson, Executive Director, Gulf States Randy Fisher, Executive Director, Pacific States
3:05 -3:15	10	Break/Stretch
3:15-4:15	60	Science Update – Informational Synthesis of Climate Science and the Next-Gen Data Acquisition Plan (NG-DAP) - moving forward in FY22. Other science enterprise updates may be included.	Cisco Werner, PhD, Director, Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor
4:15 -4:20	5	Break/Stretch
4:20 -5:00	40	Recreational Fisheries Activities and Updates – Informational Progress of the Recreational Electronic Reporting Task Force Planning update for next Recreational Fisheries Summit (March 29-30, 2022)	Patrick Sullivan, PhD, Liaison to Task Force Kellie Ralston, Liaison to Task Force Russ Dunn, Senior Recreational Fisheries Advisor
5:00 pm		Adjourn

This meeting is accessible to the public via webinar and teleconference.

Time	Min.	Subject	Presenter
11:30-12:00	30	LOG IN to meeting – Members and Staff	Members/Staff - login 15 -30 minutes early.
12:00-1:00	60	Protected Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee work time Subcommittee is discussing creating a severity index, which will help identify where the biggest fishery interactions and deterrent needs are likely to be occurring.	Sara McDonald, PhD Subcommittee Chair
1:00 -2:00	60	Building Resilient Fisheries, Seafood Sector, and Coastal Communities ACTION Decision on final strategy / work plan	Erika Feller, MAFAC Chair
2:00 – 2:15	15	Break/Stretch
2:15 – 2:30	15	Thank you to “retiring” Members	Paul Doremus, PhD, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations
2:30 -2:45	15	Close Out: Review of Action Items, Next Steps, Next Meeting	Erika Feller, Chair Jennifer Lukens, Director, Office of Policy
2:45		Adjourn

Last updated by Office of Policy on 07/06/2023