September 2021 HMS Advisory Panel Meeting

Atlantic HMS Advisory Panel Meeting to Be Held September 8-10, 2021

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New England/Mid-Atlantic

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September 8

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September 9

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September 10

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Amendment 13 Presentation Video

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

September 8

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Time	Discussion Item	Presenter
8:45	Meeting Setup	HMS Division Staff
9:00	Welcome/Introductions Ground Rules/Agenda	Sustainable Fisheries Director Kelly Denit; HMS Division Chief Randy Blankinship
9:30	Overview of Recent Activities Presentation Rulemaking update - Amendment 12, Amendment 14, 2022 Shark Specifications, 2021 Adjusted Swordfish, Albacore, and Bluefin Tuna Quotas, Maine ATCA final rule, other Inseason action updates - Bluefin tuna, Shark Litigation - Pelagic Longline Bluefin Tuna Area-Based and Weak Hook, Amendment 5b (dusky shark) eReporting and future rulemaking Online Workshops Joint Explanatory Statement Gulf of Mexico Spring Monitoring Area U.S./Bahamas EEZ Info Other Business for Meeting Agenda	HMS Division Chief Randy Blankinship
10:15	Break
10:30	Joint Explanatory Statement Depredation Update Presentation Assessment of Fishing Interference (i.e., shark and dolphin depredation) - Report to Congress	HMS Division Staff
11:30	Lunch
12:45	Gear considerations and pelagic/demersal species indicator list Presentation	HMS Division Staff
1:45	Best Scientific Information Available Framework for HMS BSIA Framework Presentation	HMS Division Staff
2:30	Break
2:45	Bluefin Tuna Presentation 2021 season update Restricted Fishing Days final rule	HMS Division Staff
3:30	Public Comment
4:00	Adjourn

September 9

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Time	Discussion Item	Presenter
8:45	Meeting Setup	HMS Division Staff
9:00	Welcome/Recap	HMS Division Staff
9:30	Economic Situation Report Presentation	HMS Division Staff
10:15	Break
10:30	Leadership Update	Janet Coit/Sam Rauch
11:00	Amendment 13 Part I Presentation Status Overview Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Individual Bluefin Quota Program Alternatives	HMS Division Staff
12:00	Lunch
1:30	Amendment 13 Part II DEIS Bluefin Quota Alternatives Purse Seine Category Alternatives	HMS Division Staff
2:30	Break
2:45	Amendment 13 Part III DEIS Other Alternatives	HMS Division Staff
3:30	Public Comment
4:00	Meeting Wrap Up	HMS Division Staff

September 10

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Time	Discussion Item	Presenter
8:45	Meeting Setup	HMS Division Staff
9:00	Welcome/Recap	HMS Division Staff
9:15	Spatial Management Update Presentation	HMS Division Staff
10:15	Break
10:30	Advisory Panel Term Limits Presentation	HMS Division Staff
11:15	Public Comment
11:30	Meeting Wrap-up Presentation	HMS Division Staff

Last updated by Office of Sustainable Fisheries on 07/24/2023