November 2016 Council Meeting - Calendar

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

9:00 a.m. Introductions and Announcements (Chairman Dr. John Quinn)

9:05 Reports on Recent Activities
Council Chairman, Council Executive Director, NOAA’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Regional Administrator, NOAA General Counsel, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Enforcement

10:30 VMS/Enforcement Committee Report (Terry Alexander)

11:00 Skate Committee Report (Dr. Matt McKenzie)

12:00 p.m. Presentation on Draft Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan to End Overfishing and Rebuild Dusky Sharks (NMFS HMS staff)

12:30 Lunch Break

1:45 Monkfish Committee Report (Vincent Balzano)

3:00 Small Mesh Multispecies (Whiting) Committee Report (Mark Gibson)

3:45 Habitat Committee Report (Dr. John Quinn)

5:30 Public Hearing on Draft Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Plan Following Council Adjournment (NMFS HMS staff)

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

8:30 a.m.Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report (Dr. Jake Kritzer)

9:30 Scallop Committee Report (Mary Beth Tooley)

12:00 p.m.Open Period for Public Comments
Opportunity for the public to provide brief comments on issues relevant to Council business but not listed on this agenda (please limit remarks to 3-5 minutes)

12:15 Lunch Break

1:30 Groundfish Committee Report (Terry Stockwell)

4:30 National Standard 1 Guidelines (Deb Lambert, NMFS staff)

Thursday, November 17, 2016

8:30 a.m. 2017 Council Priorities – Final Action (Executive Director Tom Nies)