South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

April 2021 Habitat Protection & Ecosystem-Based Management AP Meeting

Date:
Time:
Location: Via webinar only

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Day 1 Overview – Anne Deaton, NCDMF

  1. Briefing on Recent Actions by the Council’s Habitat and Ecosystem Committee
    a. March 2021 Committee – Steve Poland, Habitat and Ecosystem Committee Chair
    (Attachment 2)
  2. Status of Amendments Under Development
    a. Update – Roger Pugliese
  3. NOAA Fisheries EBFM Activities for the South Atlantic Region: Deliverables
    Supporting FEP II Implementation
    a. South Atlantic Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Use in Other Regions – Michael
    Burton, NOAA Fisheries SEFSC Beaufort Lab – (Attachment 3)
    b. South Atlantic Ecosystem Status Report and Use in Other Regions – Todd Kellison, and
    Kevin Craig, NOAA Fisheries SEFSC – (Attachment 4)
    c. Panel Member Discussion and Recommendations – Anne Deaton
  4. Regional Conservation Blueprints
    a. Presentation on Regional Conservation Blueprints – Rua Mordecai, Coordinator, South
    Atlantic and Southeast Conservation Blueprints, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    – (Attachment 5)
    b. Panel Member Discussion on regional collaboration – Anne Deaton
    Melvin Bell, Chair | Stephen J. Poland, Vice Chair
    John Carmichael, Executive Director
    Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon and 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
    Day 2 Overview – Anne Deaton, NCDMF
  5. EFH Policy Statement on Beach Dredging and Filling, Beach Renourishment and
    Large-Scale Coastal Engineering (Attachment 6)
    a. Presentation- Endangered Species Act- Biological Opinion for Beach, Sand Placement
    and Dredging – NOAA SERO TBD – (Attachment 7)
    b. Components from technical presentations (Attachments 8-10) made during the October
    2020 Advisory Panel Webinar which can be addressed in policy revision – Cindy
    Cooksey, NOAA Fisheries HCD and Anne Deaton, NCDMF
    c. Panel Member Discussion and Recommendations on Policy Update – Anne Deaton
  6. FEP II Implementation and Strategic Planning
    a. FEP II Implementation Plan Two Year Roadmap- Overview of Accomplishments and
    Needs – Roger Pugliese – (Attachments 11-12)
    b. Panel Member Discussion and Recommendations – Anne Deaton
  7. Development of a SAFMC Habitat Blueprint
    a. Staff Overview of Development and Timing for SAFMC Habitat Blueprint –
    (Attachment 13)
  8. SAFMC Habitat and Ecosystem Webpages/Fishery Ecosystem Plan II Dashboard, and
    Digital Dashboard and Web Services
    a. SAFMC Habitat and Ecosystem Webpages/Fishery Ecosystem Plan II Dashboard, and
    Digital Dashboard and Web Services – Roger Pugliese and Tina Udouj, FWRI –
    (Attachments 14-15)
    b. Panel Member Discussion and Recommendations – Anne Deaton
    Friday, April 16, 2021 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon.
    Day 3 Overview – Anne Deaton, NCDMF
  9. BOEM Research and Energy Development
    a. Update on BOEM Research and Energy Development Activities: Focus on Renewable
    Energy – Kitty Hawk Wind/South Carolina Wind Call Areas- Brian Hooker, BOEM –
    (Attachment 16)
    b. Fisheries Evaluation for Kitty Hawk Wind – Rick Robins or Brian Benito Avangrid
    Renewables – (Attachment 17)
  10. Southeast Connectivity and Adaptation Strategy (SECAS)
    a. Presentation on SECAS –Mallory Martin, SECAS Coordinator USFWS and Hilary Morris
    User Support and Communications for the Southeast and South Atlantic Blueprints
    USFWS (Attachment 18)
  11. Update on Council Coordinating Committee Habitat Workgroup Activities
    a. Presentation on CCC Habitat Workgroup activities and focus areas in 2021 – Roger
    Pugliese
    Other Business
    Adjourn