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December 2024 Council Meeting

Date/Time:
December 2, 2024 - December 6, 2024
Location:
Lumina on Wrightsville Beach a Holiday Inn Resort 1706 N. Lumina Avenue Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
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Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

Committee Reports

Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change.

The public comment session (Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, 4 p.m.), will allow for in-person and remote (via webinar) verbal public comment. Individuals intending to provide comments remotely are asked to sign up HERE. Those intending to provide verbal public comment in person will be asked to sign in at the meeting.

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Written comments submitted by mail/fax received by close of business the Monday before the meeting (November 25th, 2024) will be compiled, posted to the website as part of the meeting materials, and included in the administrative record.

Monday, December 2nd, 2024

Council Session I/Murphey 8:30 am – 10:30 am (Closed Session)

During this closed session, the Council will receive a litigation briefing, discuss appointments to advisory bodies, review certain aspects of the advisory panel policy, and review the process of selecting the law enforcement officer of the year.

Council Session I /Murphey 10:30 am – 12:00 noon

Remarks from Dr. Cisco Werner, NOAA Fisheries Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor

  1. Reports
    1. Attachment 1a: NOAA OLE Report
    2. Attachment 1b: NOAA OLE presentation (also in Recent Documents)
    3. Attachment 1c: Gulf Council Liaison Report
    4. Attachment 1d:  MAFMC Liaison Report
    5. Attachment 1e: FWC EFP Projects Report (also in Recent Documents)
    6. Attachment 1f: USCG Presentation (also in Recent Documents)
  2. Attachment 2: Southeast Reef Fish Survey (SERFS) and Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) Update Presentation

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Council Session I/Murphey 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

  1. Attachment 3: Proposed Rule on HMS Electronic Reporting
  2. Southeast For-hire Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) Improvement Amendment
    1. Attachment 4a: SEP Report
    2. Attachment 4b: MAFMC use of eVTRs Presentation
    3. Attachment 4c: SEFHIER Presentation
    4. Attachment 4d: SEFHIER Improvement Amendment Decision Document

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

Council Session I/Murphey 8:30 am – 12:00 noon

  1. Allocation Review
    1. Attachment 5a: Summary allocations report on Atlantic Spadefish
    2. Attachment 5b: Summary allocations report on the Jacks Complex
  2. Attachment 6: Headboat Vessels Report (also in Recent Documents)
  3. Attachment 7: CCC Report (also in Recent Documents)
  4. Attachment 8: Staff Report
  5. Attachment 9: 2025 Stakeholder Engagement Meetings Final Plan

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Citizen Science/Marhefka 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

  1. Citizen Science Program Initial Evaluation
    1. Attachment 1a: Citizen Science Initial Program Evaluation Overview
    2. Attachment 1b: Survey of Scientists & Managers Working in the Region Covered by the SAFMC
    3. Attachment 1c: Overview Presentation of Scientist & Manager Survey Findings (also in Recent Documents)
    4. Attachment 1d: Decoding the Motivations of Fishers Considering Participation in Citizen Science Projects
    5. Attachment 1e: Overview Presentation of Interview Findings (also in Recent Documents)
    6. Attachment 1f: Comparison of Research Findings, Citizen Science Program Efforts & Recommendations
    7. Attachment 1g: Citizen Science Program Planning Progress Update
  2. Attachment 2: Citizen Science Program Update Presentation

Dolphin Wahoo/Marhefka 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

  1. Attachment 1: Dolphin MSE update presentation (also in Recent Documents)
  2. Attachment 2: Decision document for Dolphin Wahoo Regulatory Amendment 3

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

SEDAR/Murphey 8:30 am – 10:30 am

  1. Attachment 1: SEDAR Process
  2. Attachment 2: Identifying Key Stocks

Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 10:30 am – 12:00 noon

  1. Attachment 1:  Amendment 56 (Black Sea Bass) Decision Document

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm

  1. Attachment 2: Management Strategy Evaluation Presentation

Public comments 4:00 pm

Public comments regarding any items on the Council agenda will be accepted by individuals attending the meeting (in-person and remotely). The Council Chair, based on the number of individuals wishing to comment, will determine the amount of time provided to each commenter. Those intending to provide verbal public comment via webinar can sign up HERE.

Thursday, December 5th, 2024

Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 8:30 am – 12:00 noon

  1. Attachment 3: Assessment Review and Response Planning Presentation
  2. Attachment 4: ABC Control Rule Stock Risk Rating Decision Document (also in Recent Documents)
  3. Attachment 5: Amendment 46 (Private Recreational Permitting and Education Requirement) Decision Document 

Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm

Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

  1. Attachment 6: SEDAR 89 (Golden Tilefish) Presentation
  2. Attachment 7: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee November 2024 Meeting Report

Council Session II/Murphey 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

  1. Attachment 1: Protected Resources Update (also in Recent Documents)
  2. Attachment 2: Outreach and Communications Advisory Panel Report

Friday, December 6th, 2024

Council Session II/Murphey 8:00 am – 9:00 am (CLOSED)

During this closed session, the Council will review the Executive Director.

Council Session II/Murphey 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Committee Reports

  1. Attachment 3: SAFMC Workplan Q1 2025
  2. Attachment 4: SAFMC Upcoming Meetings

Other business

Adjourn

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