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June and July 2026 Habitat and Ecosystem AP Meeting

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Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The Habitat and Ecosystem Advisory Panel (AP) meeting will be held June 30th, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and July 1st, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2026

8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

  1. Integration of Fishery Ecosystem Plan II information into the Food Webs and Connectivity Policy
    1. Presentation (Attachment 1a)
    2. Food Webs and Connectivity Policy (Attachment 1b)
  2. Revision of the Alterations to Riverine, Estuarine, and Nearshore Flows policy to Address Impacts from Freshwater Discharges and Impediments to River Flow
    1. Presentation (Attachment 2a)
    2. Riverine, Estuarine, and Nearshore Flows Policy (Attachment 2b)
  3. Life Stage Information Updates for EFH Definitions (Attachment 3)
  4. Space Industry Activity Impacts on Habitat (Attachment 4)
  5. Resilient Fisheries Initiative Updates and Ecosystem Information Review Updates
    1. Presentation (Attachment 5a)
    2. Ecosystem Information Review and Strategy Development Presentation (Attachment 5b)
  6. Mid-Atlantic Inflation Reduction Act Projects (Attachment 6)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2026

8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

  1. Review of the Integrated Ecosystem Assessments for the Gulf and Mid-Atlantic region
    1. Gulf Council’s Presentation (Attachment 7a)
    2. Mid-Atlantic Council’s Presentation (Attachment 7b)
  2. Review of Offshore Development off the South Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic coast (Attachment 8)
  3. Modeling the feasibility of marsh elevation enhancement in South Carolina: Site selection, economic analysis, and decision support (Attachment 9)
  4. SAFMC Habitat Communication Strategy
    1. Presentation (Attachment 10a)
    2. Document (Attachment 10b)
  5. Review HEAP Workplan 2025-2028, Appointments, Future Meetings, and Elections
    1. Presentation (Attachment 11a)
    2. HEAP Workplan 2025-2028 (Attachment 11b)
  • Other Business
  • Public Comment
  • Adjourn
Advisory Panel Members
Panel Name State Seat
1 HEAP Stacie Crowe (Chair) SC SC DNR
2 HEAP Paul Medders (Vice Chair) GA GA DNR
3 HEAP Charlie Deaton NC NC DMF
4 HEAP Dr. Matthew Kenworthy FL FL FWCC
5 HEAP Gregg Bodnar NC NC CZM
6 HEAP Dr. Brenden Runde NC At-large
7 HEAP Cameron Luck NC At-large
8 HEAP Benjamin Thepaut SC SC CZM
9 HEAP Paula Kenner SC At-large
10 HEAP David Whitiker SC At-large
11 HEAP (vacant) GA CZM
12 HEAP Thomas Jones GA At-large
13 HEAP Stephen Morrison GA At-large
14 HEAP Steve Miller FL FL CZM
15 HEAP David Webb FL At-large
16 HEAP Erin Spencer FL At-large
17 HEAP Anne Deaton NC NOAA-SERO
18 HEAP Dr. Matt Johnson FL NOAA-SEFSC
19 HEAP Scott Kathey GA NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries
20 HEAP Simen Kaalstad VA ASMFC
21 HEAP Brian Hooker VA BOEM
22 HEAP Laura Busch VA US Navy
23 HEAP Dr. Laurent Cherubin FL NOAA CIOERT
24 HEAP Kevin Spanik SC SCDNR
25 HEAP Walter “Trip” Boltin SC USFWS
26 HEAP Dr. Wilson Laney NC At-large
27 HEAP Rua Mordecai NC At-large

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