March 2025 Mackerel Cobia AP Meeting

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The Council will hold a meeting of its Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel on Monday, March 31st from 1:30 pm to 5 pm and Tuesday, April 1st from 9 am to 5 pm.

Monday, March 31st

1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Nov. 2024 Minutes
• Public Comment

1. Update on Active Council Amendments (Attachment 1)
2. Mackerel Port Meetings
   1. Mackerel Port Meetings Draft Report (Attachment 2a)
   2. Mackerel Port Meetings Draft Report: Appendix A (Attachment 2b)
   3. Mackerel Port Meetings Presentation (Attachment 2c)
3. Giant Manta Ray Interactions with the Cobia Fishery (Attachment 3)

Tuesday, April 1st

9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

4. For-Hire Reporting Improvement Amendment (Attachment 4)
5. Citizen Science Update (Attachment 5)
6. Research and Monitoring Prioritization Plan (Attachment 6)
7. Lines of Communication Practice Run and Input (Attachment 7)
8. Election of new Chair and Vice-Chair for the Mackerel Cobia Advisory Panel

Additional Materials

• For-Hire-Reporting-Improvements-Summary-Presentation_Advisory-Panels_Spring2025

Staff Contact

• Christina Wiegand

  Fishery Social Scientist

  christina.wiegand@safmc.net