May 2023 Habitat AP Meeting

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The Habitat Advisory Panel Meeting meeting will be held via webinar on Tuesday, May 16 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 P.M., and Thursday, May 18 from 9:00 A.M. to 12 p.m.

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

Public comment will be solicited at the beginning and at the end of the meeting. Those wishing to comment should indicate such in the manner requested by the Chair, who will then recognize individuals to provide comments.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Approval of:

• Meeting Agenda
• November 2022 AP Transcript
• Habitat Ecosystem Committee Report 

1. NOAA Fisheries HCD EFH Consultation Update
   1. NMFS Habitat Consultation Summary
2. NOAA Fisheries South Atlantic Climate Vulnerability Assessment
   1. NOAA Fisheries SA Climate Vulnerability Assessment (Attachment 2; also in recent docs)
3. NOAA Fisheries EFH 5-Year Review
   1. EFH 5-Year Review Process Summary (Attachment 3a)
   2. SAFMC EFH User Guide (Attachment 3b)
   3. Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Attachment 3c)

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

4. EFH Policy Statement on Beach Dredging and Filling, Beach Renourishment and Large-Scale Coastal Engineering
   1. Review the revised draft policy statement (Attachment 4; also in recent docs)
5. Offshore Wind Activities in South Atlantic Region
   1. Update on BOEM Research and Energy Development Activities (Attachment 5a; also in recent docs)
   2. Update on Carolina Long Bay (Attachment 5b; also in recent docs)
6. EFH Policy Statement on Energy
   1. Energy Policy Process Update (Attachment 6a)
   2. SAFMC EFH Policy Statement on Energy Exploration and Development (Attachment 6b)
   3. NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Fishery Office Guidance Document on mapping offshore wind areas (Attachment 6c)

Thursday, May 18, 2023

9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.

7. Regional Research and Tools Supporting EFH Conservation
   1. Presentation: Regional Fishery Survey Summary (Attachment 7a; also in recent docs)
   2. SAFMC Draft Research and Monitoring Prioritization Plan (Attachment 7b)
   3. Update on SEAMAP-SA/SECOORA Data Portal (Attachment 7c; also in recent docs)
   4. TNC/SECOORA Map System (Attachment 7d)

Other Business

Adjourn

Recent Documents

• HabEcoAP_A2_SA-CVA-and-Species-Summaries
• HabEcoAP_A4_Beach-Reno-and-Large-Scale-Coastal-Eng-Policy.pdf
• HabEcoAP_A5a_SAFMC_Habitat_AP_May2023_BOEM_051723.pdf
• HabEcoAP_A5b_CLB-Update-SAFMC-Habitat-AP-5_17_23.pdf
• HabEcoAP_A7a_FisheryIndependentSurveysUpdateHabAP_Spanik.pdf
• HabEcoAP_A7c_SEAMAP-SA-Data-Management-for-2023-Habitat-AP.pdf
• SAFMC-EFH-document-KL

Staff Contact

• Kathleen Howington

  Habitat & Ecosystem Scientist

  kathleen.howington@safmc.net