Nov. 2023 Habitat AP Meeting
Date/Time:
November 1, 2023 - November 3, 2023
Location:
Charleston, SC.
Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Advisory Panel on November 1st-3rd.
Meeting information, including agendas, webinar registration, and briefing book materials are posted as they become available.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
- Approval of Agenda
- May 2023 Minutes
- Public Comment
- NOAA Fisheries HCD EFH Consultation- Annual Summary
- NMFS Habitat Consultation Annual Summary (Attachment 1)
- NOAA Fisheries EFH 5-Year Review
- Buttonwood Clarification Subcommittee Report (Attachment 2a)
- Limited FEP II Update (*Attachment 2b)
- Tidal Freshwater Boundary Subcommittee Report (Attachment 2c)
- Climate Vulnerability Assessment Presentation (Attachment 2d; also in recent docs)
- Climate Vulnerability Assessment Oct 2023 (Attachment 2e)
- SAFMC EFH User Guide (Attachment 2f)
- SECAS and the Conservation Blueprint
- SECAS and Conservation Blueprint Presentation (Attachment 3)
Thursday, November 2, 2023
8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
- Offshore Wind Activities in the South Atlantic Region
- BOEM Presentation on Renewable Energy Research and Development (Attachment 4; also in recent docs)
- EFH Policy Statement on Energy
- SAFMC EFH Policy Statement on Energy Exploration and Development (Attachment 5; also in recent docs)
- US Navy Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing EIS
- US Navy Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing EIS Presentation (Attachment 6; also in recent docs)
Friday, November 3, 2023
8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
- SAFMC Habitat Blueprint
- SAFMC Habitat Blueprint (Attachment 7a)
- Habitat Ecosystem AP Job Description (Attachment 7b)
- Habitat Workplan (Attachment 7c)
- Draft Outline for AP Annual Report (Attachment 7d)
- Update on the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative
- Update on the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative Presentation (Attachment 8a)
- South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative Summary (Attachment 8b)
- South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative Plan (Attachment 8c)
- Space Operations off East Florida
- Presentation on Space Operations off East Florida (Attachment 9)
- Other Business
- Public Comment
- Adjourn