Oct. 2024 Habitat and Ecosystem AP Meeting

Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Habitat and Ecosystem AP in Charleston, SC on October 28^th from 1:00pm-5:00pm, October 29^th from 8:30am-4:30pm, and October 30^th from 8:30am-4:30pm.

Monday, October 28, 2024

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

• Approval of Agenda
• April 2024 Meeting Minutes
• Public Comment

1. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-Year Review
   1. Food web policy (Attachment 1a)
   2. Food Web Policy Changes Presentation (Attachment 1b)
   3. Next EFH 5-year Review Goals (Attachment 1c)

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

2. EFH Policy Statement on Energy
   • EFH Policy Statement on Energy (Attachment 2)
3. Review of upcoming projects that require EFH consultations
   1. Review of Upcoming Projects that require EFH consultations (Attachment 3)
4. Revision of Alterations to Riverine, Estuarine and Nearshore Flows policy
   1. Riverine, Estuarine and Nearshore Flows Policy (Attachment 4a)
   2. Review of Flow Policy Working Group Process (Attachment 4b)
5. Offshore wind infrastructure coverage and artificial reef footprint
   • Offshore Wind Infrastructure Coverage and Artificial Reef Footprint (Attachment 5)

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

6. Army Corps of Engineers Project for Reefs
   1. Army Corps of Engineers Project for Reefs (Attachment 6a)
   2. Post 45 Mitigation Reef Monitoring Final Report (Attachment 6b)
7. Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Fishing Effects Database and App
   1. MAFMC Fishing Effects Database and App (Attachment 7a)
   2. Fishing Gear Effects Presentation (Attachment 7b)
8. SAFMC Habitat Blueprint
   1. Habitat Blueprint Update Presentation (Attachment 8)
9. Review Workplan
   • Habitat and Ecosystem AP Workplan (Attachment 9)
10. Meeting Dates and Methods Discussion
    • Meeting Dates and Methods (Attachment 10)

• Other Business
• Public Comment
• Adjourn

Recent Documents

• late-material-SAFMC-AP-Pres-energy-policy-Sept-2024.pdf

Staff Contact

• Kathleen Howington

  Habitat & Ecosystem Scientist

  kathleen.howington@safmc.net