Caribbean Fishery Management Council

Conserving, Restoring and Managing of Fishery Resources in the US Caribbean

August 14, 2024

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TIME

TOPIC

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m                          

SEFSC

Southeast Fisheries Science Center Update—Kevin McCarthy, NOAA

Fisheries

  • Presentation 

Survey of Stakeholder Priorities for Caribbean Fisheries Management

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

WECAFC

Outcomes from WECAFC Flying Fish Dolphinfish Working Group Meeting

and WECAFC Spawning Aggregations Working Group Meeting - Laura

Cimo, NOAA Fisheries, The Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce

9:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

Lane Snapper

Lane Snapper Study Results - Jesús Rivera Hernández, University of

South Carolina at Aiken

  • Presentation

10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m

Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m


Outreach & Education

Outreach and Education Report

Liaison Officers Descending Devices July Meeting Report - Liandry A. de La Cruz

  • Presentation

CFMC Social Media Networks - Cristina Olán

  • Presentation

Chefs’ Workshop on Underutilized Species - Jannette Ramos

  • Presentation

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Lionfish 

Lionfish Report - Mike Funk

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Electronic Monitoring and Reporting 

Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program - Willy Goldsmith, Field Liaison for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Spiny Lobster

Aging of Spiny Lobster Study—Ana Medina, University of Puerto Rico at

Mayagüez

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 


EBFM TAP

EBFM TAP Update - Sennai Habtes, EBFM TAP Chair and Liajay Rivera,

CFMC Staff

  • Presentation

12:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Enforcement

Enforcements Reports (15 minutes each)

  • Puerto Rico DNER
    • Presentation 
  • USVI DPNR
    • Presentation
  • US Coast Guard
    • Presentation
  • NOAA Fisheries OLE
    • Presentation
  • NMFS/NOAA
    • Presentation

3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.


Break

3:40 p.m. - 3:50  p.m.

Advisory Bodies Membership

3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Other Business

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 

Public Comment Period 

Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)

Next Meeting

4:15 p.m.

ADJOURN DAY 2