TIME

TOPIC

9:00 a.m. -
9:30 a.m. 

Opening of Meeting

• Call to Order
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda 
  • Agenda
• Consideration of 182nd Verbatim Transcription 
  • Transcription
• Executive Director’s Report
  • WECAFC Updates

9:30 a.m. -
9:45 a.m.

Update on NOAA Fisheries Science to Monitor FMPs–Cisco Werner, NOAA Fisheries

9:45 a.m.-
10:30 a.m.

Reports

• Scientific and Statistical Committee Report–Vance Vicente, Chair
  Presentation
• Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Technical Advisory Panel Report–Sennai Habtes, Chair
  Presentation
• Southeast Fishery Science Center Updates–Kevin McCarthy, NOAA Fisheries
  Presentation 
  Regional Strategies for US Caribbean Stock Assessment and EBFM 
  Estrategias regionales para la evaluación de poblaciones en el Caribe Estadounidense y manejo pesquero basado en ecosistemas

10:30 a.m. -
10:45 a.m.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 a.m. -
11:15 a.m.

Fishery Management Plans

• Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) Amendments and Actions Update–María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries 
  • Presentation

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

Amendment 2

• Review and Final Action for Amendment 2 to the Island-Based FMPs: Trawl, Net Gear and Descending Devices–María López Mercer, NOAA Fisheries
  
  • Presentation
  • Amendment 2 to the FMPs for PR, STX & STT/STJ
  • Amendment 2 to the FMPs for PR, STX & STT/STJ (Draft Regulatory Text)

11:30 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.

Reclassification of Rainbow Runner

• Framework Amendment to the Puerto Rico FMP to Reclassify the Rainbow Runner as a Pelagic Species—María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries
  • Presentation

12:00 p.m. -
1:30 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK

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

Queen Triggerfish

• Framework Amendment to the Puerto Rico FMP: Queen Triggerfish Reference Point Updates—Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries Presentation

2:00 p.m. -
3:00 p.m.

Federal Permits Program

• Development of a Federal Permits Program for the U.S. Caribbean, Process Overview—Jessica Stephen and Kevin McIntosh, NOAA Fisheries Presentation

3:00 p.m. -
3:15 p.m.

COFFEE BREAK

3:15 p.m. -
3:30 p.m.

Dolphinfish Project

• Update on Dolphinfish Project–Wessley Merten
  Presentation

3:30 p.m. -
4:30 p.m.

Microplastics

• Impact of Microplastics Related to COVID-19 Pandemic in the Caribbean and the Fishing Activity–Dalila Aldana
  CFMC 5 Diciembre final_1-31  - CFMC 5 Diciembre final_-32-61

4:00 pm. -
4:15 p.m. 

Tropical Seaweed

• Farming of Tropical Seaweed in Puerto Rico–Gretchen Grebe - Gretchen Grebe

4:30 p.m.

ADJOURN DAY 1

4:45 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.

CLOSED SESSION

TIME

TOPIC

8:00 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.

Sargassum

• Aspects of Science, Management, and Industry on Sargassum—Moderator, Helena Antoun, NOAA Fisheries
  • CFMC Sargassum Panel Meeting Agenda
  • Pelagic Sagassum population in the tropical Atlantic
  • Sargassum Management Structures and Work in Waters of the U.S.
  • Impact of Sargassum on the Territory
  • Sargassum in the US Caribbean
  • Piloting a Sargassum Value Chain in Puerto Rico
  • Transforming Environmental Crises into Value-Chains
  • Sargassum & EFH
  • Sargassum Management in the USVI
  • FAQs Regarding Annual Inundations of Sargassum in the Southeastern USA
  • Sargassum Management in Puerto Rico

10:00 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.

Red Hind Seasonal Closure

• Draft Options Paper on Modification to the Red Hind Seasonal Closure in St. Croix to Address Pelagic Fish Fishing—NOAA Fisheries 
  - Draft Options Paper
  - Presentation

10:30 a.m. -
10:45 a.m.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 a.m. -
11:15 a.m. 

MCD/Grammanik Bank

• Discussion on Hind Bank Marine Conservation District/Grammanik Bank in St. Thomas—NOAA Fisheries/CFMC
  Presentation

11:15 a.m. -
11:35 a.m.

OEAP

• Outreach and Education Advisory Panel Report—Alida Ortiz
  - OEAP Report 
  - CFMC Social Media Update

11:35 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.

CFMC Liaison Officers Reports

• St. Croix, USVI–Liandry De La Cruz
  STX Report
  
• St. Thomas/St. John–Nicole Greaux
• Puerto Rico–Wilson Santiago
  PR Report

12:00 p.m. -
1:30 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK

1:30 p.m. -
2:15 p.m.

District Advisory Panel Reports

• St. Thomas/St. John–Julian Magras, Chair
• St. Croix, USVI–Gerson Martínez, Chair
• Puerto Rico – Nelson Crespo, Chair

2:15 p.m. -
2:45 p.m.

EEJ

• NOAA Fisheries’ Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Strategy Update—NOAA Fisheries

2:45 p.m. -
3:15 p.m. 

Protected Resources 

• NOAA Fisheries’ Protected Resources Update—NOAA Fisheries

3:15 p.m. -
4:00 p.m.

Enforcement Reports

• Puerto Rico DNER
  DNER Report
• USVI DPNR
• US Coast Guard
  USCG Report
• NOAA Fisheries OLE
  OLE Report
  OLE Overview
  

4:00 p.m. -
4:15 p.m.

Advisory Bodies Membership

4:15 p.m. -
4:30 p.m.

Closing remarks

• Other Business
• Public Comment Period
• Next Meetings

5:00 p.m. 

ADJOURN DAY 2