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Day 1
December 4, 2024
TIME
TOPIC
9:00 a.m. -9:30 a.m
Opening of the Meeting
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Adoption of the Agenda
- Consideration of 184th Verbatim Transcript
- Executive Director’s Report
9:30 a.m. -10:15 a.m.
NOAA Fisheries SERO - IBFMP
Update NMFS/Council Actions and IBFMP Amendments - María López Mercer, NOAA Fisheries/SERO
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Queen Triggerfish
Review and FInal Action for Framework Amendment 3 to USVI Queen Triggerfish Framework Action to Establish Management Reference Points Based in SEDAR 80—Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries/SERO
- Document - Draft Regulatory Text for Framework Action 3 to the STX FMP and the STT/ STJ FMP
- Document - Draft Framework Action 3 under the STX and the STT/ STJ FMPs: Modification of Status Determination Criteria and Management Reference Points based on the SEDAR 80 Queen Triggerfish Stock Assessments
- Presentation
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Spiny Lobster
2024 Annual Catch Limits and Overfishing Monitoring—Puerto Rico Spiny Lobster Allowable Catch Limit (ACL) Overage and Overfishing Determination—NOAA Fisheries/ SERO
12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. -1:50 p.m.
Climate Change
Community Climate Change Vulnerability Project for US Caribbean - Tarsila Seara, NOAA Fisheries/NERO
1:50 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Rainbow Runner
Review and Final Action—Amendment 4 to the Puerto Rico FMP: Reclassification of the Rainbow Runner as a Pelagic Fish—María López-Mercer, NOAA Fisheries/SERO
2:30 p.m. -2:50 p.m.
SSC
Scientific and Statistical Committee Report—Vance Vicente
2:50 p.m. -3:20 p.m.
Protected Resources
Protected Resources Division Update - Jennifer Lee, NOAA Fisheries/SERO
3:20 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. -4:00 p.m.
Safe Fishing Zones
Safe Fishing Zones - Carlos Farchette, CFMC Chair
4:00 p.m. -4:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
4:30 p.m.
ADJOURN FOR THE DAY
4:45 p.m. -5:15 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
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Day 2
December 5, 2024
TIME
TOPIC
9:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m
NOAA Fisheries Actions
NOAA Fisheries Actions—Sam Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NOAA Fisheries
- Confidentiality Rule Update
- Council on Environmental Quality
- NEPA Regulations
- America the Beautiful 30 x 30
- ESA/MSA Integration Policy Draft
9:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Southeast Fisheries Science Center Update—Kevin McCarthy, NOAA Fisheries Survey of Stakeholder Priorities for Caribbean Fisheries Management
10:00 a.m. -10:15 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
10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m
Break
10:30 a.m. -11:15 a.m.
Outreach and Education
- Outreach and Education Report—Álida Ortiz and Jannette Ramos
- Liaison Officers Descending Devices July Meeting Report—Wilson Santiago/Nicole Greaux
- Liaison Officers Reports
- Wilson Santiago, Puerto Rico
- Social Networks Report—Cristina Olán
- Chefs’ Workshop on Underutilized Species—Jannette Ramos
11:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Lionfish
Lionfish Derby Report—Mike Funk
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
EFP Update—Sarah Stephenson, NOAA Fisheries/SERO
12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Spiny Lobster Study
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
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Enforcement Reports
- Puerto Rico—DNER
- USVI—DPNR
- NOAA Fisheries/OLE
- U.S. Coast Guard—CG Requirements for Caribbean Vessels<
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. -4:30 p.m.
Public Comment Period
Next Meeting
4:30 p.m.
ADJOURN
