December 2024 Council Meeting
Date/Time: December 2, 2024 - December 6, 2024
Location: Lumina on Wrightsville Beach a Holiday Inn Resort 1706 N. Lumina Avenue Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
MEETING AGENDA
NEWS RELEASE
BRIEFING BOOK
Meeting Agenda & Briefing Materials
Committee Reports
- CitSciComm_FINALReport_202412.pdf
- DWCommReport_FINAL202412.pdf
- ExCom-Sept2024-Report-FINAL.pdf
- FC-1-ClosedSessionReport_FINAL202412.pdf
- Full-Council-2_FINAL_Summary-Report_202412.pdf
- FullCouncil1_FINALSummaryReport_202412.pdf
- SEDAR-Dec2024-Report-FINAL.pdf
- SGComm_FINALReport_202412.pdf
Except for advertised public hearings and public comment sessions, the timing of agenda items may change.
The public comment session (Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, 4 p.m.), will allow for in-person and remote (via webinar) verbal public comment. Individuals intending to provide comments remotely are asked to sign up HERE. Those intending to provide verbal public comment in person will be asked to sign in at the meeting.
Written Comments:
Written comments submitted by mail/fax received by close of business the Monday before the meeting (November 25th, 2024) will be compiled, posted to the website as part of the meeting materials, and included in the administrative record.
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
Council Session I/Murphey 8:30 am – 10:30 am (Closed Session)
During this closed session, the Council will receive a litigation briefing, discuss appointments to advisory bodies, review certain aspects of the advisory panel policy, and review the process of selecting the law enforcement officer of the year.
Council Session I /Murphey 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Agenda & Overview
Full Council 1 September 2024 Minutes
Full Council 2 September 2024 Minutes
Remarks from Dr. Cisco Werner, NOAA Fisheries Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor
Reports
Attachment 1a: NOAA OLE Report
Attachment 1b: NOAA OLE presentation (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 1c: Gulf Council Liaison Report
Attachment 1d: MAFMC Liaison Report
Attachment 1e: FWC EFP Projects Report (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 1f: USCG Presentation (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 2: Southeast Reef Fish Survey (SERFS) and Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) Update Presentation
Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Council Session I/Murphey 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Attachment 3: Proposed Rule on HMS Electronic Reporting
Southeast For-hire Integrated Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) Improvement Amendment
Attachment 4a: SEP Report
Attachment 4b: MAFMC use of eVTRs Presentation
Attachment 4c: SEFHIER Presentation
Attachment 4d: SEFHIER Improvement Amendment Decision Document
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Council Session I/Murphey 8:30 am – 12:00 noon
Allocation Review
Attachment 5a: Summary allocations report on Atlantic Spadefish
Attachment 5b: Summary allocations report on the Jacks Complex
Attachment 6: Headboat Vessels Report (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 7: CCC Report (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 8: Staff Report
Attachment 9: 2025 Stakeholder Engagement Meetings Final Plan
Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Citizen Science/Marhefka 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Agenda and Overview
December 2023 Minutes
Citizen Science Program Initial Evaluation
Attachment 1a: Citizen Science Initial Program Evaluation Overview
Attachment 1b: Survey of Scientists & Managers Working in the Region Covered by the SAFMC
Attachment 1c: Overview Presentation of Scientist & Manager Survey Findings (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 1d: Decoding the Motivations of Fishers Considering Participation in Citizen Science Projects
Attachment 1e: Overview Presentation of Interview Findings (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 1f: Comparison of Research Findings, Citizen Science Program Efforts & Recommendations
Attachment 1g: Citizen Science Program Planning Progress Update
Attachment 2: Citizen Science Program Update Presentation
Dolphin Wahoo/Marhefka 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Agenda and Overview
December 2023 Minutes
Attachment 1: Dolphin MSE update presentation (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 2: Decision document for Dolphin Wahoo Regulatory Amendment 3
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
SEDAR/Murphey 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Agenda & Overview
September 2024 Minutes
SSC Report
Attachment 1: SEDAR Process
Attachment 2: Identifying Key Stocks
Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Agenda & Overview
September 2024 Minutes
Snapper Grouper AP report
SSC Report
Private Angler AP Report
Attachment 1: Amendment 56 (Black Sea Bass) Decision Document
Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Attachment 2: Management Strategy Evaluation Presentation
Public comments 4:00 pm
Public comments regarding any items on the Council agenda will be accepted by individuals attending the meeting (in-person and remotely). The Council Chair, based on the number of individuals wishing to comment, will determine the amount of time provided to each commenter. Those intending to provide verbal public comment via webinar can sign up HERE.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 8:30 am – 12:00 noon
Attachment 3: Assessment Review and Response Planning Presentation
Attachment 4: ABC Control Rule Stock Risk Rating Decision Document (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 5: Amendment 46 (Private Recreational Permitting and Education Requirement) Decision Document
Lunch 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Snapper Grouper Committee/McCawley 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Attachment 6: SEDAR 89 (Golden Tilefish) Presentation
Attachment 7: Snapper Grouper Commercial Sub-Committee November 2024 Meeting Report
Council Session II/Murphey 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Agenda and Overview
Attachment 1: Protected Resources Update (also in Recent Documents)
Attachment 2: Outreach and Communications Advisory Panel Report
Friday, December 6th, 2024
Council Session II/Murphey 8:00 am – 9:00 am (CLOSED)
During this closed session, the Council will review the Executive Director.
Council Session II/Murphey 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Committee Reports
Full-Council-2_FINAL_Summary-Report_202412.pdf
FullCouncil1_FINALSummaryReport_202412.pdf
SGComm_FINALReport_202412.pdf
SEDAR-Dec2024-Report-FINAL.pdf
FC-1-ClosedSessionReport_FINAL202412.pdf
DWCommReport_FINAL202412.pdf
CitSciComm_FINALReport_202412.pdf
ExCom-Sept2024-Report-FINAL.pdf
Attachment 3: SAFMC Workplan Q1 2025
Attachment 4: SAFMC Upcoming Meetings
Other business
Adjourn
Active-Amendments_September2024_FINAL.pdf
BB-December-2024-Council-Meeting.zip
CMP-Landings-Report-November-12-2024.pdf
DNF-Report_NRCC-presentation_6Nov24_ACCSP.pdf
MAFMC-DNF-Reports-Memo.pdf