MAFAC Meeting February 2010

February 23-25, 2010
Sharaton Waikiki, Honolulu, HI

ADVANCE MATERIALS

Opening Remarks & Introductions

Agenda Review

NOAA Catch Shares Policy

• Annotated Agenda
• Presentation: Draft Catch Shares Policy
• Draft Catch Shares Policy
• Current Catch Share Program Spotlights:
  • Halibut & Sablefish (1995)
  • Western Alaska CDQ (1992)
  • Bering Sea AFA Pollock Cooperative (1999)
  • Bering Sea King & Tanner Crab (2005)
  • Pacific Sablefish Permit Stacking (2001)
  • Red Snapper (2007)
  • Wreckfish (1991)
  • Surf Clam & Ocean Quahog (1990)
  • Georges Bank Cod - Hook Gear (2004)
  • Georges Bank Cod - Fixed Gear (2007)
  • Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Pilot (2007)
  • Groundfish (non-Pollock) Cooperatives (2008)
  • Mid-Atlantic Golden Tilefish (2009)
  • Gulf of Mexico Grouper & Tilefish (2010)

Catch Shares - MAFAC Panel Discussion

Catch Shares - External Panel Discussion

• Presentation by Earl Comstock
• Presentation by Dorothy Lowman

Budget Formulation and Development

• Presentation: FY 2011 President's Budget Request Overview
• Bluebook summary detail of NMFS budget
• FY 2011 President's Budget
• Development of the 2012 Budget
• Planning for FY 2013 and Beyond

Selenium and Mercury in Fish

• Presentation by John Kaneko

DOC Inspector General Report on NOAA Enforcement

• OIG report
• Dr. Lubchenco's memo, February 3, 2010

Sustainable Fisheries/Protected Resources: Status and Upcoming Major Actions

• Presentation

New MAFAC Business, Review of Action Items, Next Meeting

 

Subcommittee Meetings

Recreational Fisheries Subcommittee

Protected Resources Subcommittee

• Petition to list corals under the ESA
• CEQ letter on climate change and NEPA
• Link to description of all permit application types
• Overview of recovery of species under ESA
• Link to Recovery Plans for Endangered and Threatened Species

Strategic Planning, Budget, Program Management Subcommittee

AGENDA

Meeting Summary Report

Transcripts

• February 23, 2010 (all day)
• February 24, 2010
• Morning session
• Protected Resources Subcommittee
• Strategic Planning, Budget, Program Management Subcommittee
  
• February 25, 2010  (all day)

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