Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Highly Migratory Species

FALL 2012 ADVISORY PANEL MEETING
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
8120 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda MD 20814
September 19 - 21, 2012

	Agenda & Meeting Materials

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Wednesday - September 19, 2012

TIME

DISCUSSION ITEM

PRESENTER

1:00 - 1:30
(30 min)

Welcome

•	Introduction of Facilitator, Advisory Panel, and Staff
•	Agenda adoption

Scott McCreary
Facilitator

1:30 - 2:15
(45 min)

Recent Activities & Upcoming Actions/Issues
HMS Fisheries & Regulatory Updates

Presentations:

HMS Management Overview

HMS Staff

2:15 - 3:00
(45 min)

Update on Weak Hook Research / Preliminary Analysis

Presentations:	2012 Update Gulf of Mexico Weak Hook Research (Preliminary Results)
•	Evaluation of Greenstick and Swordfish Bouy Gears in the Gulf of Mexico: Pilot Program Preliminary Results

Daniel Foster, SEFSC

3:00 - 3:30
(30 min)

Law Enforcement Update

Presentations:	USCG Atlantic HMS Enforcement Overview
	Office of Law Enforcement and Office of the General Counsel – Enforcement Update
	Update: New Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels

NMFS/USCG Staff

3:30 - 3:45

- Break - (15 min)

3:45 - 5:45
(120 min)

Amendment 5 Pre-Draft: Atlantic Shark Rebuilding & Ending Overfishing

•	Sandbar, Dusky, Blacknose, Scalloped, & Hammerhead Shark Presentation and Q&A
•	HMS Advisory Panel discussion

Presentations:

Amendment 5: Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Shark Rebuilding Measures Update

HMS Staff

5:45 - 6:00
(15 min)

-Public Comment-

6:00	- Adjourn -

Thursday - September 20, 2012

TIME

DISCUSSION ITEM

PRESENTER

8:30 - 8:45
(15 min)

Reconvene

8:45 - 9:30
(45 min)

Year to Date in Review

•	2012 Bluefin Tuna Specifications
•	Other issues

Presentation:

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 2012 Review

HMS Staff

9:30 - 10:15
(45 min)

PreDraft Amendment 7 on Bluefin Tuna Management

Presentation:	Predraft: Amendment 7 to the 2006 HMS FMP
•	Issues & Alternatives for Future Management of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

HMS Staff

10:15 - 10:30

- Break - (15 min)

10:30 - 12:00
(90 min)

PreDraft Amendment 7- Bluefin Tuna Management (cont'd)

•	HMS Advisory Panel Discussion
•	Next Steps

HMS Staff

12:00 - 1:30

- Lunch - (90 min)

1:30 - 2:00
(90 min)

Remarks from Samuel D. Rauch, III
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (Invited)

Samuel D. Rauch

2:00 - 2:30
(30 min)

Draft Amendment 4 on Caribbean HMS Management

•	Public Comment Summary
•	Next Steps

Presentation:

Caribbean Amendment 4 to the 2006 HMS Fishery Management Plan - Final Rule

HMS Staff

2:30 - 3:00
(30 min)

Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species Updates

Presentation:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

NMFS Staff

3:00 - 3:30
(30 min)

Final HMS Research Plan

NMFS Staff

3:30 - 3:45

- Break - (15 min)

3:45 - 4:30
(45 min)

Draft Amendment 8 on Swordfish Commercial Access

•	Status Update
•	Next Steps

Presentation:

Amendment 8 to the Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Status Update

HMS Staff

4:30 - 5:15
(45 min)

United States -- Bahamas Maritime Boundary

For information on the US - Bahamas Maritime Boundary, please contact Brian Melchior at MelchiorBR@state.gov.

Department of State Staff

5:15 - 5:30
(15 min)

-Public Comment-

5:30	- Adjourn -

Friday - September 21, 2012

TIME

DISCUSSION ITEM

PRESENTER

8:30 - 8:45
(15 min)

Reconvene

8:45 - 9:45
(60 min)

Recreational HMS Issues/Updates

•	HMS Recreational Action Plan Next Steps
•	Massachusetts Census Bluefin Tuna Pilot Program Update
•	Large Pelagics Survey Re-estimation & Puerto Rico Catch
•	Card Pilot Updates
•	Yellowfin Tuna Recreational Landings Issues
•	LA Yellowfin Tuna Recreational Permit & Reporting Update
•	HMS Tournament Reporting & Registration Update

Presentations:	Atlantic HMS Tournaments Update
•	Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) HMS Project Update
•	Yellowfin Tuna Recreational Landings Data
•	Recreational Fisheries Action Agenda

NMFS Staff

9:45 - 10:00

- Break - (15 min)

10:00 - 10:45
(45 min)

Electronic HMS Dealer Reporting Final Rule Overview

•	eDealer Presentation & Demonstration

Presentation:	Electronic Dealer Reporting System
Handout:	eDealer Final Rule - Federal Register

HMS Staff

10:45 - 11:00
(15 min)

-Public Comment-

11:00 - 12:00
(60 min)

HMS Advisory Panel Priorities & Next Steps

Presentation:

HMS Advisory Panel: Priorities & Next Steps

HMS Staff

12:00

- Adjourn -