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Highly Migratory Species
Highly Migratory Species
Advisory Panel Meeting |
| Crowne Plaza Hotel • Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
| March 13 - 15, 2012 |
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AGENDA |
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| Tuesday - March 13, 2012 |
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DISCUSSION ITEM |
PRESENTER |
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8:30 - 9:30
(60 min) |
HMS Advisory Panel 101 for new members (optional)
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Margo Schulze-Haugen |
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9:30 - 10:00
(30 min) |
Welcome
• Introduction of Facilitator, Advisory Panel, and Staff
• Agenda Adoption |
Scott McCreary |
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10:00 - 11:00
(60 min) |
Overview: Recent Activities & Upcoming Actions/Issues
• Vessel Monitoring Systems – Update and Next Steps
• eDealer Update/Demo
• Litigation - Porbeagle; Bluefin Tuna
• Shark Updates
• Weak Hook Implementation/Preliminary Analyses
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Margo Schulze-Haugen |
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11:00 - 11:30
(30 min) |
International Affairs Update
• Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing
• Port State Measures
• CITES Conference of the Parties 16 meeting
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Dr. Rebecca Lent
Angela Somma |
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11:30 - 12:00
(30 min) |
ICCAT 2011: Update and Next Steps
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Dr. John Graves |
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1:30 - 2:00
(60 min) |
Law Enforcement Update
(USCG/OLE/GCEL; Bruce Buckson invited)
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Lt. Elizabeth Buendia
John Reghi
Meggan Engelke-Ros |
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2:00 - 3:15
(75 min) |
Bluefin Tuna Issues and Options
• 2011 Year in Review
• White Paper: Overall Bluefin Tuna Mgmt Review (Amd 7)
• 2012 Bluefin Tuna Specifications
• Other issues
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HMS Staff |
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3:30 - 5:15
(115 min) |
Bluefin Tuna Issues and Options (continued) |
HMS Staff |
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5:15 - 5:30
(15 min) |
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5:45 - TBD
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Public Hearing: Bluefin Tuna 2012 Specifications Proposed Rule (tentative)
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| Wednesday - March 14, 2012 |
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DISCUSSION ITEM |
PRESENTER |
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8:30 - 8:45
(15 min) |
Reconvene |
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8:45 - 10:00
(75 min) |
Amendment 5 Pre-Draft: Atlantic Shark Rebuilding
Sandbar, Dusky, Blacknose, Scalloped & Hammerhead Sharks
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HMS Staff |
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10:00 - 10:15
(30 min) |
Remarks from Samuel D. Rauch, III
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries |
Samuel D. Rauch |
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10:15 - 11:00
(45 min) |
Amendment 5 Pre-Draft (continued) |
HMS Staff |
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11:15 - 12:00
(45 min) |
Amendent 6 Scoping: Consideration of Catch Shares in Shark Fishery Update
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HMS Staff |
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1:30 - 2:00
(30 min) |
HMS Research Plan & Remarks from Dr. Richard Merrick
Director Scientific Programs & Chief Science Advisor for Fisheries
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Dr. Richard Merrick |
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2:00 - 3:00
(60 min) |
Amendment 4 Caribbean Management Proposed Rule
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HMS Staff |
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3:00 - 3:15
(15 min) |
Amendment 4 Caribbean Management Proposed Rule |
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3:30 - 4:30
(60 min) |
Amendment 8 Pre-Draft: Swordfish Commercial Access
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HMS Staff |
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4:30 - 5:15
(45 min) |
Swordfish 2012 Quotas, Minimum Sizes, & Other Measures
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HMS Staff |
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5:15 - 5:30
(15 min) |
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| Thursday - March 15, 2012 |
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DISCUSSION ITEM |
PRESENTER |
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8:30 - 8:45
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Reconvene |
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8:45 - 10:00
(75 min) |
Recreational HMS Issues/Updates
• Marine Recreational Info Program (MRIP) Re-estimation
• Large Pelagics Survey (LPS) Re-estimation Plans
• Louisiana Yellowfin Tuna Recreational Permit & Reporting
• Massachusetts Census Bluefin Tuna Pilot Program
• Puerto Rico Catch Card Pilot
• HMS Recreational Action Plan
• Yellowfin Tuna Recreational Landings Issues
• Tournament Registration
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Forbes Darby
Ron Salz
Jason Adriance
Russ Dunn (Invited)
HMS Staff |
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10:15 - 11:00
(45 min) |
Endangered Species Act Petition Updates: Scalloped Hammerhead Shark & Marlin
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Margaret Miller
Marta Nammack |
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11:00 - 11:15
(15 min) |
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11:15 - 12:00
(45 min) |
HMS Advisory Panel Priorities & Next Steps
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Margo Schulze-Haugen |
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