MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION (MFC) BUSINESS MEETING

CLARION HOTEL, KILL DEVIL HILLS

OCTOBER 11 - 13, 2004

 

draftExecutive Order One mandates that the Chair inquire as to whether any member knows of any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to matters before the Commission.  If any member knows of a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict, please so state at this time.

 

October 12, 2004

 

9:00 a.m.          Call to Order                                                   

Invocation       

Roll Call                                                                                  

Approval of Agenda and Minutes*

Public Comment

Issues from Commission Members

 

 9:30 a.m.         Chairman’s Report

C                     Recognition of MFC Commissioner Norm Bradford

C                     2005 Meeting Schedule

C                     Primary Nursery Area Rule Suspension Mallard Bay (NCAC 15A 03R.0103 (d)) (Action)

C                     Draft Blue Crab FMP update

C                     Status of Stormwater Rules Legal Complaint

C                     MFC Committee Assignments

C                     MFC Rules Update

C                     Flounder Temporary Rules

C                     Oyster Hand Harvest, Striped Bass, Economic Assistance

C                     Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel

C                     River Herring FMP Advisors

C                     Voting Privileges of Advisors Who Serve on MFC, FMP and Regional/Standing Committees

 

10:00 a.m.        Committee Reports

 

C                     Habitat & Water Quality                                   07/29

C                     Flounder FMP Habitat Section

C                     Comments on Locking of Dam on Cape Fear River (Action)

 

C                     Shellfish                                                            09/13

C                     Draft Oyster FMP Amendment No.2 Measures (Action)

C                     Oyster Restoration Plan Presentation by Coastal Federation

C                     Under- the-dock Oyster Culture Update

C                     MFC Shellfish Studies from Legislation

 

 

 

 

 

C                     Finfish                                                              08/17

C                     Management of Atlantic Ocean Striped Bass Fisheries (Action)

C                     Overview of General Advisor Meeting

 

C                     Central                                                             09/15

C                     Overview of General Advisor Meeting

C                     Update on Activities

 

C                     Northeast                                                         09/16

C                     Overview of General Advisory Meeting

C                     Update on Activities

C                     Biologist/Technician Salary Compensation Motion

C                     Flounder FMP –Amount of Fishing Effort

C                     Violation Point System Motion

 

C                     Public Information Committee               09/09, 10/11

 

C                     Shrimp FMP                                                    08/19, 09/14

C                  RCGL Trawl Management Measures

C                  Socio/Economic Section

 

C                     Sea Turtle Bycatch                                           08/12, 09/30

C                  Pamlico Sound Gill Net Restricted Area Monitoring

C                  Endangered Species Act Review

C                  NMFS Involvement with Stakeholders

 

C                     Conservation Fund                                          08/17

C                  Modify Recreational Brochure (Action)

C                  Use of Wallop-Breaux Monies

C                  Revenue Producing Items

 

            12:00 Noon      Lunch

 

1:30 p.m.          Sea Turtle Bycatch Monitoring of the 2003 Fall Gill Net Fisheries in Southeastern                                              Pamlico Sound – Blake Price

 

            2:30 p.m.          Coastal Habitat and Protection Plan (CHPP) – Dr. Barbara Garrity Blake and

Dr. B.J. Copeland

C                     Overview of Draft Plan

C                     Overview of September 9, 2004 Tri-Commission Meeting – Raleigh, NC

 

3:00 pm.           Albemarle Sound Striped Bass Stock Assessment – Joe Grist

 

4:00 p.m.          Shark Management Issues – Dewey Hemilright

 

4:30 p.m.          Red Drum Management Measures

C                     Continued Discussion from July 2004 Meeting

 

5:30 p.m.          Adjourn

October 13, 2004

                8:30 a.m.          MFC Conflict Mediation Policy – Dr. Barbara Garrity-Blake

                9:00 a.m.          Sustainable Harvest Modifications to the Fishery Reform Act – Dr. Louis Daniel

            9:30 a.m.          Draft Southern Flounder FMP

C                     Results of Public Meetings and Written Comments

C                     Results of Questionnaire

C                     Approval to Send Draft FMP to Secretary of Environment and Natural             Resources for Review by the Joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture (Action)

                12:00 Noon      Lunch

 

            2:30 p.m.          Director’s Report

C                     Saltwater License Update

C                     License to Land Flounder Request

C                     Marine Patrol Report – Colonel Joe Lynch

C                     Highly Migratory Species Update – Dr. Louis Daniel

C                     South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Update – Dr. Louis Daniel

C                     Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Update – Preston Pate

C                     Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Update – Red Munden

               

4:30 p.m.          Adjourn

 

 

* Times indicated are merely for guidance.  The Commission will proceed through the agenda until                   completed.

 

 

MFC Meetings for 2004:

 

 

December       1 - 3,  2004                   Morehead City, NC

 

 

 

ETHICS EXECUTIVE ORDER:

Every member of the Marine Fisheries Commission has the duty to avoid conflicts of interest or appearances of conflict with respect to matters before the Commission, or Committees and Councils of the Commission.  In addition, the ethics executive order mandates that the Chairman inquire whether any Commissioner knows of any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to matters before the Commission, Committee or Council.  If any Commissioner knows of a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict, he should so state at the beginning of this meeting.  Commissioners having questions about a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict should consult with counsel to the Marine Fisheries Commission or the Secretary’s ethics liaison.  Upon discovering a conflict consistent with Executive Order One, the Commissioner should inform the Chairman of the Commission, Committee or Council.