MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
BROWNSTONE HOTEL
RALEIGH, NC
JUNE 27 & 28, 2006
June 27

9 a.m. Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda and Minutes (April & May)
Public Comment
Issues from Commission Members

10:00 a.m. Chairman’s Report
ASMFC Letter
MFC Advisor Appointments
NMFS Pelagic Longline Letter
NMFS Striped Bass/EEZ Letter

11:30 a.m. Committee Reports
C Habitat and Water Quality
Crustacean
Central
Finfish
Southeast
Strategic Habitat Area (SHA)
Kingfish FMP
Bay Scallop FMP
Public Information Committee

Noon Lunch

3 p.m. Draft River Herring FMP- Sara Winslow
Overview of FMP
Approval of Draft FMP
Public Meetings

5 p.m. Director’s Report
Striped Bass
Legislative Update
Update on Coastal Recreational Fishing License Implementation
- Memorandum of Understanding with Wildlife Resources Commission
Coastal Recreational Fishing License Draft Strategic Plan
SAMFC Update – Dr. Louis Daniel
Highly Migratory Species Update – Dr. Louis Daniel
MAFMC Update – Red Munden
Spiny Dogfish CAP – Red Munden
Marine Patrol Report – Col. Joe Lynch
6 p.m. Adjourn

June 28
8:30 a.m. Director’s Report (Continued)
9 a.m. Stock Status Report
9:30 a.m. FMP Priority Timeline
10 a.m. Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee - Final Report
Noon Adjourn

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

2006 MFC Meetings: Sept. 28-29 Atlantic Beach, Clam Digger Inn
Nov. 30–Dec. 1 Hatteras