MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA

CLARION STATE CAPITAL HOTEL, DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

JUNE 28 -29, 2005

June 28

9 a.m.               Call to Order/Invocation/Roll Call

Approval of Agenda* and Minutes (February and April)

Public Comment

Issues from Commission Members

                          

9:30 a.m.          Chairman’s Report

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

                        - Saltwater Fishing License Update

 

10 a.m.             Committee Reports

 

Noon                Lunch

 

1:30 p.m.          Coastal Habitat Protection Plan

                        - Implementation Plan (Action)

 

2:30 p.m.          Draft Striped Mullet FMP

                        - Overview of Public Comments

                        - Overview of Committee Review

                        - Preferred Management Options (Action)

                        - Approval to Send Draft FMP to DENR Secretary and Seafood and Aquaculture for Review (Action)

 

4 p.m.               Shrimp FMP Schedule Modification (Action)

 

4:30 p.m.          2005 Stock Status and FMP Status Reports

 

5:30 p.m.          Fishery Management Plans

- Priorities and Schedule (Action)

 

6 p.m.               Adjourn

 

June 29

8:30 a.m.          Draft River Herring FMP

- Data Sources and Assessments

 

10 a.m.             Blue Crab FMP Rules (Action)

                        NCAC 03I.0101 - Definition of Rules

                        NCAC 03I.0105 – 5-Day Pot Attendance Period

                        NCAC 03J.0104 - Crab Pot Areas

                        - 03R.0107

                        NCAC 03J.0106 - Channel Net Harvest

                        NCAC 03J.0301

                        - Pot Closure Period

                        - Crab Pot Area Seasons

                        -  User Conflict Authority

                        -  Buoy Clarification

                        NCAC 03L.0201

                        - White Line Peeler Tolerance

                        - Proclamation Authority for Large Female Hard Crabs and Peelers, (September – April)

NCAC 03L.0202 - Crab Trawling

NCAC 03L.0206 - White Line Peeler Harvest

           

                        American Lobster Rule (Action) - NCAC 03L.0301

                                            

                        Dolphin/Wahoo Rule (Action)- NCAC 03M.0515, 03M.0517

                       

                        River Herring and American Shad Rule (Action) – NCAC 030.0503

                                       

                        Striped Bass FMP Rule (Action)– Joint Waters – NCAC 03Q.0107

                         

                        Primary Nursery Area Rule (Action) – Mallard Bay – NCAC 03R.0103

                       

                        Southern Flounder FMP Rules (Action)

                        NCAC 03J.0120 - Possession or Transportation Limits

                          NCAC 03J.0103

                        - Minimum Gil Net Mesh Size

                          - Gill Net Distance From Pound Nets

                                    - Maximum Yardage of Gill Nets

                        NCAC 03J.0107 - Pound Net Panels

                        NCAC 03M.0503 - 80/20 Season, Aquaculture/Hatchery

                          NCAC 030.0302 - RCGL Gill Net Attendance

                         

                        Shellfish Lease and Under Dock Oyster Culture Rules (Action)

                        NCAC 030.0202 - Filing Fee

                          NCAC 030.0205 - Renewal Fee

                        NCAC 030.0501 - Technical

                                    NCAC 030.0502 - Technical

                       NCAC 030.0503 - Under Dock Oyster Culture Permit

 

Noon                Lunch

 

1:30 p.m.          Draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan

                        - Overview

                        - Discussion

                        - Public Meetings for Review

 

3:30 p.m.          Director’s Report

                        - Legislative Update

                        - Proclamation Update

                        - Striped Bass

                        - River Herring

                        - ASMFC Update

                        - Weakfish FMP Addendum

                        - Summer Flounder FMP Addendum

                        - Atlantic Menhaden FMP Addendum

                        - Highly Migratory Species Update

                        - SAFMC Update

                        - Marine Patrol Report

                        - MAFMC Update

 

5 p.m.               Adjourn

 

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

 

2005 MFC Meetings:    August 30-31                Atlantic Beach

                        November 17-18           Ocracoke