MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
THE CLAMDIGGER INN, PINE KNOLL SHORES, NC
SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2007

Executive Order One mandates 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 in accordance with N.C.G.S. 138A-15(e).

September 5
7 p.m. Public Meeting

September 6
9 a.m. Call to Order*
Executive Order One
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda**
Approval of June Business Meeting Summary**
9:15 a.m. Public Comment
9:45 a.m. Issues from Commission Members
10 a.m. Chairman’s Report
MFC Advisor Appointments
Meeting Records
2008 Meeting Schedule:
-February 21 & 22  Marriott, Carolina Beach
-April 22 & 23   City Hotel and Bistro, Greenville
-June 19 & 20      Sheraton, Downtown Raleigh
-September 25 & 26  Clamdigger Inn, Pine Knoll Shores
-November 6 & 7   Ramada Inn, Kill Devil Hills
10:30 a.m. Committee Reports
Habitat and Water Quality – Dr. Barbara Garrity-Blake
Northeast – Kathy Rawls
Southeast – Rich Carpenter
Inland – Randy Gregory
Finfish – David Beresoff
SCFL License Eligibility Report – Rich Carpenter
-Set Eligibility Pool Cap**
Fishery Management Plans
Red Drum FMP – David Taylor
RCGL Shrimp Information – Jack Holland
Noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. FMPs (continued)
River Herring FMP – Kathy Rawls
Final Approval of FMP with Rules **
-No Harvest Provisions and Prohibited Gear Areas and Times 15A NCAC 03J .0107, .0209; 03M .0513
-Establish Anadromous Fish Spawning Areas
15A NCAC 03N .0106; 03R .0115
Striped Bass Central/Southern FMP- Katy West
-Approve Recreational Measures for Notice of Text**
15A NCAC 03M .0202; 03Q .0107
-Large Mesh Gill Net Interaction Reduction via Proclamation**
Oyster FMP – Mike Marshall
-Review Draft FMP
-Approve to take to Public Meetings**
Hard Clam FMP – Tina Moore
-Review Draft FMP
-Approve to take to Public Meetings**
Kingfish FMP – Chip Collier and John Schoolfield
-Review Public and Advisory Committee Comments
-Select Preferred Management Options**
-Approve draft FMP to send to DENR and Seafood and Aquaculture**
IJA FMP – Katy West
-Review Draft FMP
-Approve to take to Public Meetings**
5 p.m. Adjourn

September 7
8:30 a.m. Management Review of Red Drum, Dogfish, Snapper-Grouper, Striped Bass and Large Coastal Sharks – David Taylor
9 a.m. Limited Access Privilege Program Examination – Scott Crosson
-Various Options for Defining a Professional Commercial Fisherman
10 a.m. Rules
Final Approval for Permanent Rules**
Strategic Habitat Area Definitions and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation – 15A NCAC 03I .0101; 03N .0101 - .0103
Coastal Recreational Fishing License Exemption Permit –
15A NCAC 03O .0503(j)
Striped Bass Permit and Beach Seine Definition – 15A NCAC 03O .0501 & .0503(i) – G.S. 113-169.1 (b)
Striped Bass Trawl Clarification – 15A NCAC 03M .0205
Distance Between Pound Nets and Gill Nets in Albemarle Sound – 15 NCAC 03J .0103
Potential Items for Rulemaking (Notice of Text or Referral to Advisory Committee)
Blanket CRFL and For Hire Fishing Permit
Electrofishing
Shrimp Limits
11 a.m. Suspension of Rules – David Taylor
Snapper Grouper**
River Herring**
11:10 a.m. Director’s Report
Legislative Update
Coastal Recreational Fishing License Update
ASMFC
Highly Migratory Species
Recycling Fish Waste
Oyster ESA
Marine Patrol Report – Col. Rex Lanier
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council – Red Munden
12:30 a.m. Adjourn
* Times indicated are merely for guidance. The Commission will proceed through the agenda until completed.
**Action Items

2007 Meeting Schedule
Nov. 15-16 Community Center, Ocracoke