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Contact: Patricia Smith
Date: Nov. 24, 2009
Phone: (252) 726-7021
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET NEXT WEEK
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Dec. 2-4 at the Clam Digger Inn in Pine Knoll Shores.
Agenda items include final approval of 2010 Coastal Recreational Fishing License grants, as well as decisions regarding management measures for southern flounder, spotted seatrout and bay scallops. The commission will also receive several presentations about how stock assessments are developed.
The business meeting begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 3 and 8:30 a.m. Dec. 4. A public comment meeting begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 2.
For more information, contact Kelly Mullen in the Marine Fisheries Commission’s office at (252) 808-8022 or [email protected].
Agenda below:
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
Clam Digger Inn at Pine Knoll Shores
December 2 - 4, 2009
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).
Dec. 2
6 p.m. Public Meeting
Dec. 3
9 a.m. Call to Order*
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Executive Order One Reminder
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda**
Approval of September 2009 Business Meeting Minutes**
9:15 a.m. Public Comment
9:45 a.m. Stock Assessment Overview – Louis Daniel, Clark Gray, Alan Bianchi, Doug Mumford and Lee Paramore
Noon Lunch Recess
2 p.m. Clarification of Open Meetings Laws, E-mail Retention and Gift Bans – Frank Crawley, Commission Counsel
2:15 p.m. Issues from Commissioners
2:30 p.m. Chairman’s Report
Letters
2:45 p.m. Committee Reports
Nominating Committee – Bradley Styron, Red Munden
-South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Nomination**
Coastal Recreational Fishing License Committee – Louis Daniel
-Vote on Grant Proposals**
Conservation Fund Committee – Rob Bizzell
Civil Penalty/Law Enforcement Committee
3:45 p.m. Southern Flounder Interim Management Measures – Chris Batsavage
Vote on Interim Management Measures**
Vote on Goals, Objectives and Timeline**
4:15 p.m. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan – Beth Burns
Advisory Committee Input on User Conflict
Vote on Revised FMP Timeline**
4:45 p.m. Rule Suspension for Spotted Seatrout – David Taylor
Vote on Rule Suspension**
5 p.m. Bay Scallop Season – Trish Murphey
5:30 p.m. Recess
Dec. 4
8:30 a.m. Public Trust Waters – Frank Crawley, Commission Counsel
9:30 a.m. Director’s Report – Louis Daniel
Legislative Update
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
-Weakfish
-Striped Bass Quota Rollover
-American Shad Amendment II
-Omnibus Amendment
Waterfront Access Marine Industry Fund
Striped Bass – Sara Winslow
-Ocean Striped Bass Permit and Allocation
-Albemarle Sound Management Area Stock Assessment
Marine Patrol Report – Col. Rex Lanier
Federal Stimulus Funds Update – Craig Hardy
Cultured Red Porgy – Craig Hardy
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Update – Red Munden
Coastal Recreational Fishing License Sales Report
License and Statistic’s Annual Report
Red Drum Landings
Noon Adjourn
2010 Meeting Schedule:
March 23-25 in Kitty Hawk
May 12-14 in Raleigh
Aug. 11-13 in Wilmington
Nov. 3-5 in New Bern
* Times indicated are merely for guidance. The Commission will proceed through the agenda until completed.
**Action Items
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 in accordance with N.C.G.S. 138A-15(e).
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