Marine Fisheries Commission Quarterly Business Meeting

Meeting Agenda Overview

February 23, 2022

Listen to Day 1 on YouTube

• Public Comment Period

February 24, 2022

Listen to Day 2 on YouTube

• Preliminary Matters
• Public Comment Period
• Chairman's Report
• Committee Reports
• Director’s Report
  • Division of Marine Fisheries Quarterly Update
  • Federal Economic Assistance Programs Update
  • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
    • Updated ASMFC & MAFMFC Joint Meeting Summary
  • Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Update
  • South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Update
  • Marine Patrol Update
  • Latent License Information (Presentation)
  • Shellfish Lease Program Update
  • Diamondback Terrapin Update
  • Catch-U-Later App Update
  • Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Update
  • Southern Flounder Updates
    • Tagging Research (Presentation)
    • 2021 Landings Update (Presentation)
  • Estuarine Striped Bass Update
    • 2021 Albemarle and Roanoke Sound Management Area Striped Bass harvest and 2022 Total Allowable Landings
  • Informational Materials and Memos:
    • Highly Migratory Species
    • Protected Resources Update
      • Observer Program
      • Incidental Take Permit Updates
    • Landings Updates
    • Rule Suspensions
• Lunch Break
• Fishery Management Plans
  • Status of ongoing plans (Presentation)
  • Amendment 2 to the Estuarine Striped Bass FMP (Presentation)
    • Presentation of Draft Amendment 2
    • Vote to approve draft Amendment 2 to the Estuarine Striped Bass FMP for review by the public and advisory committees**
  • Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder FMP (Presentation)
    • Public Comment Summary and Review of Recommendations
    • Vote to Select Preferred Management Options**
  • Amendment 2 to the Shrimp FMP (Presentation)
    • Review comments from DEQ Secretary and legislative commission and committee
    • Vote on final approval of Amendment 2 **  

February 25, 2022

Listen to Day 3 on YouTube

• Proposed Amendment to the Mutilated Finfish Rule Issue Paper (Presentation)

  • Vote on management option and associated proposed language for rulemaking**

• Rulemaking Update

  • 2020-2021 Annual Rulemaking Cycle Update

  • 2021-2022 Annual Rulemaking Cycle

    • “Package A” Update (56 rules)

    • “Package B” (109 rules)
      Vote on final approval of readoption and repeal through readoption of rules per G.S. 150B-21.3A and adoption and amendment of rules:

      • Highly Efficient Gears, Artificial Reefs, and Research Sanctuaries (3 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03I .0109, 03J .0404, 03R .0119

      • Shellfish Leasing Regulations (9 rules) **
        15A NCAC 03K .0111, 03O .0203, .0205-.0211

      • 15A NCAC 03 Rules with Conforming Changes (40 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03I .0113, .0118, 03J .0101, .0110, .0302, 03K .0101, .0102, .0105, .0106, .0108, .0201, .0202, .0204, .0207, .0301, .0302, .0304, .0305, .0401, .0505, 03L .0101-.0103, .0105, 03M .0201, .0202, .0204, .0205, .0503, 03N .0104, .0105, 03O .0301-.0303, .0401-.0406

      • 15A NCAC 03I, 03J, 03K, 03O, and 03R Rules for Definitions, Imported Species, Recordkeeping, Gear, Marketing Shellfish, and Licenses (18 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03I .0101, .0104, .0114, 03J .0105, .0109, .0305, 03K .0205, .0507, 03O .0101-.0105, .0107, .0109, .0110, .0113, 03R .0111

      • Commercial Blue Crab Harvest and Gear Regulations (8 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03J .0301, 03L .0201-.0205, 03R .0110, .0118

      • Permit and License Suspensions and Revocations and Pound Net Gears (11 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03I .0105, 03J .0501-.0505, 03O .0111, .0114, .0502, .0504, 03P .0101

      • 15A NCAC 03P Rules (8 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03P .0102, .0201-.0203, .0301-.0304

      • 15A NCAC 03K and 18A Crustacea and Shellfish Rules (12 rules)**
        15A NCAC 03K .0103, .0104, .0107, .0109, .0208, .0209, 18A .0135, .0302, .0303, .0304, .0425, .0912

  • Joint Rulemaking Update

    • Overview of Proposed WRC Joint Rules

    • 2021-2022 Annual Rulemaking Cycle “Package C” (9 rules)

      • Vote on Notice of Text for readoption and repeal through readoption of 15A NCAC 03Q .0101-.0109 (9 rules) per G.S 150B-21.3A.**

  • 2022-2023 Annual Rulemaking Cycle Preview

• Issues from Commissioners

• Meeting Assignments and Preview of Agenda Items for Next Meeting
• Adjourn