Fisheries Survival Fund

June 2019 NE Council Meeting
2019-06-11 - 2019-06-13 | Doubletree Hilton, South Portland, ME

Scallop Committee Meeting
2019-05-23 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Hilton Providence, Providence, RI, United States
Meeting Notice
1. Meeting Agenda
a. Staff presentation (to be provided)
b. Meeting Memo from Committee Chair, Mr. Vincent Balzano
2. Amendment 21
a. Summary of all Amendment 21 scoping Comments
b. Summaries of Amendment 21 Scoping Meetings (Oral comments)
c. Written comments for Amendment 21 scoping
d. Amendment 21 scoping document
e. Draft Amendment 21 Action Plan
f. Summary of SARC 65 Gulf of Maine reviewer comments
g. Staff presentation on Amendment 21 scoping comments
3. RSA Program Review
a. RSA Program Review
b. Program Review presentation (Ms. Deirdre Boelke presentation)
c. Draft Scallop PDT input on Program Review Findings (May 9, 2019)
d. RSA Program Review Findings and Recommendations Table (blank – FILL IN!)
4. 2020/2021 Scallop RSA
a. Summary of Recent RSA Awards
b. 2019/2020 Scallop RSA award announcements (NEFMC)
c. Input from Scallop PDT – 2020/2021 Research Priorities
d. 2019/2020 Scallop RSA Federal Funding Opportunity
e. 2019 – 2023 Council Research Priorities – Scallop Priorities
5. PDT Meeting Summaries
a. April 4, 2019 Conference Call
b. May 9, 2019 Conference Call
6. Materials for NOAA Update
a. Shell stock compliance guide
b. Clarification of vessel replacement policy
7. Correspondence

Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting
2019-05-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Hilton Providence, Providence, RI, United States

Joint Scallop Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team Meeting - RSA Share Day
2019-05-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Hilton Providence, Providence, RI, United States
Meeting Notice
Meeting Materials:
1. Staff presentation (to be provided)
2. 2020 Specifications & NLS-South-Deep materials
a. Summary of recent research in the NLS-S (Dr. Dave Rudders presentation)
b. NLS-S-deep discussion document
3. RSA Program Review
a. RSA Program Review
b. Program Review presentation (Ms. Deirdre Boelke presentation)
c. Draft Scallop PDT input on Program Review Findings (May 9, 2019)
d. RSA Program Review Findings and Recommendations Table
4. 2020/2021 Scallop RSA
a. Summary of Recent RSA Awards
b. 2019/2020 Scallop RSA award announcements (NEFMC)
c. Input from Scallop PDT – 2020/2021 Research Priorities
d. 2019/2020 Scallop RSA Federal Funding Opportunity
e. 2019 – 2023 Council Research Priorities – Scallop Priorities
5. PDT Meeting Summaries
a. April 4, 2019 Conference Call
b. May 9, 2019 Conference Call
RSA powerpoint presentations will be made available at www.NEFMC.org
Short Reports:
B1: Discard Mortality of Monkfish Following Capture and Handling in the Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery
B2: Measuring Swimming Capacity of Yellowtail and Windowpane Flounders
B3: Development of an Extended Link Apron: A Broad Range Tool for Bycatch Reduction
B4: Optimizing the Georges Bank Scallop Fishery by Maximizing Meat Yield and Minimizing Bycatch
B5: Understanding the Impacts of the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery on Loggerhead Sea Turtles
B6: Developing a Spatially & Temporally Explicit Gonadosomatic Index through the Scallop Observer Program: A Pilot Study
B7: Sea Scallop Larval and Early Juvenile Transport the Along the Northeast Continental Shelf: A Modeling Tool to Enhance Scallop Management of Rotationally Closed Areas
B8: The effect of density on growth, yield and reproduction of the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (2 Year Project)

April 2019 NE Council Meeting
2019-04-16 - 2019-04-18 | Hilton Hotel, Mystic, CT

Scallop Plan Development Team Conference Call
2019-04-04 13:00 - 15:00
Call In information: Phone: +1 (669) 224-3412
Access Code: 512-761-957
Please note that this is not a toll-free number.
Meeting Notice

Scallop Amendment 21 Scoping Meeting
2019-04-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Massachusetts DMF, Gloucester, MA, Gloucester, MA, United States
Amendment 21 Notice of Scoping Meetings
Amendment 21 Scoping Document
Staff Presentation
