Fisheries Survival Fund

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

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

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

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)

Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting
2019-05-22 09:00 - 17:00 | 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 Committee Meeting
2019-05-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Hilton Providence, Providence, RI, United States

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

June 2021 New England Council Meeting
2021-06-22 - 2021-06-24 | Virtual

BOEM Engagement with Fishermen regarding the Proposed Sale Notice
2021-07-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
BOEM published a Proposed Sales Notice (PSN) for the New York Bight June 14 for a 60-day public comment period ending on August 13, 2021. There are several aspects of the PSN that BOEM is seeking specific feedback on, including many related to the fishing industry. BOEM is hosting a series of meetings to inform ocean users on what is being proposed and to solicit feedback for BOEM consideration in the development of a Final Sale Notice. Specifically, BOEM will be hosting facilitated virtual meetings with the commercial fishing industry, including surf clam, scallop and trawl fisheries in July and August 2021, and a separate meeting with recreational fishermen in July. The meetings are scheduled with a focus on the primary fisheries that operate in the NY Bight, however, if fishermen are unable to attend the meeting focused their fishery they may attend the meeting that better fits their schedule and/or the joint meeting on August 6th.
The July meetings are intended for the commercial fishing industry and are listed below by date, time, and registration link.
• Scallop Fishery, July 20th, 9 to 11 AM, registration https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlcOqupz4iGdYWdq76I-S9nneM1sx1LUiC
• Mixed Trawl Fishery, including Squid, July 20th, 3 to 5 PM, registration link: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrde6rrDMiGNTVCKQk4YPbd8jGTzbOpYpF
• Clam Fishery, July 22nd, 9 to 11 AM, registration link: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckduurpzktGtIQ3qE3bhXJjJdyoTmvbZgc
• Recreational Fishery, July 22nd, 3 to 5 PM, meeting link:
TBD
• All Fisheries, August 6, 9 to 11AM, registration link:
https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscOyhqTMtG93NnQLguiGkEE5m_Tlrb4vC
A final working meeting will be held with all interested commercial fishing industry participants on August 6, 2021 from 9 to 11 AM for BOEM to respond given initial fishermen comments. These meetings will be facilitated by an independent facilitator who will also prepare a draft meeting summary, without attribution, for participant review. These meeting summaries, once finalized, will become part of the public comment. In addition, individual participants can submit any comments they wish to separately during the public comment period.
The New York Bight PSN is novel in several ways, as it proposes the sale of up to 8 leases, includes 2.44 nautical mile transit corridors between the Hudson South lease areas, and incorporates several new lease stipulations related to stakeholder engagement and protected species measures. The PSN also poses a number of specific questions for stakeholder feedback (e.g., number, size, orientation, and location of the proposed lease areas, consideration of prescribed turbine layouts).
BOEM’s goal is to develop a Final Sale Notice (FSN) that reflects the feedback obtained in response to the PSN and hopes this process can be an important step in building long term relationships with fishermen and fishery associations. These meetings continue BOEM’s engagement in the NY Bight that began in 2018 and that will continue throughout the life of any leases that are approved.
Participants
• Fisheries: Representatives of Scallop, Clam and Mix Trawl fisheries
• BOEM: Staff assigned to the NY Bight Leasing process and the environmental review process.
Topics:
• Engagement Requirements
o What specific requirements could be placed in the Lease and/or Sale Notice to ensure meaningful engagement, problem solving, and collaboration with fishermen?
o How can we hold developers as well as regulators accountable for input provided so engagement is substantive and meaningful?
o What can the FSN cover in terms of expected engagement around transmission to shore as well as the lease area itself?
• Number, size, orientation and location of proposed lease areas
o Considerations of recent DoD request for northern portion of Hudson South removal
o Alternative subdivisions
o Which should be prioritized for inclusion or exclusion
o How are interests like marine transport or viewsheds balanced with fishing needs for lease delineation?
• Transit corridors
o Are the proposed transit corridors placed and oriented in an effective manner to optimize coexistence between the fisheries and offshore wind industries?
o What are considerations for the existing Equinor Empire Wind Lease Area site and proposed Hudson North
o Hudson South/Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area boundary
o How do other actors’ decisions affect disposition of the final lease areas such as New Jersey’s procurements or the US Coast Guard’s rules regarding anchoring and fishing in transit areas?
• Prescribed layouts
o How do issues like foundation types, scouring and currents & mixing relate to turbine layouts?
o Should uniform and aligned turbine layouts be prescribed by BOEM or left to lessees to determine later, especially in the Hudson South area with potential multiple lease areas?
• Science, Monitoring, and Mitigation
o What science, monitoring or mitigation requirements are possible as part of a FSN?
Background Materials:
BOEM recommends participants review the following background information prior to the meeting:
– BOEM presentation to the Fisheries Management Councils
o New England Fisheries Management Council
 Slides: https://www.nefmc.org/library/june-2021-habitat-committee
 Audio 1: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/5-Habitat_1.mp3 The Science Center’s presentation begins at 31:30.
 Audio 2: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/5-Habitat_2.mp3
o Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council
 https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/june-2021
– New York Bight Transit Lanes Surveys, Workshop, and Outreach Summary
– New York Bight Proposed Sale Notice
o How to comment: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/BOEM-2021-0033-0001
– BOEM presentation on how the NY Bight WEAs were formed (starting at 4:18): https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/day-1-presentation-wind-energy-area-and-proposed-sale-notice
– Department of Defense Update (forthcoming to BOEMs website)
Invitees
BOEM is reaching out through several channels to notice the workshops and invite participation. BOEM will reach out through the following entities to broadcast the specific workshops, intended participants for which, and workshop details.
• Fishermen’s Survival Fund
• Garden State Seafood Association
• Massachusetts Fisheries Working Group
• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
• New England Fishery Management Council
• NY Fisheries Technical Working Group (FTWG)
• Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA)
• Rhode Island Fisheries Advisory Board (FAB)
Other invitees may be included, if the fishermen participants request to have them present in advance of a meeting. These could include state fisheries agencies and academics who may be doing cooperative research with or research on behalf of fishermen.

Scallop Plan Development Team Webinar
2021-07-28 13:00 - 15:30
210728-Scallop-PDT-Notice

Meeting with the Bureau of US Ocean Energy Management
2021-08-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA, United States
Proposed Offshore Wind Sale Notice and Leases for the New York Bight
Affects Scallop Grounds
Meeting with the Bureau of US Ocean Energy Management
August 6, 2021 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Virtual Meeting with BOEM and Bight Fishermen
New Bedford In-Person Meeting Location for Fishermen
Fairfield Inn and Suites
185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA Waypoint Meeting Facility Hosted by the Port of New Bedford (BOEM will be remote via Zoom)

Issues to Cover in the Meeting

Enhanced fishermen engagement requirements in the Final Sale Notice
Number, size, orientation, and location of the proposed lease areas
No build transit routes through the lease areas
Potential prescribed layouts in the leases
Science, Monitoring and Mitigation

Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting
2021-09-21
Additional information to follow.

Scallop Committee Meeting
2021-09-22

September 2021 New England Council Meeting
2021-09-28 - 2021-09-30 | Hotel 1620, Plymouth, MA

Scallop Advisory Panel Webinar
2021-10-26 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
The Scallop Advisory Panel will meet to:

Discuss Framework 34: Receive an update and provide input on a range of potential access area and DAS allocations for the 2022 and 2023 fishing years. Framework 34 will set specifications including ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, access area allocations, total allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category access area trips, and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2022 and default specifications for fishing year 2023. Framework 34 will implement measures proposed by the Council through Amendment 21 to the Scallop FMP.
Receive an update on the evaluation of rotational management project.
Develop recommendations for possible 2022 scallop work priorities.
Discuss other business, as necessary.

GoToWebinar Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8067792331180250384
Use VoIP with a microphone and speakers for audio – a headset is recommended.
Call In information: Phone: +1 (213) 929-4212 / Access Code: 357-432-428 Please note that this is not a toll-free number. If choosing the phone: You will receive a individual, personalized PIN that you must enter when you call in, in order to be heard and raise your hand. **Please be sure to mute your phone upon joining the call so that there will be no interference with the discussion.**

Scallop Committee Webinar
2021-10-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
The Scallop Committee will meet to:

Discuss Framework 34: Receive an update and provide input on a range of potential access area and DAS allocations for the 2022 and 2023 fishing years. Framework 34 will set specifications including ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, access area allocations, total allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category access area trips, and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2022 and default specifications for fishing year 2023. Framework 34 will implement measures proposed by the Council through Amendment 21 to the Scallop FMP.
Receive an update on the evaluation of rotational management project.
Develop recommendations for possible 2022 scallop work priorities.
Discuss other business, as necessary.

Online access: GoToWebinar Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2059004166337959696 Use VoIP with a microphone and speakers for audio – a headset is recommended. Call In information: Phone: +1 (415) 655-0052 / Access Code: 691-925-474 Please note that this is not a toll-free number. If choosing the phone: You will receive a individual, personalized PIN that you must enter when you call in, in order to be heard and raise your hand.
**Please be sure to mute your phone upon joining the call so that there will be no interference with the discussion.**
Public participation: The Council is making every effort to allow members of the public to remotely participate in the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to submit written comments ahead of time, but, at the discretion of the Chair, public comments also will be allowed during certain portions of the webinar. Please refer to the “Remote Participation Guide” for instructions on how to take part in the webinar meeting. Note that you must register for the webinar if you plan to provide oral comments.
Those who call-in by telephone without registering for the webinar and entering the PIN provided will be in listen-only mode. If you would like your written comments to be considered at this meeting, they must be received at the NEFMC office no later than 8 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021. Please address them to Council Chairman Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies.
Email submissions should be sent to comments@nefmc.org.
For information about meeting materials and detailed agenda, please consult the Council’s website at www.nefmc.org.
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
This schedule is subject to change. If you have questions, please call the Council.

December 2021 New England Council Meeting
2021-12-07 - 2021-12-09 | Hotel Viking, Newport, RI

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area - Clam and Scallop Industry Stakeholder Meeting
2022-01-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Dear Fisheries Representatives and Leaders:

I am reaching out to you as a group regarding upcoming working meetings BOEM is hosting for commercial fishermen regarding the Central Atlantic draft Planning Area. We are specifically seeking fishing industry participation (fishermen, fishing & processing businesses and organizations, fishing associations) in these meetings.

The meetings are scheduled with a focus on the primary fisheries that operate in the respective sectors. However, if you or others are unable to attend the meeting focused on your fishery sector you may attend the meeting that better fits your schedule on the other dates.

The meetings primary audience, date, time and Zoom registration link are below.

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Trap, Pot, and Fixed Gear Fisheries Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 5, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlf-GrqzsuG9bJBced7J4808zZrjbxdoLs

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Trawl and Mixed Trawl Fisheries Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 5, 2022 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sde2rqTssEt0zNDi1wu22Xya37wiAU2ix

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Recreational Fishing Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 5, 2022 05:00 PM – 07:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpdeGvqDMvHdfLJlk2OMpL2lB0mD4Ua1af

BOEM Central Atlantic Planning Area – Clam and Scallop Industry Stakeholder Meeting
Jan 6, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
Register: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrcOmhrT4sGNz7rDCY8upHx4owYoo-Cbsv

For background, at the request of several Central Atlantic states, BOEM has begun planning a Central Atlantic Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting to explore the suitability of areas for wind energy development off the coast of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina (from Cape Hatteras-North). This meeting is tentatively set for February 16, 2022.

At this early planning stage, we would like to engage commercial and recreational fishing communities to get feedback on a very broad, general draft Planning Area. Feedback will be considered when developing a draft Call for Information and Nominations area which will be presented at the February Task Force Meeting for discussion. Please see the attached map with this initial, broad planning area. Please note that as in most other similar planning efforts, the actual lease areas to be designated will encompass a smaller footprint than this initial planning area.

This is an opportunity for the fisheries community to inform the lease area planning process from the very beginning, and we are eager to gain the perspective of the fishing industry so that it might be refined to avoid or minimize potential conflicts with existing uses.

During this meeting, you will have the opportunity to comment on this wide area of interest, help us identify areas of greater fishing effort and habitats of importance to help avoid or reduce impacts to fishing from potential offshore wind development.

If you have any questions, please contact myself or Branson Jensen (contact information below).

Sincerely,
Bridgette Duplantis
BOEM Project Coordinator, Central Atlantic Renewable Energy
Brandon Jensen
Fisheries Biologist, BOEM
brandon.jensen@boem.gov
