Marine Fisheries Commission To Meet June 27 & 28

The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet on June 27 –28 at the Brownstone Hotel in Raleigh, NC. The meeting is open to the public.

On June 26, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss fishery issues.

For more information, please contact Nancy Fish at 1-800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021.

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETING
BROWNSTONE HOTEL
RALEIGH, NC
JUNE 27 & 28, 2006
June 27

9 a.m. Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda and Minutes (April & May)
Public Comment
Issues from Commission Members
10:00 a.m. Chairman’s Report
- ASMFC Letter
- MFC Advisor Appointments
- NMFS Pelagic Longline Letter
NMFS Striped Bass/EEZ Letter
11:30 a.m. Committee Reports
- Habitat and Water Quality
- Crustacean
- Central
- Finfish
- Southeast
- Strategic Habitat Area (SHA)
- Kingfish FMP
- Bay Scallop FMP
- Public Information Committee
Noon Lunch
3 p.m. Draft River Herring FMP- Sara Winslow
- Overview of FMP
- Approval of Draft FMP
- Public Meetings
5 p.m. Director’s Report
- Striped Bass
- Legislative Update
- Update on Coastal Recreational Fishing License Implementation
- Memorandum of Understanding with Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coastal Recreational Fishing License Draft Strategic Plan
- SAMFC Update – Dr. Louis Daniel
- Highly Migratory Species Update – Dr. Louis Daniel
- MAFMC Update – Red Munden
- Spiny Dogfish CAP – Red Munden
- Marine Patrol Report – Col. Joe Lynch
6 p.m. Adjourn

June 28
8:30 a.m. Director’s Report (Continued)
9 a.m. Stock Status Report
9:30 a.m. FMP Priority Timeline
10 a.m. Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee - Final Report
Noon Adjourn

* Times indicated are merely for guidance. The Commission will proceed through the agenda until completed.

2006 MFC Meetings: Sept. 28-29 Atlantic Beach, Clam Digger Inn
Nov. 30–Dec. 1 Hatteras