Winter Meeting of the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission May 1, 2014 Tawes State Office Building C-1 Conference Room Annapolis, MD 21401 2-5 PM Preliminary Agenda* 2:00-2:05 Welcome and Announcements – Tom O’Connell, Director MD DNR Fisheries Service Desired Outcome: Update Commission 2:05-2:20 Public Comment** 2:20-2:35 NRP Activity report – Lt. Art Windemuth, MD DNR NRP (handout) o Desired Outcome: Update the Commission on the latest NRP activity 2:35-2:50 Seafood Marketing Update – Steve Vilnit, MD DNR (handout) o Desired Outcome: Update Commission on marketing activities 2:50-3:05 Regulatory Updates and Regulatory Scoping Items Legislation Update (handouts) – Sarah Widman, MD DNR o Desired Outcome: Obtain Commission input on regulatory scoping ideas under consideration, and proposed scoping strategies 3:05-3:35 Fisheries Related Legislation of the 2014 General Assembly, Wait List Target, and Male LLC Issue – Gina Hunt, MD DNR (handout) o Desired Outcome: Update the Commission on fisheries related legislation of the 2014 session of the General Assembly including the Public Notice Authority Workgroup. 3:35-3:50 Consideration of Mallows Bay Being Proposed as a National Marine Sanctuary – Kelly Collins, Coastal Planner, MD DNR (handout) o Desired Outcome: Update Commission. 3:50-4:05 ASMFC Agenda Spring Meeting Review – Tom O’Connell, MD DNR o Desired Outcome: Update Commission 4:05-4:20 Estuarine & Marine Division Updates (handout) • Blue Crab Fishery Update – Brenda Davis, MD DNR o Desired Outcome: Update Commission. • Electronic Reporting Updates – Lynn Fegley, MD DNR o Desired Outcome: Update Commission. 4:20-5:00 Striped Bass Predation - Lynn Fegley MD DNR Fisheries Service (handout) o Desired Outcome: Update Commission on Fish Predation 5:00 PM Adjourn *The Preliminary agenda is subject to change **Public comment as time allows. Public observers will be allowed to address the TFAC at the designated time period on the agenda for each meeting. For topics that are not on the agenda, the Chairperson will use a public sign-up list in deciding how to allocate the available time on the agenda to the number of people who want to speak. For topics on the agenda, the Chairperson will try to provide an opportunity for comment, taking into account the time allotted on the agenda for the topic. Handouts: Agenda, NRP Activity Update, Regulatory Update, Regulatory Scoping Documents, Legislative Update, Blue Crab Fishery Update, Striped Bass Predation, Consideration of Mallows Bay Being Proposed as a National Marine Sanctuary, ASMFC Spring Meeting Agenda link asmfc.org/home/2014-spring-meeting
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