Northeast Region
New England Fishery Management Council Habitat PDT Meeting March 16, 2018 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Habitat Plan Development Team Michelle Bachman, PDT Chair, NEFMC David Packer, NMFS NEFSC Moira Kelly, NMFS GARFO SFD (OHA2) Jessica Coakley, Mid-Atlantic FMC Doug Potts, NMFS GARFO SFD (Clam Framework) Kiley Dancy, Mid-Atlantic FMC Travis Ford, NMFS GARFO SFD (Coral Amendment) Dr. Page Valentine, U.S. Geological Survey Dr. David Stevenson, NMFS GARFO HCD Dr. Kathryn Ford, Massachusetts DMF Marianne Ferguson, NMFS GARFO NEPA Dr. Peter Auster, U. CT/Sea Research Foundation Dr. Geret DePiper, NMFS NEFSC SSB Carl Wilson, Maine DMR
Agenda 10:00
Introductions; review agenda and adjust as needed
10:10
Clam Dredge Framework
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Review documents and materials for today’s meeting Review and approve summary of March 2 PDT call (Doc. 1) Suggest edits to draft TORs for clam survey projects review on March 30 (Doc. 2) Image analysis results o Review map products (Doc. 3) o Review analysis comparing sub-areas (Doc. 4) o Suggest edits to revised summary document (Doc. 5, if time permits)
12:15
Public comment period
12:30
Lunch
1:30
Clam Dredge Framework, cont.
• • • 3:00 • • • • 4:00
Review clam distribution and fishing effort data (Doc 6.) Review gear effects summary (Doc. 7). Suggest edits (if time permits) or develop a plan to edit via correspondence. Develop recommendations to Habitat Committee Fishing effects model updates General progress update Review preliminary substrate maps (Doc. 8) o Recommend changes and additional data sets as needed Review susceptibility and recovery parameters (Doc. 9) o Evaluate status of literature review o Determine next steps and timeline for updating these parameters, if needed Decide on whether to model high/low energy separately Adjourn
Version 1 March 15, 2018
Materials 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Summary from March 2 call Draft TORs for March 30 review GSC HMA figures for 3-16-18 PDT Part I (Habitat and fish data) Analysis comparing habitat characteristics in sub-areas of HMA Image analysis approach (revised March 14, gear effects analysis removed to a separate document) GSC HMA figures for 3-16-18 PDT Part II (Clam distribution and fishing effort data) Hydraulic dredge gear effects summary (compiled March 15 from previous documents) Fishing effects model – draft substrate maps Fishing effects model – susceptibility and recovery tables
Version 1 March 15, 2018
Agenda 10:00
Introductions; review agenda and adjust as needed
10:10
Clam Dredge Framework
• • • •
Review documents and materials for today’s meeting Review and approve summary of March 2 PDT call (Doc. 1) Suggest edits to draft TORs for clam survey projects review on March 30 (Doc. 2) Image analysis results o Review map products (Doc. 3) o Review analysis comparing sub-areas (Doc. 4) o Suggest edits to revised summary document (Doc. 5, if time permits)
12:15
Public comment period
12:30
Lunch
1:30
Clam Dredge Framework, cont.
• • • 3:00 • • • • 4:00
Review clam distribution and fishing effort data (Doc 6.) Review gear effects summary (Doc. 7). Suggest edits (if time permits) or develop a plan to edit via correspondence. Develop recommendations to Habitat Committee Fishing effects model updates General progress update Review preliminary substrate maps (Doc. 8) o Recommend changes and additional data sets as needed Review susceptibility and recovery parameters (Doc. 9) o Evaluate status of literature review o Determine next steps and timeline for updating these parameters, if needed Decide on whether to model high/low energy separately Adjourn
Version 1 March 15, 2018
Materials 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Summary from March 2 call Draft TORs for March 30 review GSC HMA figures for 3-16-18 PDT Part I (Habitat and fish data) Analysis comparing habitat characteristics in sub-areas of HMA Image analysis approach (revised March 14, gear effects analysis removed to a separate document) GSC HMA figures for 3-16-18 PDT Part II (Clam distribution and fishing effort data) Hydraulic dredge gear effects summary (compiled March 15 from previous documents) Fishing effects model – draft substrate maps Fishing effects model – susceptibility and recovery tables
Version 1 March 15, 2018
