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SCeMFiS (Science Center for Marine Fisheries) April 8 -­‐ April 10, 2015 IAB Meeting Agenda Day 1 (April 8) Location: Arrival at Gulf Hills, Ocean Springs, MS 6:00 pm: Dinner at Mikey’s on the Bayou (5600 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs) – right across Washington Ave. from Gulf Hills Hotel Day 2 (April 9) Location: Meeting Room A, Aquaculture Research Building, Cedar Point Campus, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 7:30 am: Pick-­‐up at Gulf Hills for those requiring transportation 8:00 -­‐ 8:30 am: Participant Registration, Breakfast and Social Time 8:30 -­‐ 8:45 am: Welcome remarks: Eric Powell Welcome remarks: NSF 8:45 -­‐ 9:15 am : Introduction of Attendees Presentation of Agenda and Meeting Goals (Center Director) 9:15 -­‐ 10:30 am: IAB Business Meeting Election of New Chair and Vice-­‐Chair Status of Payments and Payment Schedule for Members Science Budget and Center Financials (Center Director) Project Reports Disclaimer Options to Increase Membership: Committee report – Greg DiDomenico, Guy Simmons, Jeff Kaelin Fisheries Improvement Plans (proposals to follow) Clam FIP status and press release Partial Membership (by-­‐laws amendment required) Web site logistics (Reay) 10:30 -­‐ 10:45 am: BREAK 10:45 -­‐ 11:30 am: Project Updates and Presentations Status of potential menhaden program – Robert Leaf Summary of Completed Projects (Center Director) Breakage in surfclams and ocean quahogs during survey Independent advisory team for marine mammal assessments -­‐ Phase I A dredge for collection of juvenile surfclams and ocean quahogs 11:30 -­‐ 12:00 pm: Status Report of Ongoing Projects Independent advisory team for marine mammal assessments Phase II – Paula Moreno Improvements in reference point formulation to reduce uncertainty in stock status (ocean quahog recruitment time series) – Sara Pace 12:00 -­‐ 1:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 -­‐ 1:30 pm: Status Report of Ongoing Projects Summer flounder sex-­‐specific model development – Eric Powell for Pat Sullivan Report on Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council grant – Paula Moreno 1:30 -­‐ 3:00 pm Discussion of L.I.F.E. Forms – Don Davis Continuing Projects (requesting additional funding) Stock assessment team – black sea bass/monkfish – Robert Leaf Management strategy evaluation – surfclam area management – Kelsey Kuykendall Ocean quahog recruitment and life history dynamics – Roger Mann Independent advisory team for marine mammal assessments – Paula Moreno New Project Presentations Ocean quahog benchmark assessment team – Eric Powell Implementation of an independent coordination and evaluation team for fishery improvement plans -­‐ Eric Powell 3:00 -­‐ 3:15 pm: BREAK 3:15 -­‐ 4:45 pm: New Project Presentations Sex and Length of Summer Flounder Discards in the Recreational Fishery, NJ to RI – Daphne Munroe
Data compilation for sex-­‐disaggregated stock assessment of summer flounder – Eric Powell for Steve Cadrin Incidental mortality of juvenile Surfclams (Spisula solidissima) in day to day operations – Roger Mann Surfclam Reference Point Workshop and Science Plan – Eric Powell Examination of fishing methods, targeted species, and marine mammal by-­‐catch: Northeast (New England) sink gillnet fisheries as a case study -­‐ John Brandon 4:45 -­‐ 5:00 pm: Review of Evening Activities and Day 2 Agenda (Center Director) 6:00 -­‐ 8:00 pm: Dinner Social/poster session (The Shed) Day 3 (April 10) Location: Meeting Room A, Aquaculture Research Building, Cedar Point Campus, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 7:30 am: Pick-­‐up at Gulf Hills for those requiring transportation 8:00 -­‐ 8:30 am: Arrival and Breakfast 8:30 -­‐ 10:00 am: Industry Workshop (Chair moderated) Summary of Discussion, Action Items, and Assignments (Center Director) LIFE FORM review and Discussion (Center Evaluator) 10:00 -­‐ 10:15 am: BREAK 10:15 -­‐ 11:45 am: Project Review and Funding Recommendations for the Center (Closed Session: Chair moderated) Designation of Industry Liaisons for New Projects (Chair moderated) 11:45 -­‐ 12:15 am: Report of Closed Session: Funding Recommendations and Liaisons (Chair) 12:15 -­‐ 1:30 pm: Working LUNCH (Chair moderated) Plans to Increase Membership/Funding Future IAB Meeting Plans: Date for October 2015 meeting at VIMS Summary and Closing Remarks (Center and Site Director) ADJOURN