189TH CFMC Meeting Verbatim Transcript

TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF MOTIONS............................................................ 3 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL................................................. 5 ADOPTION OF AGENDA.......................................................... 7 CONSIDERATION OF 188TH COUNCIL MEETING VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTION............... 9 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT................................................. 9 FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS (FMPS) AMENDMENTS, ACTIONS AND PRIORITIES UPDATE FOR 2026—MARÍA LOPEZ-MERCER, NOAA FISHERIES, SERO.............................. 12 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS....................................................... 18 SOUTHEAST FISHERY SCIENCE CENTER UPDATES—KEVIN MCCARTHY, CARIBBEAN FISHERIES BRANCH, NOAA FISHERIES, SEFSC.............................................. 31 USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES TO INFORM STRATIFICATION AND SURVEY DESIGN FOR FISHERY-DEPENDENT SURVEYS IN THE U.S. CARIBBEAN – DAVID BEHRINGER........ 37 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS..................................................... 42 PUERTO RICO DEEPWATER REEF FISH SURVEY – KATE OVERLY..................... 48 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS..................................................... 52 SCIENTIFIC AND STATISTICAL COMMITTEE REPORT—VANCE VICENTE, CHAIR........... 55 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS....................................................... 63 FRAMEWORK ACTION 4 TO THE ST. CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN FMPS TO REVISE SPINY LOBSTER REFERENCE POINTS BASED ON SEDAR 91—SARAH STEPHENSON, NOAA FISHERIES, SERO............................................................ 77 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS....................................................... 86 REVISION OF ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES FOR PELAGIC STOCKS—OPTIONS PAPER...... 117 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 126 NEW APP FOR FISHERS, DEALERS AND CONSUMERS OF U.S. CARIBBEAN SEAFOOD—J. RIVERA/CEDRIC TAQUÍN...................................................... 143 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 162 RECREATIONAL ANGLER PARTNERSHIP IMPROVEMENT DIRECTIVE (RAPID)—NOAA FISHERIES .......................................................................... 170 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 173 CARIBBEAN IRA-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE—MARTHA PRADA, CFMC IRA COORDINATOR... 176 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 180 UPDATE COUNCIL PRIORITIES UNDER E.O. 14276 RESTORING AMERICA'S SEAFOOD.... 186 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 190 CARIBBEAN MARINE AQUACULTURE WORKSHOP 2026 REPORT—JOSÉ A. RIVERA, NOAA FISHERIES................................................................. 218 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 221 UPDATE ON NMFS' RISK/VALUE PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGED STOCKS—NOAA FISHERIES, SEFSC.......................................................... 224 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS...................................................... 225 EVALUATION OF MANAGED STOCKS' NEEDS FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT—SARAH STEPHENSON, NOAA FISHERIES, SERO.......................................... 230