The Council Coordination Committee met October 16-17, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The meeting was hosted by NOAA Fisheries.
Summary and Outcome Documents
Meeting Transcripts:
Agenda and Briefing Materials
October 16, 2024
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Opening of Meeting (Carlos Farchette, Caribbean Fishery Management Council Chair)
Welcome and Introduction
Adoption of Agenda
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Opening Remarks and NOAA Fisheries Priorities (Janet Coit)
Final Endangered Species Act (ESA)/Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) Integration Policy
White Paper “Flexible Status Determination Criteria Examples and their Applications”
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Budget Update and 2025 Outlook (Brian Pawlak and Dan Namur)
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. NOAA Fisheries Science Updates (Cisco Werner)
Including Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) Update
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Report of 8th Scientific Coordination Subcommittee Meeting and Update on Planning for 9th Scientific Coordination Subcommittee Meeting (Dr. Lisa Kerr and Dr. Rachel Feeney)
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Public Comment
5:00 p.m. ADJOURN DAY 1
October 17, 2024
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Closed Session
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. National Seafood Strategy Update (Michael Rubino)
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Inflation Reduction Act Climate Ready-Fisheries Update (Kelly Denit)
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Legislative Outlook (Dave Whaley)
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Effects of Fishing Gear on Marine Habitats Database (David Stevenson and Tori Kentner) and CCC Habitat Workgroup
11:30 - 12:00 p.m. Agency update on Equity and Environmental Justice (EEJ) Implementation plans and CCC EEJ Workgroup update (Sam Rauch and Mr. Zach Yamada)
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CCC Workgroups/Subcommittee Updates
Communications Workgroup (Emily Muehlstein)
Council Members Ongoing Development (Diana Evans)
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. BREAK
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. Update: Anti-Harassment Policies, Addressing Unprofessional Behavior, Harassment Training
Code of Conduct (Diana Evans)
Harassment Training (Merrick Burden)
Investigations Training (Adam Issenberg)
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Agency National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) update and NEPA Working Group (Cristi Reid and Dr. Graciela Garcia-Moliner)
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. International Fishing and Trade Issues (subsidies, dumping, marine mammal protection act (MMPA) import ban, etc.) (Kitty Simonds and Alexa Cole)
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Public Comment
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Wrap Up and Other Business
CCC Outcomes and Recommendations
2025 CCC Meetings
5:00 p.m. ADJOURN DAY 2
