First National CMOD Workshop (2022)

The First National Council Member Ongoing Development (CMOD) Workshop of the Council Coordination Committee was held November 15-16, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Hosted by the New England Fishery Management Council, the theme for the workshop was New Approaches to Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) and Ecosystem Approaches to Fishery Management (EAFM). The workshop also included a skills focus on developing effective motions.

• CMOD Workshop Summary

Meeting Documents

• Final Agenda

• Council Member Ongoing Development Program Information

Regional EBFM and EAFM Resources

These short background documents provide information about Councils’ ecosystem-related work, and include links to Council documents and other resources.

• Pacific Fishery Management Council

• Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

• Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

• New England Fishery Management Council

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council

• Caribbean Fishery Management Council

Presentations

Day 1 Sessions

Regional EBFM/EAFM Overviews

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council

• Pacific Fishery Management Council

• Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

• Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

• Caribbean Fishery Management Council

• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

• New England Fishery Management Council

Integrating ecosystem information through single-species management

• Introduction to ecosystem information inputs and “on-ramps” – Sarah Gaichas, Research Fishery Biologist, NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

• Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in Alaska – Ebett Siddon, Research Fishery Biologist, NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Implementing EBFM/EAFM: The bigger picture

• The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Risk Assessment Approach – Sarah Gaichas, Research Fishery Biologist, NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

• The New England Fishery Management Council’s Draft Example Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Georges Bank and 2022 public information workshops – Andy Applegate, Senior Fishery Analyst, New England Fishery Management Council

Day 2 Sessions

Navigating ecosystem change Part 1: Disruption and short-term impacts

• Red tide impacts to Gulf of Mexico fisheries, and community ecosystem workshops – Mandy Karnauskas, Ecosystem Science Lead, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center

• Oregon Dungeness crab and whale entanglement – Jessica Watson, Fishery Management Section Lead, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Pacific Fishery Management Council Member

• Pacific Cod in the Gulf of Alaska – Bill Tweit, Special Assistant to the Director, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; North Pacific Fishery Management Council Vice Chair

Navigating ecosystem change Part 2: Planning for the unknown

• The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Climate and Communities Initiative and climate change scenario planning process – Corey Ridings, Pacific Fishery Management Council Member

• East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Initiative – Brandon Muffley, Fishery Management Specialist, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

• Building a Climate Appendix for the California Current ESR – Andy Leising, Research Oceanographer, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center

New sources of information and knowledge

• Stakeholder participation and developing conceptual ecosystem models for the Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

  • Part 1: Advisory Panels and SSC Ecosystem Conceptual Models – Graciela García-Moliner, FMP and Habitat Specialist, Caribbean Fishery Management Council

  • Part 2: 2021 Stakeholder Engagement Workshops – Michelle Duval, Mellivora Consulting; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Member

• South Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Participatory Workshops – Mandy Karnauskas, Ecosystem Science Lead, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center