Oct
16
to Oct 17

October 2024 CCC Meeting

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The Council Coordination Committee met October 16-17, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The meeting was hosted by NOAA Fisheries.

Summary and Outcome Documents

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

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

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