Council Coordination Committee Meetings
The Council Coordination Committee (CCC) consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors from each of the eight regional fishery management councils. The CCC typically meets twice each year to discuss issues of relevance to all councils. Note: CCC Terms of Reference and Meeting History Documents are now available on the main CCC Page.
October 2024 CCC Meeting
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