The Council Coordination Committee met September 23-24, 2020 by webinar. This meeting, which was hosted by NOAA Fisheries, was conducted by webinar due to COVID-19.

Summary and Outcome Documents

• Meeting Report

• Transcript - Day 1, September 23, 2020

• Transcript - Day 2, September 24, 2020

• Press Release - Nation’s Fishery Management Councils Recommend Ways to Support American Seafood, Improve Coordination with National Marine Fisheries Service (25 September 2020)

• CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding National Environmental Policy Act, November 6, 2020

• CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding National Standard 1 Technical Guidance, November 6, 2020

• CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding Aquaculture, November 6, 2020

• CCC letter to Chris Oliver regarding reestablishing the National Seafood Council, November 6, 2020

• CCC letter to Chris Oliver promoting Seafood Competitiveness, November 5, 2020

Agenda and Briefing Materials

• Agenda

1:30 pm - 1:35 pm: Overview of WebEx Functions

1:35 pm - 1:40 pm: Welcome and Introductions

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm: NOAA Fisheries Update and FY20/21 Priorities

• MAFAC report on Establishing a National Seafood Council , Jennifer Lukens

• National Standard 1 Working Groups 

  • NS1 Technical Guidance on 600.310h2, Marlowe Sabater

2:00 pm - 3:20 pm: Recent Issues with Council Operations and Agency Operational, Science, and Regulatory Issues

• NMFS provides overview of COVID-19 related issues

• Report on NMFS Reintegration Plans, Status of CARES Act Funding

• Observer Waivers

• Update on MRIP/Status of Data and Monitoring Outlook for 2021, Report on Funding for Basic Surveys, Cisco Werner

3:20 pm - 3:35 pm: BREAK

3:35 pm - 4:15 pm:  Rule on Council Member Financial Disclosure and Recusal

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm:  CEQ Final NEPA Regulation

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm: Legislative Outlook

5:20 pm - 5:30 pm: Public Comment 

5:30 pm:  Adjourn

Thursday, September 24, 2020—1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EST

1:30 pm - 1:35 pm: Overview of WebEx functions

1:35 pm - 3:45 pm: Aquaculture and the Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth

• Letter to All Councils concerning EO 13291 from C. Oliver, Asst. Admin. for NOAA Fisheries, May 19, 2020.

• Seafood Trade Task Force, Drew Lawler

  • WPRFMC’s letter to A. Lawler, NOAA and J. Sanford, Office of U.S. Trade Representative, July 31, 2020

• Other EO issues, Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

• Aquaculture regulatory/statutory issues

• EO Section 4 Prioritized List of Recommended Actions

  • Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth: Gulf Council Approach, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

  • E.O. 13921 - Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

    • Recent Formal ESA Consultations for WPRFMC Fisheries

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Break

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: CCC Committees

• Electronic Monitoring

• Communications, Sylvia Spalding

  • Council Communication Group Report

4:30 pm - 4:45 pm: Public Comment

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm: CCC Convenes for Recommendations (closed session)

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Wrap-up and other business

• CCC Outcomes and Recommendations

• Discussion of Next Chair and Meeting Dates for 2021, Frequency and Schedule of future CCC calls

5:30 pm: Adjourn Second Day