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Scallop Plan Development Team Meeting
Falmouth
Falmouth, ME
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 10:30 AM EDT
Category: Meetings


Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT) Meeting

Date: Wednesday, August 31

Time: 10:30 am on August 31 (9:00a.m.on September 1, 2022)
Location:  Coonamessett Inn
311Gifford Street
Falmouth, MA 02540

Phone: (508) 548-2300

Agenda:

The Scallop Plan Development Team will meet to:

Day 1 Agenda:

•Review preliminary survey results from 2022 scallop surveys, including: SMAST drop
camera surveys, Coonamessett Farm Foundation Habcam surveys, VIMS dredge survey and
the federal NEFSC scallop survey.

•Discuss data decisions forcombining biomass estimates, data on fishery performance, and
potential management scenarios for FY2023/ FY2024.
•Other business may be discussed.

Day 2 Agenda:

•Continue work from Day 1 agenda.
•Discuss management measures that may be considered in Framework 36such as seasonal
closures to optimize yield, and Committee tasking related to possible management objectives
for a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE).

•Discuss potential scallop work priorities for 2023.

•Other business may be discussed.

This will be an in-person meeting, with no webinar option.The Council continues to follow all public
safety measures related to COVID-19 and intends to do so for this meeting. The Council is encouraging
all in-person participants to wear masks while moving about the meeting room and at your discretion
while seated. Additional spacing between seats will be provided to allow for social distancing. Please do
not attend if you are experiencingCOVID-19 symptoms or do not feel well. This meeting may be
switched to a webinar at short notice due to public safety considerations.
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The New England Fishery Management Council generally posts announcements of Plan Develop Team
(PDT) meetings on the Council’s website, occasionally with very little notice. An agenda may or may
not be included. Team members may discuss topics, if listed, in any order or add other issues not
contained in the meeting notice.


Members of the public may attend PDT meetings,or listen in if the meetings are broadcast, but should
not expect to participate unless the PDT chair invites input. Public commentsand questions will not be
taken during PDT conference calls.

PDTs are responsible to the Council and work on technical analyses as directed by their oversight
committee. Once complete, PDT work products are reviewed at oversight committee meetings to which
the public is invited. It is at this point that comments are encouraged on a range of issues, including PDT
reports and recommendations, proposed management options or other information that is relevant to the
committee’s business at that time.The committee, in turn, makes management recommendations to the
full Council based on the full suite of information it has available to it.