SCALLOP ADVISORY PANEL HYBRID MEETING
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location:Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan
100 Boardman Street
Boston, MA 02128
(617) 567-6789

Agenda:
The Scallop Advisory Panel will meet to discuss:

Framework 36 - Review results of 2022 scallop surveys, and preliminary projections. The primary focus of this meeting will be to develop input on the range of potential specification alternatives for FY 2023 and FY 2024. The action will set ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, access area allocations, total allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category access area trips and trip accounting, and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2023 and default specifications for fishing year 2024.

Work Priorities - Receive updates on the progress toward 2022 work priorities and Committee tasking. Provide input on the range of possible 2023 scallop work priorities.

Scoping for Limited Access Leasing - Review input gathered through the scoping process and recommend whether the Council should initiate an amendment to develop measures that would allow leasing in the Limited Access component of the fishery.

Discuss other business, as necessary.

Online access: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3533410783385643788. This meeting will be
broadcast online via GoToWebinar. Preregistration is recommended. Use VoIP with a microphone and
speakers for audio. A headset is recommended.

Call in information: Phone: +1 (631) 992-3221 / Access Code: 608-766-044. Please note that this is not
a toll-free number. Assuming you have logged into the webinar using the link above, you will receive
an individual, personalized PIN that you must enter when you call in. This will enable you to be heard
and raise your hand on the webinar. Those who call in by telephone without registering for the
webinar and entering the PIN provided will be in listen-only mode and unable to provide oral
comments. **Please be sure to mute your microphone when not speaking so that there will be no
interference with the discussion.**

These will be a hybrid meetings. These are in-person meetings, conducted with a 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 experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or do not feel well. This meeting may be switched to a webinar at short notice due to public safety considerations. Public participation: The Council is making every effort to allow members of the public to remotely participate in the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to submit written comments ahead of time, but, at the discretion of the Committee Chair, public comments also will be allowed during certain portions of the webinar. Please refer to the “Remote Participation Guide” for instructions on how to take part in the webinar meeting. Note that you must register for the webinar if you plan to provide oral comments.

If you would like written comments to be considered at these meetings, they must be received at the NEFMC office no later than 8 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022. Please address them to Council Chair Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies. Email submissions should be sent to [email protected].
For information about meeting materials and detailed agenda, please consult the Council’s website at www.nefmc.org.

This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 USC 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities.
This schedule is subject to change. If you have questions, please call the Council.

Online access: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3533410783385643788. This meeting will be
broadcast online via GoToWebinar. Preregistration is recommended. Use VoIP with a microphone and
speakers for audio. A headset is recommended.

Call in information: Phone:+1(631)992-3221/Access Code: 608-766-044. Please note that this is not
a toll-free number. Assuming you have logged into the webinar using the link above, you will receive
an individual, personalized PIN that you must enter when you call in. This will enable you to be heard
and raise your hand on the webinar. Those who call in by telephone without registering for the
webinar and entering the PIN provided will be in listen-only mode and unable to provideoral
comments. **Please be sure to mute your microphone when not speaking so that there will be no
interference with the discussion.**

These will be a hybrid meetings. These are in-person meetings, conducted with a 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 experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or do not feel
well. This meeting may be switched to a webinar at short noticedue to public safety considerations.
Public participation:The Council is making every effort to allow members of the public to remotely
participate in the meeting. Individuals are encouraged to submit written comments ahead of time, but, at the
discretion of the Committee Chair, public comments also will be allowed during certain portions of the
webinar. Please refer to the“Remote Participation Guide”for instructions on how to take part in the webinar
meeting. Note that you must register for the webinar if you plan to provide oral comments.

If you would like written comments to be considered at these meetings, they must be received at the NEFMC
office no later than 8 a.m. onFriday,September16,2022. Please address them to Council Chair Eric Reidor
Executive Director Tom Nies. Email submissions should be sent to comments@nefmc.org