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MEETING NOTICE
Virginia Recreational Fishing Advisory Board
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Monday, July 9, 2007
7:00 p.m.
The Virginia Recreational Fishing Advisory Board (RFAB) will meet to review the projects, listed below, which are currently under consideration for funding from the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund (Saltwater Recreational Fishing License funds). The meeting on these proposals will be held on Monday, July 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at the Virginia Marine Resource Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, Fourth Floor, Newport News. Written comments on the proposals should be mailed to: Sonya Davis, VMRC Fisheries Management Division, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607 or E-mail to: sonya.davis@mrc.virginia.gov. This meeting notice, as well as complete project proposals, are available on the Internet at Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund (VSRFDF) (http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/vsrfdf/index.shtm)
Tentative Agenda
I. Introduction, Announcements, Comments.
II. Status of Fund.
III. Review of Minutes from the May 2007 RFAB Meeting.
IV. Multi-Year Projects for Renewal.
A) 2008 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 11). Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula. $6,000.
B) 2008 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 7). Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club. $6,000.
C) 2008 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 14). Jon Lucy, VIMS and Claude Bain, VMRC. $73,093.
D) Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds FY 2008. Jack Travelstead, VMRC. $283,512.
E) Sheepshead Population Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Year 3). H. Liao, J. Ballenger, C. Jones, ODURF. $67,206.
F) Wishart's Point Landing. Stewart Hall, County of Accomack. $275,000.
(RF# 03-05: $25,000 Engineering Study)
V. New Projects.
G) 2008 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 1). A. Fisher, R. Lockhart, Virginia Charter Boat Association. $6,780.
H) Saxis Fishing Pier Expansion. Charles Tull, Mayor, Town of Saxis. $173,151.
I) Pilot Study: Application of pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) to assess postrelease survival, habitat utilization and short term movement of striped bass in Virginia's winter recreational fishery. J. Graves, R. Latour, A. Horodysky, VIMS. $71,371.
J) Improving stock assessment of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). Dr. Yan Jiao, Dr. Don Orth, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and Rob O’Reilly, VMRC. $87,194.
K) Reef Monitoring Equipment Support for VMRC's Fisheries Management Division. M. Meier, J. Grist, VMRC. $42,964.
L) Adult Red Drum Population Structure Study. Joe Grist, VMRC. $20,390.
VI. 2007 Deployment of Artificial Reef Structure (immediate funding requested). Mike Meier, VMRC. $400,000.
VII. Dates for Future Second Cycle 2007 RFAB Meetings.
Public Hearing (7 p.m.) - September 10
Work Session (5:30 p.m.) & Final Recommendations (7 p.m.) - November 5
VMRC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGANST INDIVIUALS WITH DISABILITIES; THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO A DISABILITY, PLEASE ADVISE SONYA DAVIS 757-247-8155, NO LESS THAN 5 WORK DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING TIME AND IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS.
Virginia Recreational Fishing Advisory Board
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Monday, July 9, 2007
7:00 p.m.
The Virginia Recreational Fishing Advisory Board (RFAB) will meet to review the projects, listed below, which are currently under consideration for funding from the Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund (Saltwater Recreational Fishing License funds). The meeting on these proposals will be held on Monday, July 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at the Virginia Marine Resource Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, Fourth Floor, Newport News. Written comments on the proposals should be mailed to: Sonya Davis, VMRC Fisheries Management Division, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607 or E-mail to: sonya.davis@mrc.virginia.gov. This meeting notice, as well as complete project proposals, are available on the Internet at Virginia Saltwater Recreational Fishing Development Fund (VSRFDF) (http://www.mrc.virginia.gov/vsrfdf/index.shtm)
Tentative Agenda
I. Introduction, Announcements, Comments.
II. Status of Fund.
III. Review of Minutes from the May 2007 RFAB Meeting.
IV. Multi-Year Projects for Renewal.
A) 2008 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 11). Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula. $6,000.
B) 2008 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 7). Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club. $6,000.
C) 2008 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 14). Jon Lucy, VIMS and Claude Bain, VMRC. $73,093.
D) Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds FY 2008. Jack Travelstead, VMRC. $283,512.
E) Sheepshead Population Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Year 3). H. Liao, J. Ballenger, C. Jones, ODURF. $67,206.
F) Wishart's Point Landing. Stewart Hall, County of Accomack. $275,000.
(RF# 03-05: $25,000 Engineering Study)
V. New Projects.
G) 2008 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 1). A. Fisher, R. Lockhart, Virginia Charter Boat Association. $6,780.
H) Saxis Fishing Pier Expansion. Charles Tull, Mayor, Town of Saxis. $173,151.
I) Pilot Study: Application of pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) to assess postrelease survival, habitat utilization and short term movement of striped bass in Virginia's winter recreational fishery. J. Graves, R. Latour, A. Horodysky, VIMS. $71,371.
J) Improving stock assessment of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). Dr. Yan Jiao, Dr. Don Orth, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and Rob O’Reilly, VMRC. $87,194.
K) Reef Monitoring Equipment Support for VMRC's Fisheries Management Division. M. Meier, J. Grist, VMRC. $42,964.
L) Adult Red Drum Population Structure Study. Joe Grist, VMRC. $20,390.
VI. 2007 Deployment of Artificial Reef Structure (immediate funding requested). Mike Meier, VMRC. $400,000.
VII. Dates for Future Second Cycle 2007 RFAB Meetings.
Public Hearing (7 p.m.) - September 10
Work Session (5:30 p.m.) & Final Recommendations (7 p.m.) - November 5
VMRC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGANST INDIVIUALS WITH DISABILITIES; THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO A DISABILITY, PLEASE ADVISE SONYA DAVIS 757-247-8155, NO LESS THAN 5 WORK DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING TIME AND IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS.