January 25, 2017 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2017 Winter Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2017-winter-meeting for the following Boards/Sections (click on “Supplemental” following each relevant committee header to access the information). For ease of access, supplemental meeting materials have combined into one PDF – http://www.asmfc.org/files/Meetings/2017WinterMeeting/CombinedSupplemental_red.pdf.
Atlantic Herring Section – Draft Addendum I to Amendment 3; Public Comment
Tautog Management Board – Tautog Harvest Reduction and Spawning Stock Biomass Projection Analysis; Plan Development Team/Regional Work Groups Guidance on Draft Amendment 1 and Review of Technical Committee Harvest Reduction Analysis
American Lobster Management Board – Plan Development Team Report on Trap Reductions in Draft Addendum XXV; Technical Committee Analysis on Potential Fishery Impacts as a Result of the NEFMC Coral Amendment; Public Comment
Executive Committee – Revised Agenda; White Paper on Use of Management Boards and Sections
Shad & River Herring Management Board – Technical Committee Report on Sustainable Fishery Management Plans and Habitat Plan
Atlantic Menhaden Management Board – Advisory Panel Comments on Amendment 3 Public Information Document; Revised Advisory Panel Membership List; Public Comment
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse/ASMFC Correspondence; Summer Flounder Draft Addendum XXVIII; Public Hearing Summaries; Written Public Comment Summary and Submitted Comments
South Atlantic State/federal Fisheries Management Board – Submitted Public Comment on Cobia Public Information Document; Advisory Panel Meeting Summary
As a reminder, Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8:00 a.m. on January 31st and continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 3:00 p.m.) on Thursday February 2nd. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast, the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. Please go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2958062690378327044 to register.