January 24, 2018 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Comission:
The final agenda and meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2018 Winter Meeting can be obtained at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2018-winter-meeting; click on the relevant Board/Committee name to access the documents for that Board/Committee For ease of access, all Board/Section documents have been combined into one document Main Meeting Materials. Links to individual board/committee materials can be found on the 2018 Winter Meeting page. Supplemental materials will be available at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2018-winter-meeting by January 31, 2018.
The agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of meetings. Interested parties should anticipate meetings starting earlier or later than indicated herein.
Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning February 6th at 9:30 a.m. and continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 5 p.m.) on Thursday, February 8th. 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.
As a reminder, the guidelines for submission of written comment for issues for which the Commission has NOT established a specific public comment period (i.e., in response to proposed management action) are as follows:
- Comments received 3 weeks prior to the start of a meeting week will be included with the main meeting materials.
- Comments received by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday immediately preceding the scheduled ASMFC Meeting (in this case, the Tuesday deadline will be January 30, 2018) will be distributed electronically to Commissioners/Board members prior to the meeting and a limited number of copies will be provided at the meeting.
- Following the Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:00 PM deadline, the commenter will be responsible for distributing the information to the management board prior to the board meeting or providing enough copies for the management board consideration at the meeting (a minimum of 50 copies).
The submitted comments must clearly indicate the commenter’s expectation from the ASMFC staff regarding distribution. As with other public comment, it will be accepted via mail, fax, and email.
To read the full meeting agenda click here.