January 31, 2018 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council:
Supplemental meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2018 Winter Meeting have been posted at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2018-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/2018WinterMeeting/CombinedSupplementalFiles_Winter2018.pdf.
American Lobster Management Board – Draft Addendum XXVI/III Public Comment; Southern New England memo: Goals and Objectives (revised)
Atlantic Herring Section – Technical Committee Review of Current Spawning Closure Procedure
American Eel Management Board – Draft Addendum V; Stock Assessment Committee Call Summary; 2017 FMP Review
Weakfish Management Board – 2017 FMP Review
South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board – Cobia FMP State Implementation Plans; 2017 FMP Reviews for Spot and Spanish Mackerel
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – Submitted Public Comment
Risk and Uncertainty Workshop – Decision Tree
ISFMP Policy Board – 2017 Commissioner Survey Results; Submitted Public Comment on Virginia Appeal to Atlantic Menhaden Amendment 3
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board – Revised Agenda and Meeting Overview; Draft Addendum XXX, Public Hearing Summaries, Submitted Public Comment and Advisory Panel Report
As a reminder, Board 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.
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