November 2, 2022 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet by webinar to discuss issues related to groundfish. The public is invited to listen live. Here are the details.
START TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to join the meeting through this webinar. The Remote Participation Guide is posted here.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone, dial +1 (914) 614-3221. The access code is 634-029-213. Your regular phone charges will apply.
AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Review information provided by the Council’s Groundfish Plan Development Team and results from the recent peer-reviewed management track stock assessments for the groundfish stocks identified below;
- Using the Council’s acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rule, recommend the overfishing limits (OFLs) and acceptable biological catches (ABCs) for fishing years 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder, white hake, and Georges Bank haddock; and
- Discuss other business if necessary.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022. Address comments to Council Chair Eric Reid or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org. Additional information is available in themeeting notice.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be posted on the SSC October 26-27, 2022 meeting webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492, ext. 101, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.