July 23, 2019 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
The Mid‐Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking a qualified industry representative to conduct the first year of a long-term tilefish survey. A successful project would develop and implement a golden tilefish survey to create an index of abundance, collect life history data, and observe habitat preference for determination criteria of overfishing limits and acceptable biological catches.
The deadline for proposals submission has been extended to August 14, 2019.
Please review the updated Request for Proposals for complete details and instructions for proposal submission.