October 11, 2023 — The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Supplemental materials for ASMFC’s 81st Annual Meeting are now available and can be found in the below links or at https://www.asmfc.org/home/2023-annual-meeting. For ease of access, all the supplemental materials have been combined into one document:http://asmfc.org/files/2023AnnualMeeting/ASMFC2023AnnualMeeting_Supplemental_Combined.pdf.
American Lobster Management Board – Public Comment
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Steering Committee – Business Plan
Horseshoe Crab Management Board – Advisory Panel Nomination and Public Comment
Shad & River Herring Management Board – Technical Committee Meeting Summary and Draft FMP Review for the 2022 Fishing Year
ACCSP Coordinating Council – MAFMC Funding Letter
Atlantic Menhaden Management Board – VIMS Atlantic Menhaden Research Planning; Draft FMP Review for the 2022 Fishing Year; Public Comment
Business Session of the Commission – Draft 2024 Action Plan and Draft 2024-2028 Strategic Plan
Spiny Dogfish Management Board – Draft FMP Review for the 2022/2023 Fishing Year
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board – PDT Memo on Draft Addendum II Board Discussion
Sciaenids Management Board – Public Comment
As a reminder, the Commission’s Public Comment Guidelines are:
For issues that are not on the agenda, management boards will continue to provide an opportunity to the public to bring matters of concern to the board’s attention at the start of each board meeting. Board chairs will ask members of the public to raise their hands to let the chair know they would like to speak. Depending upon the number of commenters, the board chair will decide how to allocate the available time on the agenda (typically 10 minutes) to the number of people who want to speak.
For topics that are on the agenda, but have not gone out for public comment, board chairs will provide limited opportunity for comment, taking into account the time allotted on the agenda for the topic. Chairs will have flexibility in deciding how to allocate comment opportunities; this could include hearing one comment in favor and one in opposition until the chair is satisfied further comment will not provide additional insight to the board.
For agenda action items that have already gone out for public comment, it is the Policy Board’s intent to end the occasional practice of allowing extensive and lengthy public comments. Currently, board chairs have the discretion to decide what public comment to allow in these circumstances.
- Comments received by 10 AM on Friday, October 13 will be distributed electronically to Commissioners/Board members prior to the meeting.
The submitted comments must clearly indicate the commenter’s expectation from the ASMFC staff regarding distribution; please submit via email.