July 8, 2020 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Please find attached and below the preliminary agenda and public comment guidelines for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2020 Summer Meeting Webinar, August 3-6, 2020. The agenda is also available athttp://www.asmfc.org/home/
Given the uncertainties of the pace of states reopening and potential continued prohibitions on large meetings in Arlington, Virginia in early August, the Summer Meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. Board meetings with complex decisions (e.g. Atlantic Menhaden and Atlantic Striped Bass) will recess following staff/technical presentations and a question and answer session. These Boards will reconvene the following day to allow time for Commissioners to consider the information from the previous day, fully vet the issues with their state delegates, and prepare for board discussion and action.
We are not planning to conduct pre-meeting webinar training sessions. However, staff will work with you if you would like a quick refresher or have changed computers and need to test out the webinar functions prior to the meeting. Please contact Toni Kerns, tkerns@asmfc.org, if you are interested in a test webinar.
Details about the webinar and meeting process will be provided prior to the meeting. We look forward to meeting with you at the Summer Meeting Webinar.