NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – September 19, 2012 – The New England Fishery Management Council’s Groundfish Committee met on Wednesday to further develop Framework Adjustment 48 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The audio from that meeting is posted below in several segments.
Listen to part 1 and part 2 of the Groundfish Committee’s discussion on year-round closed areas, the exemptions in those areas and their environmental implications.
Listen to the public’s comments on the Groundfish Committee’s discussion regarding year-round closed areas.
Listen to the Groundfish Committee’s conclusion to the closed area issue.
Listen to the Transboundary Management Guidance Committee’s overview and preliminary discussion on groundfish ABC’s for fishing year 2013.
Listen to the Groundfish Committee’s discussion on the formation of the Closed Area Technical Team, which plans to make progress with groundfish issues related to the Omnibus Habitat Amendment, and will assist with Framework 48 analysis, with a focus on opening up closed areas.
Listen to the public’s comments regarding the Groundfish Committee’s continued discussion on closed areas, as well as issues with catch discards.
Listen to Mayor Mitchell’s address to the Groundfish Committee and public.
Listen to the Groundfish Committee’s discussion on accountability measures within the groundfish fishery.
Listen to part 1 and part 2 of the Groundfish Committee’s discussion on issues concerning observer coverage on fishing vessels.