August 21, 2014 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
The August 2014 Council Meeting Report is now available on the Council's website at http://www.mafmc.org/newsfeed/2014/august-council-meeting-report.
Issues Addressed:
– Deep Sea Coral Amendment
– Research Set-Aside
– Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications
– Bluefish Specifications
– Comprehensive Summer Flounder Amendment
– Black Sea Bass Wave 1/May 1 Framework
– Special Management Zones
– Omnibus Amendment to Simplify Vessel Baselines
– Listening Session: NOAA Fisheries' Fishery-Dependent Data Visioning Project
Briefing materials, presentations, and webinar recordings are available on the August 2014 Council Meeting page.