March 10, 2020 — The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold its next meeting April 7-9, 2020 at Seaview, a Dolce Hotel (401 S. New York Rd, Galloway, NJ 08205, Telephone: 609-652-1800).
Agenda: A detailed meeting agenda is available here. Topics to be discussed at this meeting include:
- Golden Tilefish 2021 – 2022 Specifications
- Blueline Tilefish 2021 Specifications Review
- Black Sea Bass Commercial State Allocation Amendment
- 2020 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem Report
- Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Updates
- Climate Change Scenario Planning
- South Atlantic Electronic Reporting
- Ocean Data Portals Commercial Fisheries Data Project
- Offshore Wind Updates
- SAFMC Citizen Science Program
- GARFO/NEFSC Joint Strategic Plan
Meeting Materials: Briefing documents will be posted at http://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2020 as they become available.
Public Comments: Written comments may be submitted using the online comment form linked below or via email, mail, or fax (see this page for details). Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on March 25, 2020 to be included in the briefing book. Comments received after this date but before 5:00 p.m. on April 2, 2020 will be posted as supplemental materials on the Council meeting web page. After that date, all comments must be submitted using the online comment form linked below.
Webinar: For online access to the meeting, enter as a guest at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/april2020.
Questions? Contact Mary Sabo, msabo@mafmc.org, (302) 518-1143.