October 23, 2013 — The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council addressed a range of issues during its October 2013 meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Key topics discussed at the meeting included:
– Harvest levels and commercial management measures for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish (adopted in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission);
– Spiny dogfish specifications;
– River herring and shad management;
– Framework 8 to the Monkfish fishery management plan;
– Strategic implementation plan; and
– 2015 research priorities for the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program.
Next Meeting: December 10-12, 2013
The Westin Hotel
100 Westgate Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
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