January 22, 2018 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
Due to the partial federal government shutdown, the 2018 Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Strategy Review, which was intended to take place January 22-25, 2018, will be rescheduled.
This review is being hosted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, which is subject to federal government shutdown restrictions. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the length of the shutdown, travel for international peer review panel members has been cancelled. Once the federal government is fully operational again, the science center will reschedule the review panel meeting and provide additional information.
The New England Fishery Management Council is aware that many of its stakeholders are interested in this event and were planning to attend in person or listen-in via the webinar broadcast. For this reason, we are issuing this notice to inform you of these new developments and will post any additional updates on our own website at 2018 EBFM Strategy Review.
Learn more about the NEFMC’s meeting on EBFM here.