October 6, 2020 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
START TIME: 9:00 a.m.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
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AGENDA: The SSC will meet to:
- Review information from the Fall 2020 Management Track Stock Assessments for groundfish and consider information provided by the Council’s Groundfish Plan Development Team (PDT);
- Recommend the overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) levels for Georges Bank winter flounder, Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic winter flounder, Gulf of Maine winter flounder, Acadian redfish, ocean pout, Atlantic halibut, wolffish, northern windowpane flounder, and southern windowpane flounder for fishing years 2021-2023
- Discuss white hake rebuilding plan options developed by the PDT; and
- Discuss other business as necessary.
COMMENTS: The deadline for submitting written comments for consideration at this meeting is 8:00 a.m. on Friday, October 9, 2020. Address comments to Council Chairman Dr. John Quinn or Executive Director Tom Nies and email them to comments@nefmc.org. Additional information is available in the meeting notice.
MATERIALS: All documents for this meeting will be posted on the SSC October 13, 2020 webpage.
QUESTIONS: Contact Joan O’Leary at (978) 465-0492 ext. 101, joleary@nefmc.org or Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.